Jesus Still Heals Today

 In my book, Mystery of the Keys of the Kingdom, I mention the miracles I witnessed first hand. I truly believe when you expect a miracle with no doubt in your heart, Jesus will heal. (Mark 11:23) Now, let me caution you, there is miraculous healing and progressive healing. When I witnessed instant miraculous healing, it was in an atmosphere where people were taught and expectations were set. The Holy Spirit, which is part of the Trinity, loves to be talked about and will "show out" when biblical teaching and expectations meet. The other thing that excites the Holy Spirit is when we expect and receive healing for ourselves. Too many times, we may feel "Well, healing isn't for me but for someone else"! That is where we go wrong. Healing IS for you! No matter what the situation, whether in our thoughts or body.

Many times, I would lay hands and pray for something specific in their body. We can't see internal organs, we can't know the trauma or events in a persons life, but we pray believing the Word of God is true and that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). So, when they walk away not seeming to be healed in that moment we may feel defeated. We may say, "Well, I guess I missed it" or "Maybe I didn't hit on it just right!" No, we are following the leading of the Holy Spirit and we have to believe our prayers are reaching the need. There is a testimony in this book where my son prayed for a young man who had a disfiguring rash on his arms. He walked away with no immediate results. But the next day, .... well you will have to read the book to find out what happened.

Jesus prayed for the ten lepers who walked away, but one was healed and came back to thank Jesus. We need to expect that it is His will that we be healed...for you to be healed. Jesus still heals today and He is ready and willing to heal you.

Check out my website: deborahbouchardauthor.com for information on my books:

Mystery of the Kingdom of Heaven - Journey of a Promise Completed

Mystery of the Keys of the Kingdom - Jesus' Gift for a Life of Victory

El Misterio del Reino de los Cielos - El Trayecto de una Promesa Cumplida

 

A New Year - 2026

Entering a new year can be exciting but also with a lot of question marks. We can't see into the future, but we know the One who has already laid out our lives and has plans and purposes for every individual on the earth.

Psalm 139, David wrote this great insight into the thoughts of our Creator: The first part of this Psalm David understands that no matter where we are on the earth, He sees us, knows what we are going through and is there for us. Verse 10 says, "Even there (anywhere) Your hand shall lead me and Your right hand shall hold me."

In multiple places in scripture, we are promised that the Lord will never leave us or reject us, no matter what we have done or where we are. So as we embark on 2026, keep your eyes on your Savior who is always there for you.

Jeremiah 29:11 I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Who Is Jesus

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?"..."Who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. -                                                                                                                                                       Matt 16:13, 16, 17

 All of us have experienced a time when there was a dawn of understanding, the curtain lifted up, the light bulb came on, or however you want to put it. Something that we heard, saw or felt became a part of us - a revelation that would change our world.

In this scripture, Peter, who had been living, eating and walking by the side of Jesus for months and months suddenly realized just exactly who Jesus was. A typical man from Nazareth, yes, but there was something amazingly marvelous about Him that drew people. He had such a novel way of looking at things. He was militant about religion and those who were religious. He was unique, yet something very deep and ethereal swirled around Him. One could not put their finger on just what it was until this moment in time.

On this day, Jesus was with the disciples and His devoted followers. They had just had a discussion that was intertwined between leaven in bread and religious Pharisees and Sadducees. The disciples suddenly got it! The light went on! They realized that the religious mind-set that was so cemented in tradition was a huge barrier to what Jesus came to do and that was to bring the Kingdom of God to the people of the earth.

Then Jesus made a sudden turn in His conversation and asked the disciples, "Who do men say that I am?" Not who do the Pharisees say I am, but who do the grass-roots people say I am. After hearing his friends say, Elijah or John the Baptist, but suddenly, Peter got it! He told Jesus and the disciples that He was the anointed One that came from God to this earth.

Jesus applauded Peter, congratulated and probably hugged him because he finally realized exactly who Jesus was! And with that, Jesus explained that idea didn't come from Peter, it came from God, His Father, who is in heaven. Peter was in a train of thought or thinking outside the box, if you will, and opened His mind for the Father God to place that revelation in his mind. From that time on, Peter had a deeper knowledge of the purpose of Jesus. Even he stumbled and faltered several times after that, Peter had a true concept of the deity of Jesus, that He was the long-awaited Messiah.

