What happened in room 602
You’ve heard people claim to have the gift of healing, but what happens when they begin to walk inside hospitals? Here is a story that mixes the two together for an amazing explosion of awesomeness! The anointing is not from man, but from Jesus. Jesus is the Anointed One, and He lives in you! None of us has to depend on another person for it, because we can all go straight to the source, Jesus.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had compassion for the sick. I’ve also been teaching others how to walk in faith, and we have finally been accepted to walk in and out of two hospitals. Our prayer group goes from private room to private room, preaching the Good News. We don’t teach doctrine or any religion. The bottom line is that they hear Jesus died to cover their sins and bring them back to God. He has given us a ministry of reconciliation!
On this particular afternoon, we prayed for a room number and then went straight to the 6th floor to find room “602”. When we walked in, an elderly lady was lying on the bed with oxygen tubes in her nose. There was also a couple there who were comfortable with us coming in to encourage them and offer free prayers.
Stirring Up the Faith to Speak His Promise
Looking back at their situation, I can see how discouraged they must have felt before we came in. The man’s mother lay sick and helpless in bed. He suffered from severe pain in his side, and his wife had been dealing with a painful ulcer for over two years.
I was blessed to have one of our team members translating for me as I shared how God wants us to be sure of our salvation. They knew of Jesus as the Son of Mary, but they didn’t yet know Him personally. They weren’t sure if they were going to heaven, or how to get there. It didn’t take long before they were filled with assurance that they were sealed by the Holy Spirit and would be with God for eternity!
Two of the ladies from the prayer group were talking to the old lady, who eventually refused to have anything to do with us. Meanwhile, another member and I were talking with the married couple. God spoke to me that the man was going to be healed, and excitement set in my heart.
I’m still learning how to hear His voice, but the closer I draw to Him, the easier it is. When His is the only voice you seek to hear, you will hear it. That means setting aside our own thoughts and ideas and seeking after His.
After we prayed and asked Jesus to forgive us and seal us with the Holy Spirit, I told the middle-aged man what God had told me. This is the kind of faith that moves mountains! Faith requires us to speak and believe before we see the results.
Prayer for Health Cures Anything!
The man, whose name I still don’t know, sat down to be prayed for. I told him, “The moment we lay hands and pray for you, God will touch and heal you.” He had also been checked at the hospital that day, but the results weren’t in yet. My guess was appendicitis, but who knows? He said the pain was constant, at a level of 5 on a scale where 10 is the most pain a person can bear. We prayed believing it was already done, because that is His Word, “By his wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5
After the prayer, he was healed! My translator told me there was only minor pain now. So I asked the wife to lay her hands on his side to complete the healing. She pulled out her rosary to pray and asked me if that was okay. I told her that God would hear her without it. She smiled and placed it back in her jeans pocket. She listened closely to everything I said, even though she could hardly understand English.
I only wanted to show that God can use anybody to heal the sick. That’s why I asked her to lay her hands on him. The last thing I want is for anyone to look to me as their mediator, when “There is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” 1st Timothy 2:5
Prayers in Hospitals Produce Miracles
After the second prayer, he was completely healed. He stood up, moved around and twisted his body, but there was no trace of pain to be found! Now the wife was more than ready to receive her healing. She sat down, and the same thing happened to her. The ulcer was gone the moment we prayed, as far as the east is from the west. Glory to God! Their lives will never be the same.
The elderly woman, who had watched her son and daughter-in-law get healed, was now more than willing to listen to us. This is one of the biggest reasons for miracles: they are God’s tool to reach those who don’t yet believe. Her fever also broke, and whatever else was going on in her body was healed! From the looks of things, she felt so much better that she even stood up, trying to convince us she was healed! God’s Kingdom had come in room “602”. The King’s will was set in their hearts, and they became His dominion!
[Compassion + Faith = Miracles]
Combining the gift of healing with a hospital equals the glory of God! I’d also like to say that [Compassion + Faith = Miracles]. Stir up the gifts inside you. Faith is all that’s required to enter heaven, and all that’s required to please God and receive more of His Spirit. Compassion drives us to persist with a pure heart that pleases the Father. “Fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:16
Don’t stop asking for more of His Spirit! And meditate on this verse from Paul, “Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God” KJV or “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you” ESV 2nd Timothy 1:6