gifts of healing 

Healings are gifts. 

I know that seems obvious. However the temptation can be that healings come because of various degrees of techniques and/or our superiority to somehow do these things and more. After all didn’t Jesus say we would do what He did and more? 

This is why it is crucial to understand healings are gifts and they are plural because there are many diseases. 

So again let me say, healings are gifts. They are not set as a spiritual gift so that people see a human healer. They are not guaranteed so that because you may have experienced the healing gift before it means you will on the next and every occasion. Neither does it mean that if say on the next occasion a person isn’t healed the fault lies with you or more importantly them. This is a gift. 

“To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.” 1 Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭8‬-‭10‬

Simply put those who have this gift usually also have the gift of faith that the disease will be healed.

Those who have this gift are probably the most loving of people. Yes the gift can be abused and pride can get in the way. But those who see people healed through their prayers do so because of deep compassion and love for those who are sick. 

Those who have this gift have a desire to do good for people. 

And finally those who have the gifts of healing probably don’t have them all. I mean, they are not the experts of every disease. Jesus is.

Holy Spirit pour out compassion on me for people. Let my heart break for what breaks yours. Let me see what you see. Forgive me when I have turned away and ignored or walked past those who are sick. I commit to the praying for those who are ill. As I step out grant me to experience gifts of healing so that people see Jesus and glorify Him. Amen.