"The ECONOMICS of HEALING!"

The Economics of Healing     

          There is perhaps no greater dichotomy in the Kingdom of Heaven (KOH) than that of hope vs. faith. In fact, inside the confines of the spiritual arena of “healing” is where we see this contrast the most. I am a firm believer in divine healing.  I believe that God can and will heal His folks.  I also subscribe to the theory that even if He doesn’t heal a person, He is still ABLE to do it.

          Check out these two scriptures:

          “[The Lord] forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases” (Ps. 103:3)

“Christ bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness; by His stripes you have been healed.” (1 Peter 2:24)

It is clear that the Lord God heals our infirmities. So what about man? Can a man heal you? Or the better question might be, “Does a man have the ability to heal you?”After watching the charade on CETV, it is very easy for a mature “believer” to be skeptical of the established protocol.

So what role does “sin” play in the sickness or illness of a Christian? What about our favorite “scapegoat” the devil? What role does Satan play in our infirmities?  I think we need to make a clear distinction between diseases and demonic activity. Personally, I am very suspicious of preachers who are constantly casting out the demons of cerebral palsy, epilepsy, cancer, blindness and malaria.  What does the Word of God have to say about this?

(Romans 8:20-21) clearly points out that illness “in general” is a result of the fall of mankind (Adam and Eve) in the Garden and his sinful nature. In addition, (Matt. 4:24, 10:1 and 10:8) assert that individual illnesses are not satanically inspired.  Matthew has a clear perspective through the lens of the eyes of God.  Jesus gave the disciples power to heal the sick, cast out demons and give sight to the blind (literally and figuratively). So the conclusion of matter is that Satan is not the culprit for every disease known to man and that a man can possess the ability to heal another man if he has been given the gift to do so by the power of the Holy Spirit under the authority of the Lord God.