by George Runyan | May 29, 2014 | Devotional, George Runyan
Mark 16:17 – These signs will accompany those who have believed.
What a wonderful promise our Lord has given us. The word miracle denotes a non-natural, beyond natural, supernatural order of things. A miracle is a work contrary to nature, the accomplishments of which we are unaccustomed to experiencing. The gift of the working of miracles operates by the energy or dynamic force of the Spirit of God. It is a sovereign act of the Spirit of God, irrespective of laws or systems that we understand. READ MORE – CLICK ABOVE
by George Runyan | May 28, 2014 | Devotional, George Runyan
Mark 16:18 – . . . they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover
In the early church, the gifts of healing were displayed many years after the resurrection of Christ. Paul had power to heal through special miracles. “God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried from his body to the sick, and diseases left them and the evil spirits went out” (Acts 19:11-12). It is recorded that Paul prayed for Publius’ father and then “laid his hands on him and healed him” (Acts 28:8).
Twenty-six years after the resurrection of Jesus, ordinary believers were still operating in the gifts of healing. READ MORE – CLICK ABOVE
by George Runyan | May 27, 2014 | Devotional, George Runyan
Exodus 15:26 – If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians; for I, the Lord, am your healer.
Jehovah God established His Healing Covenant with His Covenant people after turning the bitter waters sweet. He said, “For I, the Lord, am your healer.” Throughout the Old and New Testament, healing was part of the covenant which the Lord provided for His people. In the New Testament, we see healing extended to unbelievers as a gift to draw them to God’s mercy and grace.
Many Scriptures speak to this tremendous truth of God’s grace of healing. Consider some of those healed in the Old Testament. Abimelech was healed when Abraham prayed (Genesis 20). God healed Israel while in the wilderness (Psalm 107:20). Naaman was healed when he followed Elisha’s instructions (2 Kings 5). Jeroboam, Hezekiah, and David experienced God’s healing power (Psalm 103:1-5). READ MORE – CLICK ABOVE
by George Runyan | May 26, 2014 | Devotional, George Runyan
1 Corinthians 12:9 To another is given gifts of healing.
Healing is the only gift spoken of in the plural. The term “gifts” is used because there are many manifestations of the Spirit regarding healing. It is undoubtedly a gift that contains gifts. “There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit” (I Corinthians 12:5). There are differences of manifestations and operations of the gifts of God. Separate from the working of miracles is the miracle of healing. My definition of the “gifts of healing” is “the supernatural healing of diseases and infirmities without the aid of natural means.”
Healing is a command of Jesus to His disciples. “As you go, preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give” (Matthew 10:7-8). READ MORE – CLICK ABOVE
by George Runyan | May 25, 2014 | Devotional, George Runyan
1 Corinthians 12:9 – To another is given gifts of healing
One of the most powerful verses of Scripture states, “You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him” (Acts 10:38). Our Lord sets the standard for ministry. Jesus takes of His anointing and gives a portion to each believer.
One of the gifts of power is “healing.” Of the gifts of power, healing is the most widely distributed. The gifts of healing are for the supernatural healing of disease and infirmities without natural means of any sort. I must emphasize the entirely supernatural character of the “gifts of healing.” READ MORE – CLICK ABOVE
