How to keep your healing

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BY: PASTOR
RONY TAN

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CHAPTER 1
Untold thousands of people around the world can attest to the healing power of
the Lord Jesus Christ. Forthe vast majority, they have experienced lasting
deliverance. Sadly, some of the people, who were healed, had somehow lost
their healing. However, we must understand that there are reasons why it is so.
The purposeof this message is to help you retain and maintain your healing.
Let’s begin with the four key points regarding divine healing. It is vital that you
understand them. That will give you a firm foundation to keep your healing.
1. Understand God’s Intention.
Does God want you to be well, strong and healthy? If you are sick, is it
His intention to heal you? Since God’swill is revealed in His Word, let
us examine what the Bible says about the subject.
Exodus 23:25
And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and
thy water; and I will take sickness awayfrom the midst of thee.
In the Old Testament time, even before our Savior and Healer, Jesus
Christ, was manifest in human flesh to accomplish His healing mission,
God had already promised healing for His people.
They were passing through the wilderness with all the accompanying
hazards and hardship; and that’s when the Lord declared to them, “I will
take sickness away from the midst of thee.”
It was a very difficult promise for God to make to some two million
people who were camping in the desert. There was no basic provision of
any kind along the endless stretch of barren land. How could such a large

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multitude survive under such conditions? Yet they thrived with God’s
help.
Psalm 105:37
He broughtthem forth also with silver and gold: and there wasnot one
feeble person among their tribes.
When the Israelites complied with both the spiritual and health principles
of God, they were not only strong in spirit and bodybut also well
provided for. The Egyptians, whom they had served as slaves, sent them
off with gold and silver, more out of fear than appreciation.
When the Israelites were right with God, there was not even one feeble
personamong them. That’s the clear intention of God for those who serve
Him faithfully. If for whatever reason they are sick, God’s will us to
teach and heal them.
Luke 5:12&13
12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man
full of leprosy: whoseeing Jesus fell on his face, and besoughthim,
saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou
clean. And immediatelythe leprosy departed from him.
Any leper in Israel 2,000 years ago would be regarded as a social outcast.
He was worse than an animal. If he was spotted on sight, people would
stone him. Nobodydared go near to him, let alone touch him. Yet Jesus
not only touched this leper, He also healed and cleansed him totally.
This man came to Christ with a heart-rending petition. His one-sentence
cry spokevolumes, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean!”
He had faith in the Lord’s powerto heal him, but he wasn’t sure whether
it was His will to do so.
It is amazing that this line of reasoning is still prevalent today. Christians
and pre-believers alike are saying, “I know God can do anything, and He
can heal anyone of any kind of sickness, but it may not be His will to heal
me.”

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The Lord Jesus had to set the record straight. In responseto the
bewildered leper (as well as to you), Jesus declared, “Be clean!”
Immediately, the leprosy departed from him.
The positive signal that Jesus sent is very plain, loud and clear. It is God’s
perfect will to make us well.
3 John 2
Beloved, I wish above all thingsthat thou mayest prosper and be in
health, even as thy soul prospereth.
God wants to see you well in your entire begin. He wants you to be well
in your finance, in your mind, in your emotion and in every department of
your life. More than healing, He wants you to have good health. That is
God’s intention for your life.
2. Understand Man’s Make-up.
1 Thessalonians 5:23
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your
whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Notice the two key words in this verse: preserve and holy.
God wants to preserve you in your total man – your whole spirit, your
whole and your whole body.
The spirit is the essence of a person. It is being in a body. Therefore, it is
not visible to the naked eye. But it is real you. The spirit survives physical
death. Therefore, it lives on even beyond the grave.
The soul consists of your thinking faculty, will and emotion. When
physical death occurs, the spirit and soul leave the body. The spirit and
the soul of any person assume a certain materiality that is contactable in
the spiritual realm but not in this physical world. The human spirit lives
on forever.
The holistic approachto healing and health is to make sure that the spirit,
soul and bodyare in sync with each other and with God. If a personis
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world which could adversely affect his health and well-being in the long
run.
If that spiritual condition is left unattended, sooneror later, the mind and
bodywill degenerate prematurely. Similarly, if a personis emotionally
sick for a prolonged period of time, his bodywill also go downhill. So,
understanding man’s make-up and keeping every department of his life in
order will ensure enduring good health.
3. Understand Satan’s Intention.
John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am
come that they mighthave life, and they might haveit more abundantly.
Jesus refers to the devil as the thief. Satan steals. What does he steal?
The following are just some of the things he strategizes to steal from you:
 your relationship with God, your Creator and Source. He will put doubts
in your mind to falsely accuseGod.
 your relationship with your loved ones. He will try to create
misunderstanding and division among you.
 your peace of mind. He will use fear and anxiety to weigh your heart
down.
 your joy. He will instigate you to be disconnected even though you have
so much.
 your health. He will attempt to make your heart churn with so much
dissatisfaction and unhappiness that you will fall sick.
 your finance. He will think of ways and means to drain you mentally,
emotionally, physically and, of course, financially.
When you are totally helpless and hopeless, you will get mad at everyone
except the devil. God will be your first target. That’s when the devil
would begin to destroyyou, body, souland spirit. That’s Satan’s intention
for your life, but you don’thave to let him win.
The only way to stop him is to turn your focus on the One Who has come
to die for you in order that you may have life, and have it more
abundantly. His name is Jesus Christ, your Savior, Healer and Deliverer.
Believe in Him, turn to Him and call upon Him; and He will turn your

