Healing

Dear Mr. Arno Froese,I have been a Christian since I was in my early 20s. I was raised in the Methodist church. After I got married, we attended a Methodist church, then a Baptist church and an Assembly of God church. In the Assembly of God church, we were taught healing, gifts of the Spirit, miracles, etc. My question is mainly about healing and miracles. In your opinion, do they really happen today as they did in the book of Acts? I have a friend who just died of cancer. She was prayed for many times, and went to a healing service and was prayed for with laying on of hands. Nothing happened and she died. I have back problems and have asked God many times for healing. It hasn’t happened. I believe the Bible is the Word of God, but don’t understand when things like this happen. Thank you.-D. Haler, GA


Arno's Answer:


A sick believer is instructed in James 5:14-15 to call the elders of the church. The safest way is always to follow the instruction of Scripture. The Apostle Paul tells us, “…Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick” (2 Timothy 4:20). He himself prayed about his physical infirmity. What was the answer? “My grace is sufficient.” Does God heal today? Yes, but the counter question must also be asked: why should He? His Word makes it clear that it is appointed unto man once to die. When we get up in age, our physical infirmities increase until we finally give up the spirit.

While we thank God for medical science and the often miraculous results, we must not confuse it with divine healing. Years ago, a reader of Midnight Call, a surgeon who specialized in restructuring deformed babies, made a profound statement, “I have yet to see a missing limb being replaced instantaneously.” Therefore, my brother, be of good courage; your back problem will most likely get worse, and so do my various infirmities. But for us, it is just part of the preparation for going home.

Midnight Call - 05/2016

Arno Froese is the executive director of Midnight Call Ministries and editor-in-chief of the acclaimed prophetic magazines Midnight Call and News From Israel. He has authored a number of well-received books, and has sponsored many prophecy conferences in the U.S., Canada, and Israel. His extensive travels have contributed to his keen insight into Bible prophecy, as he sees it from an international perspective.

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