“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health [medicine] to all their flesh” (Prov. 4:20-22).
Someone may ask, “If I believe I am healed, does that mean I need to throw my medicine away?”
If you have to ask, you’d better not. You are not healed because you throw your medicine away; you are healed because you believe God.
Some people hear a message on how to live by faith and then go out and smash their glasses to pieces. They say, “I believe I’m healed,” and then they walk into walls for six months until they get a new pair of glasses!
No, the glasses don’t heal your eyes; they just enable you to see while God heals them. So every time you put your glasses on, make a practice of saying, “Thank God, I believe I’m healed.”
Or if you’re taking medicine, every time you swallow a dose, say, “Thank God, I believe I’m healed by the stripes of Jesus.” The medicine doesn’t heal you, but it helps keep your body working right while God does the healing.
Now, if God tells you to throw your medicine away, you should obey Him. In that case, however, you will know it is God and you won’t have to ask anyone else what you should do.
So until God tells you to throw the medicine away, keep taking it. But always remember—don’t put your faith in the medicine; put your faith in God.
Medicine may be helpful, but God’s medicine —His Word—is much more effective! The Word
says healing is mine. Therefore, I believe that God’s
healing power is working in me now,
making my body completely whole.
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.