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unrest into peace, your sorrowinto joy, your sickness into health, and
poverty into riches.
4. Understand Our Situation.
Whatever situation you are facing now, God has put a choice before you.
The question is always the same: who do you want to follow – God or the
devil?
Numbers 21:5-9
5 And the people spake againstGod, and againstMoses, Wherefore
have ye broughtus up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is
no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light
bread.
6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit
the people; and much people of Israel died.
7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for
we have spoken againstthe LORD, and againstthee, pray unto the
LORD, thathe take awaythe serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the
people.
8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set
it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, thatevery one that is bitten,
when he looketh upon it.
9 And Moses madea serpent of brass, and putit upon a pole, and it
came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the
serpent of brass, he lived.
What was the cause of the Israelites’ plight when they were begin
inflicted by fiery serpents? It was their sinful attitude toward Moses, their
God-chosenleader.
When they were murmuring against God’s anointed, they were, in
actuality, complaining against Him. Just like the people of today, they
were quick to blame God and those in authority as soonas they hit a
rough patch in their journey. Many of them died of poisonous bites from
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Fortunately, those were still unharmed came to their senses. They
approached Moses and confessed, “Wehave sinned for we have spoken
against the Lord and you. Please pray to the Lord for us.”
So Moses prayed for the people, and the Lord, seeing their repentance,
provided a solution. He told Moses to make a brazen serpent, set it on a
pole and lift it up for all to see. Everyone, who looked at it, would live
and not die. Somehow the poison in them would be neutralized by the
power of God.
Immediately, Moses followed God’s instruction and had a brazen serpent
erected on a pole. The people were told to obey God by looking at the
brazen serpent which was a foreshadow of Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross.
I believe that those who were still angry with God and Moses simply
refused to follow God’s simple instruction and they all perished.
However, those who repented and beheld that brazen serpent on the pole
were all healed.
Let me explain the strange symbolof a brazen serpent. Brass denotes
God’s judgement. Therefore, a brazen serpent on a pole represents sin
being judged by God. So when anyone, who was dying of serpent bites,
choseto look at that symbol and received God’s forgiveness and healing,
a miracle would take place. And that was precisely what happened that
day.
Interestingly, when Jesus came to earth as Savior, Healer and Deliverer,
He spoke about that incident in the wilderness. Now that He had come to
take upon Himself the sins of the world, it was imperative that He
explained the meaning of the brazen serpent.
John 3: 14&15
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must
the Son of man be lifted up:
15 Thatwhosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
eternal life.
Paul elaborated the Divine Exchange that Christ, in His great love for us,
was willing to make. He took our sins and our sicknesses upon Himself,

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and became like that brazen serpent on the pole upon which the judgment
of God was poured upon.
2 Corinthians 5:21
For he hath madehim to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we mightbe
madethe righteousness of God in him.
When we chooseto believe Christ and receive His forgiveness and
healing, it simply means that we accept His punishment on our behalf. He
had actually taken upon Himself our sins. To go one step further, when
we do the same with our sicknesses, it would be reckoned that our
sicknesses have been taken by Him. That is how we receive His healing
and health.
Matthew 8:17
Thatit mightbe fulfilled which wasspoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
In all of these scriptural passages, we learn three things. There is a cause
for sickness to take root in our bodies, but there is also a cure through the
sacrifice of Christ’s death on the death. Finally, there is a choice we have
to make. Do we acceptthe forgiveness and healing from Jesus Christ?
In every situation we face in life, the same choice is before us: to believe
and obey God or to doubtand do what the flesh dictates. Every day, we
are confronted with this choice.

