The greatest healing power in the world
is the Word of God spoken on lips of believing.
Isaiah 55:10,11:
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven,
and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and
maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed
to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word be that
goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto
me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please,
and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 12 For ye shall go out with
joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and
the hills shall break forth before you into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
This figure is drawn from
the rain and the snow. Rain and snow accomplish the
purpose of their descent. And so with the word of Jehovah,
which goeth forth out of His mouth; it will not return
without having effected its object… without having
accomplished what was God’s counsel, or “good
pleasure”… without having attained the end
for which it was sent by God. The figures chosen are
rich in analogies. As snow and rain are the mediating
causes of growth and therefore the enjoyment of what
is harvested; so the soil of the human heart is softened,
refreshed, and rendered productive or prolific by the
word out of the mouth of God. This Word furnishes the
one who speaks for God, who resembles the sower, with
the seed which he scatters, and brings with it bread
which feeds the soul. For every word that proceeds from
the mouth of God is bread by which we live (Deuteronomy
8:3; Matthew 4:4).
Does God have a mouth? This is the figure of
speech condescension. God’s words do not return
to him without accomplishing what they were sent to
accomplish. Did you notice that it says that His words
return to him? I often wonder if that is a figure of
an echo. Once He speaks something how is it that His
words come back to him? Do they have boomerangs on them?
His words return to Him when we speak them out of our
mouths. When we speak God’s Word we are returning
His Word to Him and insuring that it doesn’t go
back void. When we speak it, it performs what it was
sent to do. Like verse 12 says, when God’s Word
is spoken the entire creation is blessed and profited.
God’s word accomplishes what God intends
it to. After the fall of Lucifer God healed His creation
by speaking His Word unto it.
Genesis 1:1-3:
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without
form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the
deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the
waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there
was light.
God simply spoke light
into being. This is how God began to heal His creation
after the adversary made it without form and void. There
is power in the spoken word. Throughout chapter one
we read time after time, “And God said…
And God said….”
The new birth is the greatest miracle. When someone
confesses that Jesus is Lord and believes God raised
him from the dead, he passes from death unto life, unto
eternal life. This is the miracle of all miracles and
it comes to pass as the Word is spoken and believed.
Proverbs 4:20-22:
My son, attend to my words; incline
thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from
thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. [See
how they progressively build.] 22 For they are life unto
those that find them, and health [marpe] to
all their flesh.
Marpe is used
16 times in the Old Testament, eight of which are in
Proverbs. It means “health, healing, or cure “
2 Chronicles
36:15,16:
And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his
messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because
he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling
place: 16 But they mocked the messengers
of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets,
until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people,
till there was no remedy [marpe].
When people reject God’s
Word, there is no remedy; there is no healing possible.
Proverbs 12:18:
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword:
but the tongue of the wise is health [marpe]
[It brings healing.].
Proverbs 13:17:
A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful
ambassador is health [marpe]. [Faithful to
speak the word he was sent to speak.]
Proverbs 15:4:
A wholesome [marpe] tongue is a tree of life:
but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Proverbs 16:24:
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul,
and health [marpe] to the bones.
Psalm 107:20:
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them
from their destructions.
Don’t make the mistake
of substituting belief in healing for actually doing
God’s Word. Don’t say, “I believe
in healing” without actually acting on the Word.
What good would it do you to believe in food if you
didn’t eat it? You would starve. What good would
it do you to believe in water if you didn’t actually
drink any? You would die of thirst. People believe more
in natural medicine than they do in God’s Word.
They’ll take medicine. Why not take God’s
Word. God’s Word is like medicine.
First, God’s Word is a
healing agent just as natural medicine is a healing
agent or catalyst. In other words, the medicine itself
contains the capacity to produce healing. God’s
Word has inherent within it the capacity, the energy,
the ability, the nature to effect healing in your body.
Hebrews 4:12:
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper
than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing
asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow,
and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the
heart.
The Word itself contains
the power to produce what it says, just as when God
said, “Let there be light,” and there was
light. Healing scriptures contain within them the capacity
to produce healing. The key to partaking of the life
and healing energy in the Word is feeding on it until
it penetrates your heart, where it releases that life
and energy.
Second, we might say that medicine
is no respecter of persons. It will work for anyone
who takes it. It is not a matter of God’s willing
or not willing the healing of any individual, but whether
or not the individual will receive healing by taking
the medicine that produces it.
Third, medicine must be taken
according to directions to be effective. We already
read the directions for taking God’s medicine
in Proverbs 4:20,21. Attend to them, incline your ear
to them, don’t let them depart from before your
eyes, and keep them in the midst of your heart. We might
say that attending to them, inclining your ear to them,
and keeping them before your eyes cause them to get
into the midst of your heart. Now, when they penetrate
to the heart and stay there they will surely bring health
to all your flesh. Instead of wondering whether you
have enough faith to be healed, just take the medicine.
Fourth, remember that it takes
time for medicine to work. Most people give natural
medicine time, patience, and money to work. They take
the prescription back for more refills. They are diligent
about it. They don’t take just one dose and expect
a miracle. Keep taking God’s medicine. Give it
time to work. Take a full course.
