Keeping Your Healing & Deliverance!

In a recent study, we mentioned that only about 20 percent of people healed in large crusades retained their healing after several months.  It’s clear that divine healing and deliverance may require more from the recipients than merely praying and receiving and then returning back to their previous lifestyle.  The Lord has directed us to present some thoughts and ideas today concerning this subject.

Binding the Strong Man

Mark 3:22–27  22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.”  

3 So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?  24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.  25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.  26 And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.  27 No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man.  And then he will plunder his house. (NKJV)

An Empty House Must Be Filled!

Matthew 12:43–45  43 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.  44 Then he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.  45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.  So shall it also be with this wicked generation.” (NKJV)

Jesus gave YOU AUTHORITY Over ALL the POWER Of The ENEMY!

Luke 10:17–20  17 Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”  18 And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice (chairo – be cheerful, happy, joyful—be well) because your names are written in heaven.” (NKJV)

How to Utilize Your New AUTHORITY—SPEAK to the ENEMY!

Throughout the Gospels, Jesus took AUTHORITY over the devil and evil spirits by SPEAKING and COMMANDING them!

Mark 1:21–25  21 Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught.  22 And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

23 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, 24 saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”  25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” (NKJV)

FORGIVENESS is Necessary to Receive and Keep Your HEALING!

Matthew 18:21–22  21 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”  22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.” (NKJV)

Luke 5:17–26  17 Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them.  18 Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him.  20 When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”  

21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”  22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?  23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk’?  24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the man who was paralyzed, “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”  

WORSHIP is Necessary to Keep Your HEALING!

25 Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. (NKJV)

Receiving Counsel from Loving Spiritually Mature Elders is a Must!

Proverbs 12:15  The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who heeds counsel is wise. (NKJV)

Proverbs 19:20–21  20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days.  21 There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. (NKJV)

HUMILITY is Necessary to Receive and Keep Your HEALING

Romans 12:3–5  3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.

We are a FAMILY working together IN Christ and IN One Another!

4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. (NKJV)

Abide IN His LOVE!

John 15:5–11  5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.  6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.  7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.  9 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.  10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

That Your JOY May Be Full!

11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. (NKJV)

Nehemiah 8:10  Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” (NKJV)