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Look again at those last few words. They don’t say you might be healed someday if it happens to be God’s will. They say you “were” healed! To a lot of Christians that doesn’t make sense. “I feel sick,” they argue. “My body hurts. I have a fever. I’m coughing and sneezing. How can God say I was healed?” Because as far as He’s concerned, the work has been done. Healing has been provided for every believer. It’s been bought and paid for by the blood of Jesus. All we have to do is reach out with the hand of faith and take it. That’s what the woman in Mark 5 did. Have you ever read about her? The Bible says she had been suffering with a flow of blood for 12 years before she received her healing. She spent all her money on one physician after another, but she just kept getting worse. Then she heard about Jesus. She heard that multitudes sought to touch Him: “for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all” (Luke 6:19). 'If it is Jesus’ will to heal all those people,' she thought, 'then it’s His will to heal me.' So she went to one of His meetings, pressed through the crowd and touched His garment. She didn’t wait for an invitation, she just declared her faith and said, “If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague” (Mark 5:28-29, 34). YOU AND I CAN DO THE VERY SAME THING TODAY! Even though Jesus has been resurrected and has ascended to heaven, He’s still here with us in His Word. He’s here by the power of the Holy Spirit that dwells in us and among us. And because He is “the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” (Hebrews 13:8), He is still healing ALL. So stop wondering, wishing and waiting. Grab hold of God’s healing Word with the same faith and determination that the woman with the issue of blood grabbed hold of Jesus’ garment. Make a list of verses like the ones in this article. Then as you read through the Bible and find others, add to it. Build your faith by reading and receiving such scriptures daily, so the next time the devil tries to talk you out of your healing, you’ll be armed with the truth. You won’t buy the lie that God has a split personality, that sometimes it’s His will to heal you and sometimes it’s not. You’ll be full of the Word and have the confidence to say, “Get out of here, devil. There’s no question about it: God wants me well! I am healed!” V ********************************** Enjoyed this article? For more insightful teachings, go to kcm.org. ******ADVERTISEMENT*********** Discover the fearless faith that resides in you. In the newest LifeLine Kit, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland show you how to become strong and confident in your faith, how to keep it from wavering, and how to develop it into a force that can change every circumstance and challenge life throws at you. The Faith That Can Move Mountains LifeLine Kit is loaded with everything you need to supercharge your faith. • Interactive devotional book • Quick-start guide • Scriptures on CD • Worship CD • DVD teaching • Faith-in-Action cards sale $19.95* reg $24.99 #B130701 Order online & save an additional 10% kcm.org/mag 1-800-600-7395 (U.S. only) +1-817-852-6000 *Plus shipping. Offer and price valid until Dec. 31, 2013 ****************************** DEC '13 : BVOV : 31