Contending for Healing

Last Sunday my wife and I decided to drive a couple hours up the coast to see Gary Oates at Our Fathers House Satellite Beach. My grandmother lives near there so it was a “twofer.”

It has been a while since I was in a service where both the attendees were over 18 and were worshiping freely. If you are not into charasmatic worship then I would suggest you avoid this place at all costs! There were people both young and (mostly) old dancing, crying, rejoicing and singing to the Lord. There were flags, streamers and bells. There were dancers (but not the skin tight body suit with breast implant type that I have seen and tried not to look at at other “river” churches. If you have not encountered this, thank the Lord and don’t look for it.).

If you have ever been in this type of church and then come back after a long time it is funny how foreign it looks to you. I was watching all the liberty in the worship and remembering when that was me running and dancing as if at any moment the Lord Himself would reach down from heaven and touch me. I have gotten quite off track here but I had to laugh when I was startled by the sudden burst of a handful of shofars. It really has been a while.

Anyway. . .

This was the last day of a healing conference. I went because I am contending for a healing anointing and we like a change of pace every now and then. I pray for people and they get healed here and there. Most feel God’s presence. Some feel better. Some get healed. I want all healed.

After the service I prayed for a young lady who was having mental issues. She had significant breakthrough but other than that I do not remember experiencing much.

After spending some time with my Grandmother we began the drive home.

Half way back we got a call from one of my best friend’s wife. My friend had been admitted to the hospital and was possibly facing surgery. I told the wife that I would drop off my family and head straight to the hospital.

Now hear this: I was on my way from a healing conference when I got a call that one of my best friends was sick.

About two hours later I arrived at the hospital with a ministry friend ready to see some action. We prayed and declared healing in the name of the Lord. It felt like heaven had descended in that hospital room. The anointing was so thick I could barely stand. My friend immediately was free from pain. As we were finishing, the doctor showed up and we left the room.

There was a guy the hall who was in serious pain. I prayed for him. The next morning (Monday) my friend told me that not only was he was able to sleep through the night for the first time in days, the man in the hall was relieved of his pain. My friend is always looking to gather souls for Jesus so he spent their time together witnessing to him.

That morning the doctor came in and said that the tests showed that he had gallstones and an inflamed gallbladder. His wife was expecting that later in the day, further tests would show that he was healed and that surgery would not be needed.

The next day (Tuesday) my friend’s wife was here at the house dropping off the children before heading to the hospital when he called. The doctor came in and said that he was going into surgery to have his gallbladder removed that afternoon.

AGGHHH!!!

Sure enough, at 3 p.m. my friend had surgery for an extremely inflamed gallbladder that had 4 gallstones.

This is the part of healing ministry you don’t hear reported as often. Some don’t get healed. I do not know why. I may never know this side of Glory but I will continue to hold onto

Matthew 10:8 Listen

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.

Just trying to be honest.  I think it was Wimber who originally said that faith is spelled R I S K.  One day, things won’t be like this.

Hosanna!

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