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CHAPTER 2
In the last chapter, a solid foundation was laid so that you can remain
unshakeable whenever the devil attempts to steal your healing. You were given
a spiritual understanding regarding the provision of divine healing and the
demonic hindrance to wholeness. Now we are ready to deal with the core
subject of maintaining your healing.
10 STRATEGIES TO HELP YOU KEEP YOUR HEALING
1. Keep yourself in the atmosphere of faith.
Many Christians, even pastors and preachers, believe that Jesus healed
everyone every time everywhere He went. But the Bible is clear that they
were healed by expressing faith. It wasn’t uncommon for Jesus to affirm
that by saying, “Your faith has made you whole” or “Accordingto your
faith, so shall it be done unto you.”
Let us, therefore, settle this issue once and for all. Allow me to highlight
to you four separate incidents in the healing ministry of Christ in which
four different results occurred.
Mark 6:1-5
1 And he went out from thence, and cameinto his own country; and
his disciples follow him.
2 And when the Sabbath daywascome, he began to teach in the
synagogue:and manyhearing him were astonished, saying, From
whence hath this man these things? and whatwisdom is this which is
given unto him, that even such mightyworks is this which is given by his
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3. Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and
Joses, and Juda and Simon? are not his sisters here with us? And they
were offered at him.
4 But Jesus said untothem. A prophet is not withouthonour, butin
his own country, and among hisown kin, and in his own house.
5 And he could there do not mighty work, save that he laid his hands
upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
The people in the Lord’s hometown could not deny the unusual wisdom
in His words. They had also heard of the mighty miracles He had
performed elsewhere. So they wondered and asked in unbelief, “How
could this be? He is only the son of a carpenter. We know His parents,
brothers and sisters so well, they are very ordinary folks. Jesus didn’t
even go for any theological training, so where did He learn all these
things?”
Not only they did not believe Him, they were also offended with Him.
Obviously, they didn’t have faith in Him. What was the result of their
belief? He could not do mighty works there. The plain conclusion is:
Christ could not perform a single miracle in Nazareth. It wasn’t that He
didn’t want to but He simply couldn’t because of their doubtand
unbelief.
John 5:2-9
2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is
called in the Hebrew tongueBethesda, having five porches.
3 In these lay a great multitudeof impotent folk, of blind, halt,
withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4 For an angelwent down at a certain season into the pool, and
troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water
stepped in was madewhole of whatsoever disease he had.
5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and
eight years.
6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long
time in that case, he saith untohim, Wilt thou be madewhole?

