Recognize When It’s Time to Change

Now He could do no mighty work there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching. -Mark 6:5,6

Jesus had been teaching and preaching all over the region where He grew up. But when He came to the part of His message proclaiming God as healer, no one got it. So what did Jesus do? He went back to traveling around the region, teaching the Word.

That was always the progression of Jesus’ ministry on this earth; teaching, preaching and healing. If the people weren’t getting healed, Jesus knew their faith wasn’t strong enough to take hold of the truths He taught. They hadn’t sufficiently heard the Word. So He’d back up and start teaching again, feeding them more Word to build their faith.

Notice that Jesus didn’t give up on the people in His own country. He didn’t say, “I quit. I throw in the towel. I’m done with you folks. That’s it—I’m out of here. I’m going someplace where people are hungry.”

Jesus knew when the truths He taught hadn’t sufficiently registered in people. He knew that the minute the truth did register, it would produce healing and wholeness.

Be smart enough to recognize when your faith doesn’t seem to be working in your life. If you’ve endeavored to believe for your healing but nothing is happening, you probably need to change in some area. Ask the Lord, “What should I change? What should I be doing differently?” Then back up and start hearing more of His teaching from the Word. Keep hearing it until you get so full on the inside that it shows up as healing on the outside!

CONFESSION:

My Father isn’t withholding anything from me. I hear His voice and obey Him when it’s time to change, so by faith I am able to receive what I need from Him.

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999