Let me ask you this: Is your mind open for the Father to place a revelation in your thoughts or your rationalization? There is so much that God wants to reveal to His children in these last days and we cannot receive those ideas or understanding until we are willing to accept the unusual, the supernatural or the ideas outside of the box.

Ask the Father to help you hear His voice and accept what He wants to reveal to you today.

 Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior. 

Here it is, fall of 2025 and I am renewing my passion to write about my passion - Jesus! 

It is four days after the memorial service for Charlie Kirk and I am still energized by what I saw and even felt in my living room. While watching the thousands of people filling that stadium for a hastily put together event, they didn't seem sad or defeated. Here they were coming to a memorial service for someone who was assassinated while sitting on a college campus talking to folks who came to ask questions. They came looking for hope, for a future that didn't define them as losers or insignificant. No, they came because they wanted to be counted for someone who represented them - the silent but passionate for freedom. And they left energized, full of hope and a new purpose.

We have been taught and told by folks who think they lord over our thoughts and speech to be quiet and think like them. They wanted to be the influencers for a new way of governing and culture. They want to tell us what to think and bend a knee to their authority and accept their reasoning. But in our heart of hearts we knew it was wrong. There was deception at the heart of their reasoning.

Then it happened. A young man with sincere motives, a love of country and truth was senselessly murdered - not only murdered but martyred. Why? because he spoke truth and made common sense but more importantly shared Jesus.

I know a man who experienced the same thing, Jesus Christ. He had sincere and pure motives to speak truth with love and compassion. He went into the hard places and was met with venom and hatred on many occasions. But he didn't quit. Defeat was not in Him. He came to defeat his enemy who loved to lie and deceive people and that was Satan. Jesus completed His assignment on this earth by letting His enemies think they won, but in reality, He won! He won because He defeated Satan's works by taking back the authority and power that was lost in the garden of Eden. 

Charlie is now with Jesus in heaven knowing that his work on earth is done. But that isn't the end of Charlie and his memory. Because he was taken from us, it has awakened hundreds of thousands of young and old alike to stand up for truth and common sense. We will no longer be told what to think or let our speech be subdued. We will not allow those that have been trying to change the culture of our nation, to persuade us into believing their lies.

A revival has been released. An awakening is being witnessed among those who, know in their hearts, what truth is and is willing to stand up to those who spew evil and deceit. It's going to get messy, but we know the One, Jesus, who will be by our sides.

I am the author of two books: Mystery of the Kingdom of Heaven (which is about to be released) and Mystery of the Keys of the Kingdom. You can find me at www.deborahbouchard.com.

 As of December 31, 2023, I have completed relaying the devotions written by Mark Brazee "Prescription for a Miracle." This past year, I have shared his daily devotions that included scripture and and explanation of how our Lord Jesus is able to be interested in every person's trials and victories in the health of their body. 

I'm going to do something different this year. I will post once a week and share who the God of the Christians is and how He can and will intervene in your life if you focus on Him and His miraculous power. 

The God I serve is the same God that made the birds of the air, the fish of the sea. He is the God that made the mountains and the valleys. He made the sun, the moon and the stars and He made you and He made me. God is Lord of all lords and King over all kings. Nothing gets by Him that He doesn't see or hear because He is ever present (Omnipresent). He knows all because He is Omniscient. And He is Omnipotent as He has all authority and all power over everything He created. 

God is a great God!  He is merciful, forgiving and very loving. He cares about you, where you are in life and what you are capable of because He made you. You are meant to worship Him and Him alone and if you are more interested in other factors in your life, then you are missing out on the most wonderful blessings He has for you. 

As I introduce to our Lord, you will find that there are reasons things happen that may not make sense. God is a just God and He doesn't make mistakes. There are laws that even God cannot break so I hope that you will stay with me as we explore our divine Maker during 2024.

 

God Has Said!

Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? -Isaiah 53:1

Jesus said, “All things are possible to him that believes” (Mark 9:23). The only qualification He gave us is that we must believe. So often that’s the hard part for most of us. We say, “Lord, why did You make it so hard? Dear God, it’s hard to believe.”

