Healing the Sick

Get Back, Satan!
Your Authority Over Sickness and Disease

Before Jesus left the earth, He made this powerful statement: "I assure you.if anyone steadfastly believes in Me, he will himself be able to do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these, because I go to the Father" (John 14:12, The Amplified Bible).

To the natural mind, this seems far-fetched. You may think, I'm just a simple human being. Jesus really didn't mean what He said. However, believers can do what Jesus did and more.

You must believe every word that Jesus spoke concerning your rights and privileges as a child of God. You are the righteousness of God! You are a believer, not a doubter. Jesus gave you the authority to do great things in His name, in His awesome ability (John 14:13-14). On your own, you are nothing! But according to Philippians 4:13, you can do all things through Him!

This must be your attitude if you ever expect to do what Jesus did. The Gospels tell how Jesus healed the sick, cast out devils and more. When was the last time you prayed for others to receive deliverance from sickness and demonic oppression? Perhaps God prompted you to do so in times past but you were reluctant. Unfortunately, fear got the better of you.

Light-Switch Faith

You must have the courage to follow in Jesus' footsteps. He instructed you to imitate Him as He imitated the Father, and He has empowered you to do so. He said, "Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you" (Luke 10:19, AMP).

Your righteousness gives you the right to exercise your authority over Satan's works. Like Jesus, you have the authority to do good to all those who are oppressed of the devil (Acts 10:38). You, too, can lay hands on the sick and see them recover; cast out devils and help God's people live free from bondage to Satan. But it starts by exercising "light-switch faith."

What do you expect to happen when you turn on a light switch? You expect the lights to immediately come on, right? The same is true with living by faith in God's Word. You must believe that you can do what it says you can do. Light-switch faith says, "I believe that when I lay hands on the sick, they will recover. Demons will leave when I command them to because God's Word says that I have the authority. That settles it! Get back, Satan!"

Jesus said that casting out devils would be a sign of your authority as a believer (Mark 16:17). No sickness, disease or demon can stand up against God's power at work in and through a believer. These spiritual forces know that you possess God's power over them. However, they'll make every attempt to convince you otherwise.

You are equipped with the Word of God, the name and blood of Jesus and the power of your words spoken in faith. Demons have to flee when you utilize these weapons in your spiritual warfare against them (Ephesians 6:10-12). Therefore, exercise your God-given authority and help God's people live a victorious life!