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7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the
water is troubled, to put into the pool: but while I am coming, another
steppeth down before me.
8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
9 And immediately the man was madewhole, and took up his bed,
and walked:and on the same day wasthe sabbath.
There were many sick people at the poolof Bethesda. All of them were
waiting for the stirring of the water because there were told that the first
one who stepped into the water, after it was being stirred up by an angel,
would be healed of whatever sickness he had.
Of the many hopefuls there, Christ only approached one – a paralytic of
38 years. Why didn’t He approachthe other at all? Perhaps Jesus could
tell that He could instill faith in this one individual, and not the rest.
As soonas faith was ignited in that man’s heart, Christ commanded him
to rise, take up his pallet and walk. As soonas that man rose,
immediately, he was made whole, enabling him to take up his pallet and
walk.
On this occasion, among the numerous sick folks, only one was healed. In
the previous incident, there was not even one mighty miracle. But this
time, there was only one great miracle. By now, I am sure you are
convinced that Christ did not heal everyone every time everywhere He
went, although He would love to.
Mark1:32-34
32 And at even, when the sun did set, they bought unto him all that
were diseased, and them that were possessedwith devils.
33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.
34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and castout
many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
On this occasion, many were healed of all kinds of sicknesses, although
not everyone had received their healing. The faith level there was rather
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Luke 6:17-19
17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the
companyof his disciples, and a great multitudeof people out of all
Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which
came to hear him, and to be healed of their disease;
18 And they thatvexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.
19 And the whole multitudesoughtto touch him:for there went virtue
out of him, and healed them all.
By now, the fame of Christ had spread like wildfire. People from other
towns were seeking for Him. They came to touch His anointed garment.
Verse 19 says that virtue went out of Him, and all of them were healed.
Although Jesus did not heal everyone everywhere He went every time,
this time everyone was healed. How come? Everyone believed.
If you were at Nazareth when Christ visited it, very likely you would not
be healed becausethere was so much unbelief in that atmosphere.
However, if you were in the atmosphere of great faith where everybody
was healed by Christ, it’s a guarantee that your healing would take place.
Here’s the crunch: it is extremely important that you attend the right
church where no unbelief is preached and where the atmosphere, you are
giving room for the devil to steal your healing.
Jesus says, “Take heed what you hear, and how you hear what has been
said.”
We must understand when we open ourselves to hear something long
enough, whether truth or falsehood, it will be filed into belief system. In
other words, we tend to believe what we open our ears and hearts to hear
repeatedly. It will become a part of us.
If you are a preacher or a pastor, let me elaborate on what Jesus had said,
“Take heed what you preach and how you preach it!” Does your
preaching inspire and bring life? Or does it bring doubt, destroy faith and
bring death?
In our three decades of healing ministry, we have heard of many cases in
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healing becausethey choseto be in the wrong atmosphere. Some of these
folks are so discouraged that they no longer believe in divine healing.
If you are in the same predicament of begin in a negative atmosphere,
common sense dictates that there are three things you should do
immediately. One, depart from that negative atmosphere. Two, relocate to
an atmosphere of faith where the full Gospelis being preached. Three,
confess God’shealing Word as a way of life.
Happily, we also have countless testimonies of people with numerous
sicknesses, who keep soaking in the healing atmosphere of our Miracle
Service, have now received both instant and progressive healing. Many of
them have been attending our healing service for several years, and are
getting stronger and better.
2 Timothy 3:5
Having a form of goodliness, but denying the power thereof: from such
turn away.
Why does God come so strongly against a powerless religion that
observes pomp and ceremony, but is devoid of life? The Word says “Turn
away from such a group with only a form or ritual.” The Lord issues such
a strong warning because such a group does more harm than good. It is
deadly to your faith and well-being.
2. Keep praising God for your healing
Praise and worship usher in the power of God. Paul and Silas experienced
the earthshaking power of God as they worshiped the Lord in their
darkest hour. When they were supernaturally freed from all chains, the
jailer himself, who was responsible for inflicting pain on their bodies,
came and washed and dressed their wounds.
But greater than this miracle is the fact that the jailer and his whole
household received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Psalm 22:3
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
Instead of the word “inhabit”, the New King James Bible uses the word
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people, He is being enthroned there as well. Hence, we can come to his
conclusion: where God’s peoplepraise Him, there He establishes His
presence, power and authority.
We can establish His presence, power and authority in our churches as
well as in our homes and workplaces. What must we do?We simple
praise and worship Him in that particular place.
Learn to praise and worship God wherever you are, and not just in the
church. Let there be a spirit of prayer, praise and worship flowing from
your heart whenever you are alone with God. No matter where you are,
let the spirit of praise rise up.
When all the members of a church do that, you can imagine the kind of
atmosphere they are building. As they come together corporately, flowing
in the river of praise and worship, God will feel so at home there.
If so, is there anything impossible for Him to do? How could you ever
