Sunday, January 29, 2012

Healing 4 - Pre-Approved; No Qualification



      Have you driven by a furniture store or a car dealership and seen a sign that says, "pre-approved, no qualification?"  
  What  about those pre-approved credit card offers that come in the mail? These "deals" can be lethal. 
     Recently, I signed up for a "free" month of Internet greeting cards through a well-known company to generate a few quick cards and had full intentions to cancel the subscription before I was charged. Well, I found out after entering the cancellation on the 30th day of the subscription I had missed their deadline by two hours, so, they charged me for one month of service. Because the fine print [which apparently said somewhere that you have to cancel on or before the same hour of the 30th day you initially subscribed] was not visible on the purchase page, I got a refund. (I think I'll use another company next time.) 
    Well, with God, there is no fine print--no conditions for healing. It's all there in the Word. We don't have to apply for healing and wait for His approval. He doesn't say, "Hmmm. Has she been nice to her husband today, or did he speak to his neighbor yesterday?" "Have they managed their money properly this month?"  He doesn't even say, "Well, I'd better let her keep this disease so she can stay humble and realize I am God." 
   Every sick person Jesus encountered in the Bible who wanted healing was healed. (There are 17 illustrations in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John where Jesus healed all the sick that were present, and a total of 64 different instances where He healed either one, two or multitudes at one time). 
    We cannot find in the Bible any instance where Jesus refused to heal. The man who was plagued with leprosy in Luke Chapter 5 asked Jesus to cleanse him if He was willing. Jesus' reply was, "I am willing. Be cleansed!"  
      We have a God who made a covenant with us that He said he will not break and One who says He is the same always. So, today, if we will believe, all things are possible.
      There is much more God wants us to know. Stay with me, and you'll see that there is still hope! 
Let the Word speak, not me.......
To Receive Jesus as Lord and Savior:
(Sinner's Prayer) Dear God, I am a sinner. I need a savior. I need Jesus. I believe Jesus died for my sins and rose on the third day. I ask Jesus now to come into my heart and to become Lord over my life. Satan has no more power over me. I say with my mouth that Jesus is Lord. Father, help me to live for you, and thank you for saving me.