You Gotta Have Faith

Faith healings are an interesting thing.  They are dependent on the faith of the participants, all of the participants.  And because it is dependent on the faith of the participants, healing by faith is often looked down upon as not real.  But what about when it is a child?  A baby?  The baby is too young to understand what is going on.  The baby just knows that it is suffering.  When a baby is healed in the name of Christ, is the healing real? 

We visited a young mother in the hospital.  She took us into the care unit where they had her little baby, which was about two months old.  The child was in the hospital because it was having complications in it's digestive system.  We waited at the desk, while the nursed went to get the child.  It was all wrapped up in swaddling clothes.  From behind the desk, the nurse held the baby for the mother and us to see.  My heart went out to the young mother.  Even she did not get to hold her own child.  From that distance, a blessing was given, and the nurse took the child away.  The child did recover enough, and the parents got to take the young child home. 

Some days later, we got a phone call from the very worried mother.  Something had gone terribly wrong with her child.  Her abdomen was distended again, and the child was in great pain.  We prayed for the child, and asked that I could take the problem instead of the child.  Immediately, my belly began to swell.  It swelled so large that it seemed like it would burst!  I lay down in pain.  Then in faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, I began to overcome the affliction.  It took a while, with steady prayer and focus on the Lord, and the swelling began to subside, until it was completely overcome in Christ! 

We called the parents, and sure enough, the little baby's swollen abdomen had gone down, and she was at peace.  The priestess promised the mother that that affliction would never touch her child again.  That was about a year and a half ago.  I have watch that child grow, and to this day, she is a heathy, happy little girl. 

Glory be to God the Father, for sending His Son to heal us, and to show us the way home!! 

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