have a relapse of your sickness if your heart is full of praise and worship?
In fact, how could bitterness and unforgiveness take rootin your heart if
it is always flowing with adoration to Jesus?
As your heart habitually flows in worship, you will get stronger, not only
spiritually but also physically. That is how you maintain your healing.
3. Keep testifying about God’s goodness.
Your testimony about God’sgoodnessnot only brings hope and joy to
others but also to yourself. As you keep testifying, you are building
strength and fortitude into your life.
Medical science is discovering the healing effects of the attitude of
thankfulness and gratitude. Psychologists are saying that thankfulness and
gratitude are positive emotional responses that strengthen our immune
system.
Luke 17:12-19
12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that
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13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy
on us.
14 And when he saw them, he said untothem, Go shew yourselves
unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were
cleansed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back,
and with a loud voice glorified God,
16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was
a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where
are the nine?
18 There are not found thatreturned to give glory to God, save this
stranger.
19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath madethee
whole.
Obviously, among the lepers who were healed were some who were
Jews, God’schosenpeople. But none of them came back to thank the
Lord, except a Samaritan, one who did not belong to the commonwealth
of faith. And Jesus commended him for his gratitude.
Gratitude will strengthen your faith and make your healing secure. Each
time you testify about God’s goodness, youare showing thankfulness and
gratitude to Him. At the same time, your faith is strengthened and your
healing secured.
There was a lunatic living in a cemetery. He was as wild as a beast.
Chains could not hold him. Jesus came and cast a legion of demons out of
him.
When the lunatic was clothed in his right mind, he desired to follow
Christ just like the other disciples. However, Jesus gave him a different
calling.
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Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, butsaith unto him, Go home to thy
friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and
hath had compassion on thee.
This man’s ministry was to testify of God’sgoodnessto all of his
relatives and friends. I am sure it did him good, and his deliverance was
kept secure in so doing.
4. Keep building your faith.
Romans 10:17 tells us that faith comes by hearing God’s Word.
What is the Word of God?It is both the Living and Written Word of
God. The Living Word is Jesus, and the Written Word is the Bible.
We cannot see Jesus with our naked eyes, but we can read, meditate and
partake of the Written Word. When our hearts are full of the Written
Word, there will be a manifestation of Living Word in and through us.
We will reflect the Life of Jesus Christ.
When we speak the Word of God against the devil, “Satan, by Jesus’
stripes, I am healed. You cannot steal my healing,” we are using the
Sword of the Spirit; and the devil must flee.
He flees in panic becauseof two things. One, there is a manifestation of
the presence of the Living Word each time we utter His Written Word.
Two, there is the devastating power of the Sword of the Spirit which is
the two-edged sword that Satan fears greatly.
So it is imperative that you partake of daily spiritual food as you would of
physical food. Learn to enjoy reading, studying and meditating God’s
Word. Then use it as your two-edged sword against the devil.
When you feel the old symptoms of your sickness in your body, reject
them immediately. Take the Word of God and defeat the devil. Your
healing can be permanent.
5. Keep being filled with the Spirit.
Ephesians 4:27 says, “Don’tgive place to the devil.”
Don’t give him any room. Be so occupied and filled up to the fullest with
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Matthew 12:43-45
43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through
dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out;
and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more
wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state
of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this
wicked generation.
Let me first clarify that not every caseof sickness has the presence of an
actual demon, although in some cases there are. Even if there are demons
oppressing a sick body, it doesn’tnecessarily mean that the personis
demon possessed. Only when a person’s heart is given to and taken over
by the devil, can we classify him as being demon possessed,In many
cases, although a sickness has been caused directly or indirectly by a
demon, there is, however, no demonic presence.
Whatever the case may be, Christ has given us the necessary weapons to
deal with it. Whether the cause is demonic, biological or a combination of
both, it doesn’tmatter becausethe Lord heals and delivers.
When an unclean spirit has been cast out of a man, he would walk
through dry places and could not find rest. Dry places are those without
moisture and life.
To the demon, it is like a desert, barren and without life. He needs to
inhabit a human life in order to operate in evil. His craving for a body
with life drives him to return to the personfrom whom he was being cast
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When the demon finds that soul empty (there is no occupant), swept (he
is cleanse of his former evil), and garnished (he is now better dressed and
having a new vocabulary), he mobilizes seven other demons more wicked
that himself to take possessionof that soul. Hence, the last chance state of
that man is worse that the first.
I am sure that name, who had been healed and delivered, very thankful
for a while. Soonhis gratitude worn thin. Gradually, he lost all interest in
the World and things of the Spirit.
The man’s failure to fill up his begin with the Word and Spirit of God is
fatal. This time, instead of having one evil spirit in him, there are eight
altogether. They are taking all precautions to make their possession
secure.
So a clean but empty Christian can be attacked and taken possessionby
the devil. In that light, it is necessary to fully fill our hearts and minds
with the Word and Spirit of God.