Believing is the product, or the offspring, of God’s Word planted in the human heart. Our problem hasn’t been our lack of ability to believe; it has been not knowing what to believe. Believing has always seemed like an abstract, intangible mystery.

Someone says, “Man, I’m trying to believe God.

“What are you trying to believe?”

“I’m trying to believe God!”

But God gets a little more specific. He asks, “Who has believed our report?” In any given situation, we need to find out what God is saying and believe His report.

In the Garden of Eden, God told Adam, “…but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die (Gen. 2:17). Later the serpent beguiled Eve, saying, “You shall not surely die” (Gen. 3:4). Now Eve had two reports. She’d never had this choice before—and she chose to believe the serpent’s report!

When the Israelites were approaching the Promised Land, they sent in twelve spies. Joshua and Caleb returned and said, “Oh, yeah, it’s just as God said, and we’re well able to take it. Let’s go do it!” But the other ten came back and said, “No way! We can’t do it!

In any situation in our lives, we have a choice. We can either believe what it looks like, seems like or feels like, or we can believe what God says. The serpent asked Eve, “Yea, has God said?” (Gen. 3:1). Yes, He has. God has said something about every situation we’ll ever run into. Let’s look the problem straight in the face and say, “God has said!” If we want His power revealed in our lives, let’s believe His report!

CONFESSION:

God said that by Jesus’ stripes, I was healed. I choose to believe God’s report. I fully expect His healing power to be revealed in my life!

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

 

 

Live on the “More Besides Side of Life!

If any man has ears to hear, let him hear. And He said to them, Take heed what you hear; with the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.                                                                                                                    -Mark 4:23-25

Jesus explains in this passage that what we hear determines the kind of fruit we bear in our lives. In the parable of the sower, found earlier in this chapter, the “wayside person quits hearing the Word, and the thief comes and steals it away. The “stony ground person quits hearing the Word when persecutions and afflictions come. The third person begins by hearing the Word, but the thorns of this life—the cares of this world, the deceitfulness or riches and the lusts of other things---enter in and choke the Word, making it unfruitful.

Too often people listen to the wrong things, meditate on the wrong things and feed on the wrong things. Jesus said, “Take heed what you hear.” The Amplified Bible makes verse 24 even clearer:

            And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you—and more [besides] will be given to you who hear.

I don’t know about you, but I want to live on the “more besides” side of life! We decide whether we live on the “barely-getting-along” side or on the “more besides” side.

But notice this: Jesus says, “More [besides] will be given to you who hear.” Will more be given to those who beg and plead or to those who pray all the time? No. Although it’s important to pray, prayer will do no good unless we are doing what Jesus tells us to do. “More besides will be given to us only when we set ourselves to hear the truth of God’s Word.

CONFESSION:

I continually hear God's Word, and the Holy Spirit constantly adds to my knowledge and understanding. “More besides" is given to me in every area of my life as I hear and obey God’s Word!

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

 

Shine Forth the Light of God

And he said to them, is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? And not to be set on a candlestick? For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested, neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. If any man has ears to hear, let him hear. -Mark 4:21-23

The margin in my Bible more accurately translates the word candle as lamp or light. Psalm 119:105 says, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” So this passage in Mark is talking about the Word of God. Is God’s Word to be put under a bushel or a bed instead of set on a candlestick?

Jesus is saying that His Word isn’t meant to be hidden or stuck on a shelf somewhere. It’s meant to be placed on a stand, where it can shine forth and give life to everyone. In other words, God wants His Word to get on the inside of us so it can start producing life on the outside.

How do we get God’s Word off the pages of the Bible and operating in our lives? How do we become living epistles, known and read of all men? (2 Cor. 3:2.) Mark 4:23 53 tells us “If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.

The Word shines forth when we take time to hear and feed on it. The more we hear the Word, letting the Holy Spirit teach us God’s higher thoughts and ways, the more the Word gives us light, truth and understanding. Then we’re able to pass its truth on to others.

You see, were God’s billboards on this earth. As the Word produces life in us, the love, health, peace and light of God then shine forth in every area of our lives to give life to those around us.

