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Healing and consecration

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Healing and consecration

James 5:14-16 talks about calling for the elders to anoint you with oil in the name of the Lord. Why oil? Oil is Scripture is a symbol of consecration. Men were anointed with it to be set apart for certain tasks. The king was anointed with oil. The priests were anointed with oil. It symbolized holiness, in other words, being set apart for God. It is a mockery of God to be anointed with oil for healing while deliberately retaining sin in your life. James said to confess your sins and that if you had committed sins, you will be forgiven. However, if you want to continue doing something that you know is sin, save the elders some time and don't call for them. It's safer than mocking God. The Corinthians were living proof (and sometimes dead proof) that living an unconsecrated life can mean living a short or sick life. Their problem was not lack of faith but lack of consecration. You can know all the right Scriptures and "formulas" and still get sick and die if you're not serious with God. The Corinthians "came behind in no gift," which indicates that the gifts of healings and working of miracles were operating at Corinth. Yet these people did not receive healing or miracles in their own bodies. I wonder how many people got offended and turned off to healing because of them.

I have to assume for the sake of teaching in most of this book that you are a serious, committed, consecrated Christian whose life is sold out to Jesus Christ and who desires to glorify God on the earth. I can't put little footnotes for you to click after every other sentence that says, "This may not work for you if you are living an unconsecrated life." However, you may assume that such footnotes are implicit throughout this book. If you aren't serious about your walk with God, forget healing. If you get it, it's God's mercy in action, and you still need to reform.

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I am not saying that everyone who fails to receive healing is % unconsecrated. Lack of proper instruction is a far more common preachalways.tripod.com cause. Also, all of us have areas in our lives where God is dealing with us about our motives, actions, and attitudes. You don't have to be perfect to get healed, but you need to be serious about your walk with Jesus Christ. It's more of a case of where you're moving as opposed to where you are in your Christian walk right now. A person who was born again yesterday and determined to live for God is in a better place to receive healing than an "old fogey" Christian who has camped out on his blessings and isn't striving to grow in God anymore.
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