By John David Hicks, Evangelist/ Bible Teacher © 2002
Before and after the healing service, meditate on this prayer and the Scriptures:
LORD, as your child, have mercy on me and heal me. You have made provision for my healing at the Cross and declared that it is your will to heal me. By your grace impart into me the gift of faith—your faith—so that there is no striving on my part. With your faith comes a rest, a confidence, and a knowing. My efforts cannot make this happen, but you can. My part is to believe in your power to heal me. Your part is to impart into me the assurance, a know-so faith—your faith. I praise you that you have heard my prayer. Thank you for your peace and the certainty of your provision. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him (1 John 5:14-15).”
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). Faith is a gift from God.
“He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave (Psalm 107:20).”
“When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases (Matthew 8:16-17).”
“Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective (James 5:14-16).”
“Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s (Psalm 103:1-5).”
After the service:
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). Thank the Lord that he heard your prayer and is working in your life, regardless of how you feel. The command here is a choice between God’s Word and what the devil and your feelings are saying: submit to God and resist the devil. “Submit” is a military term meaning “to render obedience”—that you are “walking in the light” and doing all that God tells you to do. It is out of submission to God that a life of faith exists. “Resist” means “take a stand against.” As you take a stand against the devil, he will flee and so will the doubts. At times, God heals without our awareness. God wants you to depend on him, but the devil wants you to think that it all depends on you.
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7).” “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful (Colossians 3:15).”