CONFESSION:

I have ears to hear, so I choose to hear God’s Word. The Holy Spirit opens the mysteries of the Scriptures to me, revealing the life and the ways of God to me. God’s light and life are in me, shining forth so others can see.

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

 

 

How To Be “Good Ground”

And other [seed] fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased, and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. -Mark 4:8

So what do you do to make sure you are good ground? Well, start out hearing God’s Word. When the thief comes to steal it away, keep on hearing the Word of God. When persecutions and afflictions come because of the Word, (and they will come to everyone), keep hearing what God says.

First Peter 4:12 says, Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you.” What do you do when the fiery trials come? Do you feed on them? No, you keep on hearing the Word.

The cares of the world will try to distract you but keep on hearing the Word. The deceitfulness of riches and the lusts of other things will try to get in your way, but just keep hearing the Word and plowing through. One day the fruit of that Word will start popping up on the other side of all the trials and distractions of life. You’ll reap a harvest that is thirty, sixty or even a hundredfold!

The Bible says, “My son, attend to my words, incline your ear to my sayings” (Prov 4:20). As long as we want abundant life, including healing in our bodies, we must incline our ears to His sayings. We must hear God’s Word coming from the pulpit, from tapes, from television and radio and, most importantly, from our own mouths.

Someone may ask, “How long do I have to hear the Word? All through eternity! It’s that good. It’s not a chore—it’s a pleasure.

CONFESSION:

My ears are a gateway to my spirit. What I hear controls what fruit is produced in my life. I desire the fruit of divine health and abundant life, so I won’t let anything distract me from hearing God’s Word!

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

 

Watch Out for Thorns!

And some [seed] fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded not fruit.

And these are they which are sown among thorns, such as hear the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word and it becomes unfruitful. -Mark 4:7, 18-19

How could anything gain enough strength or power to choke the Word and cause God's Word to become unfruitful! The cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches and the lusts of other things, don’t have enough strength in themselves to do it. It’s what we do with those “thorns” that cause them to choke the Word in our lives.

“These are they which are sown among thorns, such as hear the word.” This person starts out right. He’s hearing and feeding on the Word of God and the Word is starting to grow and bear fruit.

And the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in…” Then suddenly the cares of this world show up, and he starts listening to them. The deceitfulness of riches and lusts of other things follow right along, and soon he’s feeding on them instead of God’s Word. The “thorns” enter in and choke out the Word, making it unfruitful in his life.

Several years ago, I was trying to share the Word and pray for a man in a hospital but having little success. The man finally said, “I guess I was just born bad ground.”

No, there’s no such thing as anyone’s being born bad ground. You decide what kind of ground you’re going to be. You can be the kind of ground that never bears fruit, or you can decide to be good ground that bears a hundredfold return!

CONFESSION:

I’m good ground for the Word. I cast my cares on the Lord. I seek the riches of my inheritance in Christ. The Word is planted in my heart and is bearing good fruit!

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

 

 

 

 

 

“Stony Ground” Hearers

And some [seed] fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth; but when the sun was up, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.

And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; and have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time afterward, when affliction or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.                                                                                                                    -Mark 4:5-6,16-17

We’ve all seen these “stony ground” people. They come to hear the Word of God, and they get really excited about it. They say, “Oh, man, this is so good! I’ve been looking for this for years!

But these people are also “have-hearders.” They don’t settle down and continue to hear the Word. Therefore, the Word they’ve heard never really takes root in them.

The minute persecution and affliction come along for the Word’s sake (and they will), these people stop hearing the Word and start hearing the persecution and affliction. In six months, we wonder where they are. They’ve just blown away with the wind.

When I first found out that by Jesus’ stripes, I was healed, I said, “Thank God, I’ll never be sick a day in my life again!” Then I spent the next six weeks battling all kinds of symptoms!

As soon as you get a revelation in the Word, the thief will try to steal that away through persecution and affliction. If you’re not careful, you’ll end up saying, “Well, I tried that, and it didn’t work.

Jesus said these people endure only for a short time because they have no root in themselves. (v. 17) How does God’s Word take root in us? By our hearing and hearing. What we hear on a regular basis is what bears fruit in our lives.

CONFESSION:

I attend to God’s Word, so it is rooted and grounded in my heart. When symptoms attack my body, His Word rises up in me to heal, strengthen and comfort me.