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Chapter 3
We have covered the first five strategies to help you keep your healing. There
are five more to make the lessons complete. When we adoptthese strategies into
your daily life, the devil will be hopelessly frustrated.
6. Keep confessing God’s Word.
The Bible says that God’s Word is spirit and life, meaning: it is so
impregnated with divine life that it releases tremendous power when we
confess it in faith. It has God’s life force in it.
How did God create the universe? By His own words. How did Jesus heal
the sick and cast out demons? Again, by His words. How did Jesus calm
the storm? He merely spoke, “Peace, be still.” And the storm subsided.
It is no secret that God’s Word is extremely powerful when it is believed,
received and released. And we unleash God’s Spirit and Life by
confessing His Word by faith.
The centurion, who came to Jesus with a need, knew the secret power of
God’s Word. His servant was very ill at home. So enlightened was he that
all he asked of Jesus was for Him to speak healing words for his servant.
The centurion somehow knew that it was not necessary for Christ to visit
his servant. He was telling the Lord, “Just say the word, and my servant
will be healed!
God’s Word penetrates time and space. Everywhere Jesus went people
could tell that He was unique, particularly with His words. Even His
enemies who had a chance to hear Him could not deny that. They were
astonished at the power of His words.
Mark 1:27
And they were all amazed, insomuch thatthey questioned among
themselves, saying. Whatthing is this? whatnew doctrine is this? for with
authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
Jesus has commissioned us to be witnesses for Him, and He has given us
His weapon, the Sword of the Spirit. The same power, which is derived
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Living Word (Jesus Christ) by taking the Written Word (the Bible) and
turning it into the spokenword (confessing God’s Word aloud), and
witnessing God’s powerhealing lives.
Romans 10:8-10
8 But whatsaith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in
thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 Thatif thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the
mouth confession is madeunto salvation.
How do we receive salvation? This passagemakes it very clear that we
have to speak God’s Word which we believe in our hearts, namely that
Jesus had died for us and that He had risen from the dead to save us. Such
a confession leads to our salvation.
The original Greek word for salvation is “sozo”which means salvation
for the total man – spirit, soul and body. Hence, when we confess God’s
Word regarding total healing for the whole man, we will see results.
Hebrews 13:5&6
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content
with such thingsas ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor
forsake thee.
6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not
fear whatman shall do unto me.
In order to confess God’s Word effectively. You have to agree with it,
believe it and receive it through meditation (digesting God’sWord into
your heart), and then speak it out in faith. Believing and confessing the
Word not only heals you, but it will also empower you to keep your
healing.
If your heart is wavering and you are beginning to feel sick again, confess
the following out of your heart, “By the stripes of Jesus Christ, I am
healed. My healing has already been settled in Heaven. Therefore, the

