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When she got to the place where Jesus was ministering, she found Him surrounded by masses of people. But determined to get to Him, she pushed her way through them. Once she got close enough, she reached out, touched the hem of His garment, and: "Straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague" (verses 29-34). For the Power to Work, You Have to Plug In Look again at what Jesus said to that woman. He said, “Daughter, your faith has made you whole.” He didn’t say, “My faith made you whole.” He didn’t say she was healed because God saw her need and moved on Him to minister to her in a special way. No, Jesus didn’t even know she was there until she drew the Anointing out of Him and into her body. He wasn’t aware of her at all until after she was healed! There’s a lesson to learn from that. When you go to a man or woman of God to receive ministry, what happens is not just up to them. It’s also up to you. You can either draw on the anointing or you can reject it. You can either be receptive to it, or not. This is something I’ve noticed when ministering in Healing School. As I lay hands on people, not everyone feels the same to me. It’s a little difficult to explain, but some people, when I touch them, will seem very rigid. It will be like they’re hard and unreceptive. I don’t know why they’re like that. Maybe they’re afraid or full of doubt. But whatever the reason, they aren’t open to letting the Anointing of the Holy Spirit go into their bodies. So when I touch them, even though God’s power is present, nothing happens. No connection is made. To understand this, think about how electricity functions. It’s available in abundance through the electrical outlets in your house, but it doesn’t go to work until you plug something into those outlets. No power is produced until an electrical connection is made. It’s the same way with the Anointing of God. It flows like electricity, and like electrical power, it’s always available. But it doesn’t go to work and produce results until someone plugs into it by faith. The first person I ever heard explain this was Brother Kenneth E. Hagin. He’s the minister who taught Ken and me about the word of faith in the early years of our ministry. He was born with a deformed heart and an incurable blood disease. As a teenager he spent 16 months bedfast and dying. At that time in his life, no one had ever told him that God would heal him. The preachers who came to visit him didn’t know. They’d just try to comfort him by saying, “Be patient, my boy, it will all be over soon.” Then they’d go in the other room and start talking to his family about his funeral. One day as Brother Hagin lay in bed reading his Bible, however, he saw in Mark 11:22-24 that Jesus said: “Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” **** article continues on next page **** **********ADVERTISEMENT ********** FREE! ORDER YOURS TODAY! Like a quarterback in the Super Bowl, God has His mighty arm drawn back, eager to hurl blessings into your life. But He can’t unless you are in position to receive. In "Looking for a Receiver," Gloria Copeland explains what puts you in position to receive. You’ll find that when you go after God like you would silver and gold, you’re in for blessings beyond comprehension. "Looking for a Receiver" FREE reg $1.99 #BG170201 FREE standard shipping included. Offer valid until Feb. 28, 2017 kcm.org/mag 1-800-600-7395 (U.S. only) ***************************************** 28 : BVOV