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

 

Don’t Be a “Have-Hearder”

Behold, there went out a sower to sow.

And it came to pass as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the birds of the air came and devoured it up.

And these are they by the wayside, where the word is sown, but when they have heard, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. -Mark 4:3-4, 15

Jesus is teaching the foundation on which the entire kingdom of God operates; sowing and reaping. This spiritual principle applies to every part of life. If you sow the seed, you reap the harvest. If you don’t sow the seed, you don’t reap the harvest.

The seed here is the Word of God. Jesus begins to explain the parable to them. “The sower sows the word.” (v.14) The Word of God is the subject. “These are they by the wayside, where the word is sown, but when they have heard, Satan comes immediately, and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

How was Satan able to do that? Why could he just come in and steal the Word away so easily? Look at the phrasing: “…but when they have heard…” Jesus says they are “have-hearders.” He doesn’t say, “They’re hearing it”, He says, “They have heard it.” The reason that Satan could steal it away so easily is that they quit hearing God’s Word and started hearing something else.

I remember when I thought I knew everything there was to know about Mark 11:24. I’d heard hundreds of different messages about that one verse. At one meeting, the minister said, “Open to Mark 11:24,” and I just shut off my mind.

About six weeks later, I couldn’t figure out why that verse wasn’t working for me! The reason was that I'd turned into a “have-hearder,” and the thief started stealing away what I’d already planted in my heart.

People often say, “I’ve already heard that. I don’t need to hear it again.” But we must hear every part of God’s Word continually. What we’re hearing today will bear fruit in our lives tomorrow.

CONFESSION:

I am a hearer, not a “have-hearder.” I continually hear the Word. I keep it before my eyes; I incline my ears to its truth. And as I act on God’s Word in faith, it bears much rich fruit in my life.

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

 

 

A Treasure Hidden for Us

And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine, Harken, Behold, there went out a sower to sow. -Mark 4:2,3

In this passage, Jesus began teaching a crowd in parables. Later, when He was alone with His disciples, they asked Him the meaning of the parable of the sower. In essence they said, “We don’t understand what You’re talking about.”

Jesus said to them, “Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables” (v 11). Then He continued, “Know ye not this parable? And how then will you know all parables? (v. 13)

Jesus was saying, “This is the key. If you gain understanding of this parable, everything else will start to open up to you.”

Some people read the Bible and say, “I don’t understand the Bible. It’s Greek to me.”

Well, the Bible was written in code form. That’s why God gave us the Holy Spirit—to translate, interpret and teach the Word to us. The reason many people have trouble understanding the Word is that they’ve never let the Holy Spirit be the teacher. They try to read the Bible with their own understanding.

But the Word is revelation truth. Verse 22 AMP says, “[Things are hidden temporarily only as a means to revelation.] For there is nothing hidden except to be revealed, nor is anything [temporarily] kept secret except in order that it may be made known.” God’s revelation truth was hidden not to keep it from us, but to keep it for us.

Every time you open your Bible, just ask the Holy Spirit to teach you. He is the teacher of the Church, and He will reveal to you what is written on the pages.

CONFESSION:

The Holy Spirit is my teacher: He teaches me hidden truths and wonderful mysteries as I read and meditate on God’s Word. I am planting the Word in my heart, and it is bearing rich fruit.

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

 

Blessed Are the Merciful

Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. -Matthew 5:7

The best thing you can do if you need healing in your body is to start praying for people to be healed. Believing God for others to be healed increases your capacity to receive healing for yourself.

Jesus said, Blessed are the merciful.” What are you doing when you’re praying for the sick? You’re showing God’s mercy. Blessed are the merciful.” How are the merciful blessed? “For they shall obtain mercy” (Matt. 5:7).

People all through the Gospels cried out for mercy, and the blessing they received was healing. You will receive God's healing mercies as well, as you minister God’s healing mercies to others. This is confirmed in Ephesians 6:8, where it says, “Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man does, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.”

Paul states a spiritual principle here. If you’re doing good things, the same good things will be given back to you. Therefore, the best thing you can do when you need healing is to thank God that healing belongs to you and then start finding people to minister to. Go pray for the sick.

