The Lord That Healeth Thee
Scripture: Exodus 15:26Devotional Series: The Holy Ghost and Power
Teaching: The Holy Ghost and Power pt. 3 (SUN_AM 2024-10-20) by Pastor Star R Scott
Look over to Luke 4 for just a moment. We want to see how signs and wonders continually verified the ministry of Jesus. Now, we know that there are lying signs and wonders. So, we’re not talking about the fact that the miracles are affirming, or the source of establishing, truth. But they are the results, or the consequences, of truth revealed. The signs follow the truth; the signs don’t make the truth. So then, what’s the difference between lying signs and wonders? Who are they affirming? Men? Humanism? The devil? An individual? Or is God being glorified? Amen? True signs and wonders will always glorify God. True signs and wonders will always be affirming the Word of God, such as Isaiah 53.
As we look into some of these passages, we see here in Luke’s Gospel, this great passage of the anointing upon Jesus—we find Him being tempted in the wilderness, and after defeating the enemy in this temptation, it said He “returned in the power of the Spirit,” verse 14, “and fame of him went throughout the whole region. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.” And He comes to Nazareth. Now, one of the things we’re going to find out in this passage is that prophets are not usually given the honor in their own family as they would be in other areas of ministry. “A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country” (Matthew 13:57, Mark 6:4). “Jesus, in Nazareth, could not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.” “We know this man; He’s Joseph’s son.”
Let’s not get too common around each other. Let’s not get so common with our children that we don’t think the anointing of God can fall upon them, and they have a word for us. Especially some of our older children. Because what we’re going to see emphasized here is the power that accompanies the anointing. The anointing, the pouring on of the oil, the Holy Ghost, right? The power follows that anointing. The anointing isn’t the power. The anointing recognizes God’s sovereign purpose, desiring to use this vessel. He’s the power; amen? His Word is the source of the power. The anointed servant or vessel will have these signs and wonders following, as long as they continue to recognize and truly believe in their hearts that the glory and the excellency is of God and not of us. We can’t heal. We’re not able to just go out and arbitrarily choose whoever we want and heal them. The Holy Spirit leads us to people. The Holy Spirit—and you can sense it in your own life—will rise up in you and specifically tell you to speak to or to pray for particular individuals.
It’s God’s will for all to be healed, but He still directs the time and purposes and everything else that orchestrates what’s best in that person’s life. I don’t want to get off on this, but sometimes God will allow us to endure sicknesses or adverse circumstances to build character in us. Remember where it comes from; it’s the fruit of original sin. The fact that it is on you now only indicates that God has been holding it off of you for all of this time, because it universally is here and wants to get on everybody. The thief comes to kill, steal and destroy. The real miracle—the real miracle of the doctrine of healing, is that we’re not sick more than we are. Amen?
Thank God for His sustaining power. Thank God for Goshen and that we can live separate in God’s presence and not experience all of those diseases that were put upon the Egyptians, “For I am the Lord that healeth thee” (Exodus 15:26), hallelujah! “I will put upon you none of these.” Now remember, even though God is not the author of sin or sickness, He can still allow it for eternal purposes, because He is sovereign.
As we look into some of these passages, we see here in Luke’s Gospel, this great passage of the anointing upon Jesus—we find Him being tempted in the wilderness, and after defeating the enemy in this temptation, it said He “returned in the power of the Spirit,” verse 14, “and fame of him went throughout the whole region. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.” And He comes to Nazareth. Now, one of the things we’re going to find out in this passage is that prophets are not usually given the honor in their own family as they would be in other areas of ministry. “A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country” (Matthew 13:57, Mark 6:4). “Jesus, in Nazareth, could not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.” “We know this man; He’s Joseph’s son.”
Let’s not get too common around each other. Let’s not get so common with our children that we don’t think the anointing of God can fall upon them, and they have a word for us. Especially some of our older children. Because what we’re going to see emphasized here is the power that accompanies the anointing. The anointing, the pouring on of the oil, the Holy Ghost, right? The power follows that anointing. The anointing isn’t the power. The anointing recognizes God’s sovereign purpose, desiring to use this vessel. He’s the power; amen? His Word is the source of the power. The anointed servant or vessel will have these signs and wonders following, as long as they continue to recognize and truly believe in their hearts that the glory and the excellency is of God and not of us. We can’t heal. We’re not able to just go out and arbitrarily choose whoever we want and heal them. The Holy Spirit leads us to people. The Holy Spirit—and you can sense it in your own life—will rise up in you and specifically tell you to speak to or to pray for particular individuals.
It’s God’s will for all to be healed, but He still directs the time and purposes and everything else that orchestrates what’s best in that person’s life. I don’t want to get off on this, but sometimes God will allow us to endure sicknesses or adverse circumstances to build character in us. Remember where it comes from; it’s the fruit of original sin. The fact that it is on you now only indicates that God has been holding it off of you for all of this time, because it universally is here and wants to get on everybody. The thief comes to kill, steal and destroy. The real miracle—the real miracle of the doctrine of healing, is that we’re not sick more than we are. Amen?
Thank God for His sustaining power. Thank God for Goshen and that we can live separate in God’s presence and not experience all of those diseases that were put upon the Egyptians, “For I am the Lord that healeth thee” (Exodus 15:26), hallelujah! “I will put upon you none of these.” Now remember, even though God is not the author of sin or sickness, He can still allow it for eternal purposes, because He is sovereign.