"Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

"Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done of My Father which is in heaven."

"For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them." (Matthew 18:18-20)

THE LAWS OF GOD ON DIVINE HEALING

There are spiritual laws in God’s Word that are as binding and even more so than any other law in God’s universe.  And they work just as effectively as the natural laws of gravity, wind currents, aerodynamics, the circulation of the blood as well as the law of conception and child-birth.

LAW #1 - LAWS OF GOD ON DIVINE HEALING - THE LAW OF BINDING AND LOOSING

Law 1  is found in verse Matthew 18:18.  I call it the ‘Law of Binding and Loosing’.

Notice Jesus said, “Verily I say unto you...” The word verily, means certainly, surely or assuredly.  In other words, Jesus was giving us the assurance that He was telling the truth and that we can “bank on that”.  

WHAT WOULD JESUS WANT US TO BIND AND LOOSE

The question we must address is, “What would Jesus want us to bind and loose”?  The answer is, “The same things He bound and loosed when He was upon earth”!  Jesus came against five things in His earthly ministry:  1) Sin, 2) Fear, 3) Sickness, disease and death, 4) Poverty, 5)  Demons and Satan himself.

JESUS FORGAVE THE SINNER and shed His precious blood save the lost.  He gave the great commission, calling His servants to preach the ‘gospel of salvation’ to the ends of the earth: “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature...” (Mk. 16:15)

JESUS BOUND THE SPIRITS OF FEAR by speaking peace to the troubled.  He constantly stated: “Fear thou not!  Peace be unto you!  It is I!” (Matthew 14:27)

JESUS HEALED THE SICK & DISEASED.  And He raised the dead!  Jesus drove out infirm spirits and gave us His power to do the same!  “When the even was come, they brought unto Him many that were possessed with devils: and He cast out the spirits with His Word, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took out infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.” (Matthew 8:16-17)

JESUS WAS COMPASSIONATE TOWARD THE POOR AND NEEDY. He proved His compassion by feeding the hungry, multiplying the loaves and fishes and giving to the poor.  Judas carried “the bag” and was a thief (John 12:6; 13:29), but many were ministered to through the generosity of Jesus Christ.

When Jesus met the funeral procession outside of Nain, He had compassion upon a widow who had lost her only son and means of support.  He raised the young man back to life and gave Him to his mother! And finally,  Jesus gave us the KEY TO PROSPERITY and ABUNDANCE:

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:33) “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.  For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.” (Luke 6:38)

JESUS CAST OUT EVIL SPIRITS FROM THE TORMENTED, SICK, SUFFERING AND DEMENTED.  JESUS MET SATAN FACE TO FACE IN THE WILDERNESS TEMPTATION AND OVERCAME HIM WITH GOD’S WORD.  AND FINALLY, JESUS TOTALLY DEFEATED SATAN, THROUGH HIS VICARIOUS, SUBSTITUTIONARY DEATH ON GOLGOTHA AND HIS GLORIOUS RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD THREE DAYS LATER.

“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same, that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” (Heb. 2:13-15)

JESUS HAS GIVEN US POWER TO CAST OUT DEVILS AND SET THE CAPTIVES FREE

“And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through Thy name.  And He said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.  Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy:  and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” (Luke 10:17-19) “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.  And these signs shall follow them that believe; In My name shall they cast out devils...” (Mark 16:16-17)

WHAT DID JESUS LOOSE?  He freed those who were bound by the power and the influence of the enemy! We must do the same.

LAW # 2 - LAWS OF GOD ON DIVINE HEALING - LAW OF AGREEMENT

Law 2  is found in Matthew 18 verse 19.  I call it the ‘Law of Agreement’'.

“Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of My Father which is in heaven."

This is such an easy law to apply. All it takes is two people agreeing in prayer, regarding a request or petition. A prophet, apostle, evangelist or pastor is not necessary.  It can be any two people agreeing in prayer.

Jesus specified “any two” agreeing (a pastor and parishioner, a husband and wife, two children in need) in faith. And God will grant that petition! He said, “Again, I say unto you...” Why did He use the word ‘again’?

Jesus knew that “repetition is the mother of learning”.  It was so important, that He repeated this injunction.  “I’ve told you before but I’m going to tell you again.  Don’t forget; this is important”!  Do you need a miracle?  Jesus wanted us to know that any believer in need of a miracle can unite in prayer with another believer and the miracle will happen!  Hallelujah.

St. James builds on Jesus’ invitation:  “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.  The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much”. (James 5:16)

LAW #3 - LAWS OF GOD ON DIVINE HEALING - LAW OF GOD'S PRESENCE

LAW NO. 3  is found in Matthew chapter 18 verse 20.  I call this the ‘Law of God’s Presence’'.

“For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them."

“Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” (2 Corinthians 3:17)  “Thou wilt shew me the path of life:  in Thy presence is fulness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” (Psalms 16:11)

Jesus said, “...I will never leave thee nor forsake thee”. (Hebrews 13:5)  And “I will be with thee until the end of the world (age)”. (Matthew  28:20) In the original Greek the meaning is even stronger.  He says: “I will never, no never, leave thee. I will never, no never, forsake thee.”  Jesus used a ‘double imperative’ to make His point clear.  Notice He says, ‘Verily, certainly, most assuredly..."

Then Jesus says, “I’ve told you before but this is so important I’m going to repeat myself.  Again I say unto you...” And finally, “I will never, NO NEVER leave thee! I will never, NO NEVER forsake thee!” Jesus could not make it any clearer.  Jesus is on our side.  We are safe in Jesus.  Jesus Christ our Lord can be trusted, for He is our Saviour and God.

Let us draw nigh unto God, lock into the promise of God for ourselves and receive His answer to our prayers! Amen.

How God Gave
Mother A Miracle
By Pastor Max Solbrekken, D.D.

Anne Solbrekken at 73 years of age

  “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.” (Hebrews 10: 22)

As a young adult, my mother Anne Hestikind was afflicted with severe recurring fevers almost constantly for six years. These bouts of fever left her terribly weak and unstable on her feet.

The doctors could not diagnose the cause of the fevers nor could they help her with the many different medicines they prescribed for her during that long period of sickness! She took – to no avail - as many as twelve pills a day, including the so-called ‘gold treatment'.

It seemed that she was destined to be a semi-invalid the rest of her life, until she heard the good news that people were being miraculously healed, through the ministry of two lay preachers, Ludvik Storm and Haaken Monsen. It was widely reported that many had been healed of serious illnesses at their Bethesda Healing Home, which was located near the city of Oslo.

My uncle accompanied her on the train to Oslo and further to the Healing Home, which was located in a quiet spot on the shores of the North Sea . A number of people were already there waiting for their healing.

In the early morning hours, they were awakened by the intense, urgent prayers of Storm and Monsen as they were beseeching God to manifest His power and bring healing to the people. And each day their faith grew as they gathered for prayer and heard the Scripture expounded.

The preachers expounded on Hebrews 10: 22 to prepare the sick folks for healing. This was the text they used most effectively to build faith in God for their healing: “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water."

JESUS’ BLOOD PURGES THE CONSCIENCE

In order to be healed we must be honest with God and ourselves. Our heart must be true, our motives pure and our prayers sincere! God will not hear or answer the prayers of a hypocrite.

The blood of Jesus cleanses our heart and purges our conscience. The Bible states: “How much more shall the blood of Christ, Who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.” (Hebrews  9: 14)

Drawing from the Bethesda model (John 5), they asked the people remain under the influence of their teaching and the Holy Spirit’s presence for seven days! On a set day the sick would walk into the water, at which time they would ‘turn their faith loose’ (as Oral Roberts said) and expect a miracle.

The blood of Christ was to be applied by faith for the removal of their sins, and by faith their bodies were “washed with pure water” for the removal of sickness and disease! Hallelujah! It was a two-fold operation: forgiveness of sins through teaching, repentance and prayers, and physical healing through teaching and releasing their faith through the washing of their bodies in the water.

Actually, I believe that a person can be healed and filled with the Holy Spirit when he is baptized in water by immersion.

On the seventh day they all gathered for prayer, ready to enter the bath house that extended out over the water. It was the spring of the year and the water was cold. As the others moved toward the bath house, Mother lingered, wondering in her heart whether or not she should walk into the cold water. The attendant nurse said: “You’ve just got to trust God."

While standing there alone, a voice whispered: “Don’t do it. You will get worse and die” but another voice said, “You will not die, you will be healed.” Immediately she decided: “I will do it."

At that moment, she heard a sound like the crackling of electricity and felt a jolt in her shoulder. A warm sensation went throughout her entire body. She was startled and looked around to see who had touched her.

The nurse then handed Mother the key to the bath house. As she unlocked the door the others followed her in! She ran into the water and out again, perfectly well. She boarded the train by herself and headed home. They lived 21 miles from the level crossing where the train stopped, and she walked home without any weakness, aches or pains. The fever was gone forever.

Her mother was working in the garden when she saw Anne walking toward her. Immediately, she fell on her knees crying out: “God has healed my daughter!"

The night before they took the “march of faith” into the cold water, everyone was awakened by the sounds of someone going up and down the chimney! As people discussed it at breakfast, the staff confirmed that usually such an occurrence happened the night before the “march of faith” would take place.

The staff was convinced that it was the devil seeking to frighten the people and keep them from receiving God’s healing virtue in their bodies and spirits.

After Mother’s healing, she spread the gospel through song and music among the school children. No-one had heard of miracles in that area and people still talked about it in 1968, when I preached the Gospel in my parent’s home community in Norway.

