Then the next time they are sick, instead of believing God’s Word, they expect to be healed in this same way, and they are disappointed when they are not. I have found in my ministry that supernatural manifestations of healing usually are seen either among sinners or among denominational people who have not heard divine healing taught.
KENNETH HAGIN HEALING PRAYER FULL
I have seldom, if ever, seen them work for Full Gospel people.
Why? Because gifts of healings and supernatural manifestations are given primarily to advertise the Gospel and to gain the attention of those outside the Church. The believer should be healed by releasing his faith in the Word of God. We must distinguish between healings obtained through supernatural gifts or manifestations and those obtained by exercising faith in God’s Word alone. It also must be understood that an individual does not operate these supernatural gifts they are manifested through him. I can’t make them operate any time I want to I can only stay open for the manifestation of the Spirit of God as He wills (1 Cor. We should stay open for the manifestations of the Spirit of God, but we do not have to wait for one in order to be healed. God wants us to be healed, and He has made provision for us to receive and possess healing. The gifts of healings have been manifested many times in my ministry, but I cannot make them work at will. I can’t push a button or pull a lever, so to speak, and make the gifts start working. Yet we are instructed not to wait for Him, since He has already done something about our healing at the cross. It isn’t simply a matter of some spiritual gift in operation. Healing belongs to us because it has been provided for us by the Lord Jesus Christ.
When I tell people they don’t have to pray to be healed, they look at me in amazement. Many have failed to receive healing because they have based their faith on prayer instead of on God’s Word. They expected prayer to do for them what God’s Word will do for them. Prayer is successful only when it is based on the promises in God’s Word. When people come to the altar for prayer, find out what their need is. If a man comes to be saved, you could pray for him for six weeks, but until he acts on what God said in His Word, he will get up and go home unsaved. Get him to believe it and to act upon it.