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devil cannot steal it from me. I rebuke the spirit of sickness and disease
out of my life in Jesus’ name!”
7. Keep watch overyour heart.
Proverbs 4:20-23
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not departfrom thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine
heart.
22 For they are life untothose thatfind them, and health to all their
flesh.
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Why should you watch over your own heart? It is because springing out
of your heart are the issues or forces of life. Good and pure forces will
keep you healthy, but evil and unholy forces will weaken your body.
The bestway to have a healthy spiritual heart is to fill it with God’s
Word. That’s also the best way to keep your healing.
In our book, Health and Longevity, this scriptural passagein Proverbs
chapter 4 has been expounded at great length.
As regularly partake of God’s Word and take it to heart, its spirit and life
will quicken your mind and body. This exercise will certainly help you to
keep your healing. Conversely, an ill-disciplined heart will eventually
lead to an ill-disciplined mouth, full of negatives, unbelief and evil.
That’s a quick way to lose your healing.
You probably will notice by now that all the key points in this message
are interrelated. They affect each other, and God’s Word is indispensable.
Psalm 34:11-14
11 Come, ye children, hearken untome: I will teach you the fear of the
LORD.
12 Whatman is he that desireth life, and loveth manydays, thathe
may see good?

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13 Keep thy tonguefrom evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursueit.
What is the fear of the Lord? It is deep reverence and honor for the Lord.
The first sign of a person who has the fear of the Lord is that he keeps his
tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile. According to verse 12,
such a personwill live long and well.
Therefore don’tlet your heart stray from God. Cultivate a pure heart,
godly thoughts and positive words. It’s an excellent way to keep healthy.
What must you do if you are beginning to feel some familiar symptoms
of your sickness coming back? Rise up and confess in line with God’s
Word, “My heart believes God’sWord. Outof my heart I confess that
Jesus is living in my heart. I have the mind of Christ and my bodyis the
temple of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, I have no room for doubts and
negatives. Spirit of doubt, I rebuke you in Jesus’ name! My bodybelongs
to Jesus! By His stripes, I am healed; and I will remain healed for the
glory of God!”
8. Keep obeying God.
Obedience is better than sacrifice. The one whose heart is yielded and
obedient to God is able to pray with confidence and wage spiritual
warfare against Satan with boldness. Daily, keep obeying God in big and
small decisions. Be continuously filled with the Spirit and the Word of
God so that sin cannot dominate you.
After the healing of a paralytic at the poolof Bethesda, Jesus’ main
concern was that the healed man would continue in health. Knowing that
willful sin and disobedience could bring about a relapse, Jesus warned
him in John 5:14, “Behold, you are made whole. Sin no more, lest a
worse thing come to you.”
It is imperative that a healer, practices obedience in daily practical
matters. He should be observing both spiritual and health laws in all of
his personal, domestic, career and social activities.
Healthy diet and regular exercise should have their properplaces as well.
It’s all about a disciplines life (a life of temperance) and the ability to
control one’s appetite for food and affection.

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1 Corinthians 6:16-20
16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one
body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is withoutthe body;
but he that committeth fornication sinneth againsthis own body.
19 What? know ye not your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost
which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are boughtwith a price: therefore glorify God in your body,
and in your spirit, which are God’s.
There is something about sexual impurity that is insidiously destructive to
the body. It is the only sin that directly works against one’s own body.
Since your bodyis the temple of the Holy Spirit, you should refrain from
immorality and fornication. And since we have been purchased with an
awesome price, we should glorify God in holiness and purity.
Many find it difficult to see a connection between honoring our parents
and longevity, but the Word of God states the connection very plainly.
Ephesians 6:2&3 (NIV)
2 “Honor your father and mother” - - which is the first
commandmentwith the promise - -
3 “thatit may go well with you and thatyou mayenjoy long life on
the earth.”
Deuteronomy 5:16 (NIV)
“Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has
commanded you, so that you may live long and that it maygo well with
you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
If you have been healed by the Lord, keep obeying Him in all daily
matters, big and small. It’s a sure way of maintaining your healing.

