“For he that eateth and drinketh [communion] unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep” (1 Cor. 11:29-30).
Many times, the major reason many sick people stay sick is that they don’t know whether or not God wants them healed. They don’t understand why Jesus’ body was broken. They are “…not discerning [not fully understanding or duly appreciating] the Lord’s body.”
Many people don’t realize Jesus’ body was broken for their physical health as much as His blood was shed for the forgiveness of their sins. Therefore, they don’t know it is God’s will to heal them.
I’ve heard people say, “Oh, yes, I believe that God heals today. But sometimes He does, and sometimes He doesn’t. We can never know who will receive their healing and who won’t.”
But that isn’t faith! Faith begins where the will of God is known.
Discern the Lord’s body rightly; understand that it was broken for you. Feed your spirit with the truth that by Jesus’ stripes, you were healed (1 Peter 2:24). Keep meditating on that truth until you know that you know God wants you healed.
Then you can be sure when you ask God for your healing that you are truly praying the prayer of faith.
Jesus’ body was broken for my physical health
as surely as His blood was shed for my sins.
I believe I receive healing in my body now.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.