Healing is an essential part of our well-being. It
is not confined to prayer alone, and neither is it purely confined to a
spiritual gift that operates through prayer. Healing indeed belongs to us
because it has been gifted to us by God.
People are often shocked when I say that we need
not pray to receive the gift of healing. They stare at me in sheer amazement
and confusion because it seems unnatural to believe that you can be healed
without praying.
There have been instances when people have failed
to receive the benevolence of healing because they base their belief and faith
entirely on prayer instead of relying on the word of God. The expectation from
prayer alone has been given more emphasis rather than the beauty of
experiencing the gift of healing through the word of God and His teachings.
The word of God is truly powerful and
inspirational. Take for instance the social work organized by Churches. They do
so because they believe that God’s word command us to dedicate our lives to
selfless service to humanity and especially work towards the upliftment of the
downtrodden and underprivileged sections of society. The word of God preaches
that we spread love and be of assistance to anyone in need of it, during their
hardships and tribulations.
A Christian missionary non-profit organization by
the name of the Gospel for Asia, founded by K. P. Yohannan of the Believers
Church in Kerala in India, is one of those many organizations that truly
exemplify the meaning of submitting to the word of God. They belief relies on
serving humanity by caring for the victims of disaster and children in need of
education and especially the homeless. They make every endeavor to share the
love of Christ in its purest form.
Indeed, anyone can only truly experience the power
of the word God and what it will do for them through selfless services and good
deeds. Prayer works best only when we are able to transcend God’s word into
deeds. As a member of the Believers in the Church of Christ Ministry, when
anyone visits the Church and kneel before the altar to prayer, I try to find
out what their needs are. This is important because it enables me to help the
person in whatever capacity that I can. That is when prayers manifest into
actualities and the healing power of God becomes synonymous with a miracle.
Do understand that while praying is essential
for the serenity of your soul, until you act on the preaching of God, you will
never truly experience the joy of being healed from within and on the inside.
You ought to turn to the word of God in order to realize that deeds speak more
than words alone, which means your actions are more essential than prayer
alone.