Be out doing the work of the ministry, fulfilling the Great Commission, whether your body hurts or not. As you get busy seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and ministering God’s mercy to others, the healing mercies of God will be added to you (Matt. 6:33).

CONFESSION:

Jesus is my healer. I show His mercy to people to help them receive, and I obtain the healing mercy I need.

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

 

Watch Your Attitude Before God

Also, He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men – extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I possess.’ And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’” -Luke 18:9-13

I believe Jesus is trying to show us the difference between the two men’s attitude here. The Pharisee arrogantly boasted, “I do this and that and everything else. God, Your blessings belong to me now.” The other man just humbly prayed, “Lord, I don’t deserve anything on my own. Please just be merciful to me.”

It’s true we need to stand up in our righteousness. We are to come boldly before the throne of grace, believe and confess the Word and act in faith. Proverbs 28:1 says, “The righteous are bold as a lion.”

But we shouldn’t come with an arrogant attitude, saying, “God, I’m doing everything You said to do; You owe me.

We need to come and say, “Lord, I’m doing what You said in Your Word. Now I thank You for Your mercy.

God’s mercy, compassion and grace provided everything we have in Jesus Christ, and we must treat His blessings as a gift. Because of God’s grace poured out upon us, we can say, “If we believe and say what His Word says, it will come to pass.” We are to be thankfully receptive, not arrogant about it.

So be bold when you go before God, but always keep a watch on your attitude. Remember, it’s only by God’s grace that you stand!

CONFESSION:

I go boldly before God’s throne to receive my healing. I don’t deserve it on my own. But, praise God, Jesus gave me His own right standing with the Father so I could receive it.

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

 

The Table Set Before You

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; thou anointed my head with oil, my cut runneth over. -Psalm 23:5

Some folks think the table in Psalm 23:5 refers to the marriage feast of the Lamb in heaven. But that can’t be right. The marriage feast of the Lamb won’t be held in the presence of our enemies; there won’t be any enemies in heaven!

No, God has prepared a table before you right in the presence of your enemies down here on earth. Sickness may come running up, ready to attach itself to your body. But you have a table set before you with a big plate of bread right in the middle. When sickness presents itself, you can say, God prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies. Healing is the children’s bread. Please pass me the children’s bread!” (Mark 7:25-30)

Everything you need is spread before you on that table. You have the fruit of the Spirit. You have the milk of the Word to help you grow in God. You have the meat of the Word to make your spirit strong.

So, take advantage of the table set before you. No matter what enemy comes to harass you, just sit down at the table and feast on the Word and the children’s bread. You’ll be well taken care of, and there’s not a thing in the world your enemies can do about it.

CONFESSION:

A table is spread for me in the midst of my enemies. I feast on God’s Word, and it is life to me and medicine to all my flesh. So, please pass the children’s bread!

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

 

 

 

God Isn’t Our “Heavenly Butler”

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written “The just shall live by faith.” -Romans 1:17

Someone once said to me, “You faith people make God sound like a heavenly butler.”

I replied, “Let me ask you something. Suppose you meet someone on this earth who has unlimited means. As he gets to know you, this wealthy person decides he likes you, so he goes out and buys twenty years’ worth of everything money can buy—cars, homes, everything.”

“Then the rich man says to you, ‘Now, I’ve bought everything you could ever want for the next twenty years. If you need it, want it or desire it, just come and knock on the door. I have it in a big warehouse, and its for you.’"

“Now, if you went to the door and said, I could sure use such-and-such,” would you be pushing that person around or treating him like a ‘butler’? No, you’d be taking him at his word.”

You might say, “Well, if God spoke to me like that, I’d believe Him.” But He gave you sixty-six books and in every one of those books, He spoke to you! He said, “By Jesus’ stripes, you were healed.” So healing is yours. He said, God supplies all your needs,” so all your needs are met.

We’re not pushing God around. Don’t be concerned about that. He’s big enough to handle Himself. No one pushes or controls God.

So just take God at His Word and choose to believe that what He has said, He will do.

CONFESSION:

I go to the Word, my spiritual “warehouse,” and obtain the benefits God has given to me. I’m blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus who paid the price for everything I need. I take God at His Word and believe healing is mine.

