Does Divine Healing Exist?
I attended a Wednesday night Bible class, something, I rarely do, but anyway I went. The teacher asked a question and wanted a show of hands.
The question was, “How many of you believe in divine healing?” Everyone in the building raised their hands, except for me.
I couldn’t honestly and truthfully say yes, because I have never seen anyone divinely healed of a disease without them doing something in return.
Now don’t get me wrong, I’m sure divine healing has happened to someone, but I have never witnessed divine healing.
Some of you may have been in church settings where people have asked for prayers for loved ones who were sick with minor illnesses and some were even sick with major terminal illnesses. Were those people ever healed?
Here is something that I have witnessed first hand:
- A man comes up for prayer and he has cancer. The minister lays hands on the man, prayers for him and tells the man that he is healed. Well, about 6-8 months later, the man died from cancer.
- The minister requested the members to pray and fast for another minister who was sick. His illness was a brain tumor/cancer. Well, many people did as the minister had requested, but within a month or so, the man died.
How do you feel after you have prayed long and hard for someone’s healing and they end up dying anyway?
People have been healed, but not by prayer and fasting alone. They made some major lifestyle changes. Guess what, some were even healed/cured of their diseases.
It takes more than praying and fasting, in most cases it takes so much more. Have you ever heard of Rev. George Malkmus? Well, he was healed/cured of colon cancer.
Check out Rev. Malkmus’s story by visiting the Hallelujah Diet website. You can also check out Living Food Cures, written by the Living Food Reporter.
Here are a few quotes that the Father of Medicine, Hippocrates said and they make a lot of sense:
Natural forces within us is the true healer of disease
Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods, man should lend a hand.
It’s far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has.
Walking is man’s best medicine.
Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food. But to eat when you are sick, is to feed your sickness.
What’s your thoughts about divine healing and do you know anyone who was divinely healed?
Your health is your wealth!
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Twitter: evelyn_parham
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@Fruitfulvine2, You make some great points in your comments. It could possibly be a post of some kind.
I totally agree with you about having works and faith. It takes us doing something in order to work our faith/for faith to actually work. We can’t pray and do nothing, we must be about it. I’m afraid that’s what many are failing to do..have the works.
Divine healing does exist. God does supernaturally heal people by the laying on of hands as the Bible teaches should be done. I do however believe that you ought to maintain that new dose of good health. Most of our diseases originate from unhealthy eating habits so if we receive supernatural healing and go back to the same eating patterns, guess what? The disease will return and in many cases worse than ever.
We are supposed to take care of our God given bodies. If through our neglect we become diseased, we then go to God and in His mercy and love for us heals us then the least we can do is take care of our bodies from then on.
Many times however God does not choose to heal supernaturally. He requires us to walk in appreciation of his gift of our bodies and take care of it. He desires for us to eat optimally and our bodies will heal themselves as He designed them to do.
Many people just expect everything handed to them on a silver platter with no effort on their part. And I as a pastor’s wife may go against some person’s theology right here but why should God heal you if you refuse to listen to and put into practice good advice to take care of your body.
My husband and I do pray for healing but we do know and teach that faith must be accompanied by works as the Bible says in the book of James (faith without works is dead). Many things God will do for us but He designed our bodies in such a way that it can heal itself. So what more are we asking of Him? Anyway enough of my rant.
Excellent post Evelyn! – as usual!
Hi Evelyn! This is an interesting post! I’ve never witnessed divine healing, yet I still believe. I’ve also witnessed people who were prayed and fasted over who died not too long after, but rather than it causing me to doubt divine healing, I can now look back and see their death as the ultimate healing – they are renewed, living eternally in a glorified body – so perhaps our prayers had been answered on a far greater level than our human minds will allow us to fathom. Yes, death certainly hurts for us, because we wanted them to live here on earth with us. But I’m a true believer that God knows what’s best for us, even if that leads us to hurt sometimes.
With that said, I still believe that we are responsible for taking care of our bodies and doing something about our health – somehow I still believe that God still plays a divine part in even that.
Twitter: evelyn_parham
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Hi Kiesha,
I too believe, but at times it can be quite depressing to see people die after we have prayed for them. Ultimately, God’s will is done, and they don’t have to suffer anymore. You make some thought provoking points, Kiesha!
I have witnessed divine healing right before my eyes, so yes I believe. In most instances, I believe we are responsible for our health and I don’t think maintaining an unhealthy lifestyle while asking God to heal you of the consequences of that lifestyle it right. I don’t expect God to move in those situations without us giving up the bad habits that are bringing destruction and disease into our lives. I have watched a healing take place from an injury. When my daughter was less than two years old, she poured boiling stew (that the baby-sitter was preparing) over her head, face, and upper body. Her skin was melting off and hanging in spots. She had 2nd and 3rd degree burns from her forehead to her navel. It was torture to hear her screams. We began praying immediately. I never knew until afterward, that some friends and family started a prayer chain. People from all over the country were lifting up our situation in prayer. The local ER gave her the maximum dose of Morphine for her size to combat the pain. It did nothing. They did not have a burn unit there, so I was transported with my daughter by ambulance to the nearest children’s hospital an hour away. I was strapped to the gurney with her sitting on me, so I couldn’t see the front of her body as she continued to scream in route. About half way there, she stopped screaming and was pointing at cars out the back of the ambulance. When we arrived and the medical staff opened the back of the ambulance, they took one look at her and asked why she was even there. Every 2nd degree burn had disappeared in route. Skin was no longer hanging off. The only marks were where the skin had started to melt. Instead of the 3rd degree burns in those places, she was left with 1 degree marks. All they did was put ointment on those 3 or 4 spots and sent her home. To this day there is no scar, only our memory to remind us of that scary day that could have left her scared and disfigured for life. I believe God had mercy in the situation and healed my daughter.
Twitter: evelyn_parham
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Hi Sarah,
I agree with you that we are responsible for our health. That’s the angle of this post.
Thanks for sharing your amazing testimony about your daughter! I’m glad you shared this.
Take care!