We’ve all heard the adage:
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
The idea is to make people self-reliant, so we don’t have to give them aid over and over again. It is a good principle, often used in the [...]
It must be obvious to even the casual reader that I have more than a passing interest in the matter of divine healing. It occupies a lot of my waking thoughts and I’ve been involved in many different healing or related ministries over the years. One of the main things I’ve thought about is [...]
I looked at the earnest face in front of me as I prepared for my second case for the night. A regular evening at the Healing Rooms. The gentleman was in some discomfort as he spoke and explained his ailment. I listened carefully and asked him whether He believed in Divine healing. Yes, he said, [...]
I wanted to stay on the theme of God’s will in healing for a moment. There’s a great example in Mark and an Luke 5:12. It goes as follows:
(Mark 1:40-41 NIV) A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” {41} Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”
For me, God’s willingness seems quite clear, as in the other 25 instances of individual healings in the New Testament. Jesus said “I
Imagine that one day I came by your house and gave you a discount card for your local supermarket. “Use that whenever you shop,” I say. “I’d like you to get discounts when doing your groceries.” The first time you came around and asked me, “Can I use the discount card today?”, I’d be amused and puzzled, but reply “Of course, that’s what I said, go ahead and use it.”
The second time you came to my home and asked the same question, I’d be slightly irritated, and say “Listen, I told you I wanted you to