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

 

 

Pain Doesn’t Change God’s Word

This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth: but you shall meditate it day and night, that you may observe to do all that is written therein… -Joshua 1:8

Sometimes people ask me, “How can I believe I’m healed? I still have pain in my body.” But it doesn’t matter whether or not there is pain in your body. Pain doesn’t change the promise of God.

Let me ask you this: Does the pain in your body affect the fact that Jesus is coming again? No. Regardless of the symptoms or circumstances we deal with in life, we are always “waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor. 1:7).

Well, if your pain doesn’t affect one of God’s promises, then it doesn’t affect another of His promises. If it doesn’t affect God’s promise of Jesus’ soon return, it doesn’t affect the fact that by His stripes you were healed. (1 Peter 2:24)

You see, as we start believing God’s Word, it will begin working the change we desire in our symptoms, our circumstances, and our problems.

How do we develop our faith in the Word? We feed on it! That means we read it, study it, think about it, meditate on it and mutter it to ourselves. Soon our hearts will be so full of the Word that our faith in God’s promises will drive every remnant of pain and sickness away!

CONFESSION:

Even when my body is in pain, the Word of God is still true. And as I walk by faith, its healing power manifests in my life!

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

 

Follow God’s Instructions

And be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. -Romans 12:2

In order for the Word to work successfully, we must be sure we’re following God’s instructions. Many times people are deceived because they only attempt to stand on the Word and believe God for their healing. I remember some of my own early experiences. I attempted to stand on the Word. But when I first endeavored to believe for God to heal me of the flu, the sickness didn’t go away for about seven days.

All that time, I knew if I were to let the sickness run its own course, it would also take about seven days. This frustrated me, until one day I realized I’d been doing something wrong. I’d been standing on the right Scriptures. I had them all located and memorized, but the Scriptures weren’t planted on the inside of me. I had some head knowledge, but my heart hadn’t grasped what the Word was really saying.

What’s the solution to “head knowledge faith”? Read the Word, study the Word, meditate on the Word and confess the Word—and keep on doing it! It takes time and work to believe what God says in the face of obstacles.

It’s so important to make sure the Word goes from the mental realm to your heart! As a matter of fact, the difference between victory and defeat in the Christian life is the eighteen inches between your head and your heart. Do you just mentally agree with the Word, or is the Word planted in your heart? The answer to that question determines whether or not the Word will work for you.

As long as we live in this world, problems are going to come. That’s all the more reason to do what God said: “Go to the Word.” Grasp it, believe it and then watch the Word go into action. God watches over His Word to perform it! (Jer. 1:12.)

CONFESSION:

I renew my mind with the Word and think God's thoughts. His Word is planted and rooted deep inside my heart. No matter what obstacle I face, I believe God’s Word is true, and it changes my life!

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

 

Believe God With Your Heart

Let these sayings sink down into your ears. -Luke 9:44

In today’s civilized societies, we’ve spent a great deal of time educating our minds far beyond our spirits. So when we start reading the Bible, our minds often say, “I’ve got this already! I don’t need to study anymore!” Unfortunately, that usually means we’ve grabbed hold of the Word with our minds and not with our hearts.

The only way to believe God's Word with the heart is to spend time feeding on it. You have to get the Word rooted deep in your heart so that its truth becomes more real than the doubts in your mind.

A lot of mental assenters haven’t done that. They aren’t believing anything because they don’t know what to believe. They’ve never taken the time to plant the Word in their hearts.

You can’t believe God with your mind, because your mind always tells you about all kinds of problems. And you certainly can’t believe God with your body because it tells you how bad you feel or how much pain you have. If you try believing God with your mind or your body, your spiritual walk will be up and down like a yo-yo.

But when God’s Word takes root in your heart, you can be strong and believe the Word in the face of big obstacles. Some of the greatest faith victories come when you are believing God with your heart while doubts are being fired at your mind and symptoms are being fired at your body like machine-gun bullets. So plant God’s Word in your heart, believe it and act upon it, and win your victory today!

CONFESSION:

I need the Word of God. It’s life to me and medicine to my flesh. God’s Word was sent to heal me, so I plant it in my heart and let it grow there. I believe and act upon it, and it works in my life!

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