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9. Keep resisting the devil’s advances.
The two main sins in the world are pride and unbelief. These are root sins
which give birth to all other sins such as fear, jealousy, lust, hatred,
violence, vices, etc.
The first person in the universe to have pride is Satan. Pride, coupled with
unbelief, is deadly; and he has both.
Satan planned a coup against God. Of course, he lost and had to pay
dearly for it. In fact, he is still paying the price and will continue to pay
an ever-increasing price.
Pride is an overestimation of oneself, while unbelief is an
underestimation of God.
The combination of pride and unbelief is deceptively blinding. It has
caused Satan and all his demons their downfall. It is Satan’s strategy to
get every human being to become like him, full of pride and unbelief.
Within the three decades of our healing ministry, I had witnessed good
people backslide and lose their healing becauseof the failure to resist the
devil’s advances. After they had been touched by God, what seemed to be
a promising future had turned out to be a tragedy; and their loved ones
was confused.
At the Miracle Service, I have often stressed the need for faith and
forgiveness. Unforgiveness and bitterness can often enter into a believer’s
heart subtly. If the rootof bitterness is left unchallenged, over time, the
victim can be so bound by the spirit of unrighteous anger to a point
whereby the devil gains the legal right to reinstate himself, together with
the sicknesses, into that person’s body.
I remember a case to illustrate my point. Many years ago, a man was
gloriously healed of stomach cancer. His doctorhad given up hope on
him. He visited our church and began to pour out his heart to me. From
that first conversation with him, I gathered that he had backslidden since
he was a young man.
It was the usual story. There was some misunderstanding in church, so he
left. He became so busy in his career that he had no time for God at all.
Then the deadly cancer struck, and he came to our church. We shared a
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I encouraged him to close the bad chapter of his life permanently. He
became more cheerful. With passing weeks, he actually healthier. To the
doctor’samazement, all traces of cancer had disappeared from his
stomach. He was so thrilled and joyous that he bought his wife, children,
mother and a few other relatives to church with him. My heart rejoiced
every time I saw his whole clan in church.
Then one day, he fell deadly sick again. Upon further examination, not
only did his cancer come back, it came back with a vengeance. I was both
saddened and baffled. After his demise, I had a crisis of faith. Why did
God allow that after He had gloriously healed him?
Not only had I grown to love him as a faithful member of the
congregation, but I was also mourning in confusion with his family. How
could a person, who had been so wonderfully healed, have his healing
taken away? My heart cried for understanding.
After the funeral, the deceased’s brother, seeing that I was so distraught,
disclosed the cause of the relapse to me.
The night before the relapse, the deceased was still fine until a relative
came by to invite him to a wedding dinner. It was a surprise visit because
an awful misunderstanding between two families had kept them apart for
decades.
Like a volcanic explosion, the man, who had been healed, recalled all the
ugly past hurts and went into a rage. Even after the visitor had left, his
fury did not subside. The very next day, he was taken ill. From then on,
he went downhill. The precious brother had fallen into the trap of the
devil.
You may ask, “What should your brother do?” Everyone has struggled
with unforgiveness and bitterness. I have had my fair share also, so I
know it isn’t easy; but we have to fight for survival.
That brother should have recognized that it was a ploy of the enemy. His
relative wasn’t his real enemy. He should silently thank God for his
healing. He did not have to attend the wedding if it too much for him. But
he should resist the hateful thoughts from the devil and let his mind dwell
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Hatred and anger can destroyyour health. You don’thave to be a
theologian to know that these feelings are not from God;and you have
the authority in Jesus’ name to reject them.
10. Keep believing and trusting Jesus.
Here is a simple exercise that all of us should do every day. As you go
about your daily duties, simply whisper to Jesus short but powerful
prayers such as:
- “Lord, I trust You to help me in my job.”
- “Lord, I believe You and all Your promises.”
- “Lord, I put my faith in You as I go to this meeting. Thank You for
Your presence. Your wisdom is in me.”
- “Lord, I have Your strength, power and authority. I am more than a
conquerorin Jesus’ name.”
As you continue to whisper scriptural words, you are building your faith.
Let all your thoughts and words be Word-based. Let them agree and tally
with each other. Let them be filled with God’s Word and Spirit.
When you are facing adverse circumstances or recurring symptoms of an
old sickness, you have a choice of thoughts and words.
You can either say, “Oh dear, I think my sickness is coming back.
Perhaps I wasn’t healed.” Or you can say with confidence and authority,
“By the stripes of Jesus, I am still healed! Sickness, you are bound in
Jesus’ name! I reject your symptoms!Devil, you are a liar! According to
God’s Word, Iam healed because I believe!”
Train yourself to react to the devil at the least provocation. That habit will
win you every battle with the enemy.
The Lord Jesus once said, “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth
speaketh.” You cannot help but to say positive things when your heart is
full of God’sWord. Conversely, you cannot help but to mouth negative
words whenever you don’tfeel good if your heart is filled with negatives.
The Bible says that life and death are in the power of your tongue.

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1 Peter 3:10 (AMP)
For let him who wantsto enjoy life and see good days [good-whether
apparentor not] keep his tonguefree from evil and his lips from guile
(treachery, deceit).
What must we do if we want to see good days and enjoy life? Keep our
tongues from evil.
When the spies came back from the Promised Land, 10 of them told
Moses that it was impossible to take the land of God had promised them.
The Bible called it an evil report. It was evil because the report was filled
with unbelief and doubt.
Only Joshua and Caleb brought back a good report as they declared to the
people. “We are well able to possessthe land according to God’sWord!”
That day, the majority made a grave mistake and they had to wander in
the wilderness for 40 years. Finally, it was Joshua and Caleb who
possessed the Promised Land with a new generation.
If you want to maintain your healing, keep watch over your heart and
keep watch over your words. Let your heart and words be in
synchronization with God’sWord. Keep believing and trusting Jesus, and
you will stay healthy and strong for the rest of your life!

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