Although my mother was seven years older than my father, he fell madly in love with her. They married and had six children. She retained her miraculous health after God made her well. Before I preached - standing on the steps of the old school house where my mother sang – the old Lutheran Church worker introduced me to the crowd gathered on the grounds. He stated: “I knew Anne Hestikind. It is because of her great witness for God that Max is preaching the Gospel here today.” And I said a hearty, “Amen."

Dear Friend:

For the past 43 years I have carried the Gospel of Jesus Christ across the world with great joy and much success! The reason that I can say that is because “Jesus never fails; Heaven and earth may pass away, but Jesus never fails!” Will you come to Him today? He will not fail you or disappoint you! My only regret is that I have disappointed Him at times, but He has NEVER and will NEVER disappoint us.

He said, “Come unto Me, all ye who labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.” (Matt.11: 28) May God richly bless you, my friend! Amen.
                                   - Max Solbrekken

CANCER HEALED IN JESUS' NAME!

---Taken from Texas Bob’s World

Our grandson, Joe, is nine years old.  He has two older brothers, Jake, 15, and John Mark, 13.  We laugh and call him "our golden boy".....because he seems to take life in stride and makes the best of any situation.  He learned to read early on his own--just because he loved books and didn't want to always have to depend on someone to read to him.  He has always been in the gifted program seemingly with little effort, he began playing baseball as soon as he was allowed....he took it in stride and now plays first base, catcher, or pitcher, whenever or wherever he's needed.  

He is a  sweet and loving little boy, always willing to help anyone who needs it.  He has a lot of friends who sleep over and he sleeps over at their homes.  We always talk about Joe's sweet spirit and good heart...he seems to instinctively know what to say or do. 
 
 Almost three years ago, when Joe and his brothers were only twelve, ten, and six years old, their mother, who is daughter, was diagnosed with breast cancer.  She had a mastectomy, months of chemo and radiation, then had the other breast removed in hopes of avoiding a recurrence.  Then, reconstruction surgery.  

Carl and I spent most of our days and some of our nights there helping out.  Joe told me from the first day that If I needed anything to just ask him because he knows where everything is.  I told him thanks and I would be calling on him.  Little did I know then how much I would be calling on Joe.  He really did know where everything was.  He saved us from a lot of scavenger hunts.
 
 His Pop and I still laugh about when he was about three years old and his parent took the older children to Disney World.  They asked if Joe could stay with us because he couldn't "keep up" with the others.  "Don't tell Joe where we are because he may be upset and we'll take him when he's older" which they did.  One day while they were gone, we were cooking on the grill....I sat Joe in my lap and told him he was looking mighty thoughtful and he told me that he didn't know where "they" had gone but he was sure he could figure it out.   That has become a by-word with us--"we may have to get Joe to figure it out"--when we are not sure about something. 
 
 Last August, the thing we dreaded most happened....Susan began having severe pain in the back of her neck.... the cancer was back......this time, in her neck, in four vertebrae, left hip, and several ribs.  The surgeon removed two vertebrae......they would begin treatment--there was no cure--to try to keep her alive.  Needless to say, we were all devastated, but not giving up.  She began "juicing" vegetables grown without chemicals.  We prayed without ceasing. When Susan would kneel to pray, Joe would come silently and kneel beside her and pray for his mother to be healed of cancer. 
 
 One morning, I was home vacuuming when I had a sudden urge to go to their house.  There was a time when I would have finished what I was doing, but I don't do that anymore....so, I stopped cleaning, locked the doors and went.  When I arrived at their house, I went to the back door and our other daughter, Lisa, was there.  She told me that she was home and she just decided to come over and help out with the cleaning.  She told me that I was just in time....some ladies were in the living room....some strangers.....others, friends of friends.  They had come for a healing service. We went in where they were.  Susan and her husband, Mark, were there.  They introduced me around and everyone there had a story to tell....healings of a husband, a friend, a child, themselves. 
 
 After the prayer service, they told us about a healing service held one week a month a church on Hwy 280.  Maraletha, my sister-in-law who is more like a sister, also went.  

That night, when we stood upfront and witnessed the awesome power of the Holy Spirit touch our daughter and heal her, I knew that all our lives were forever changed.....from that day forward, we walk in faith.....after that, tests showed the ribs, neck, vertebrae, clear.....she goes once a month for bone marrow treatment for her hip......she is the picture of health --  she grabs every opportunity to tell all who listen what God has done for her and all of her family...... we truly are forever changed....

God is good His mercy is everlasting and his truth endures forever......and we should never forget that God hears the prayers of His people.....and answers them in His way and in His time.  Joe has it all figured out----it's called Faith and Trust in God's holy word.     

 Luke 17:6  

And the Lord said, "If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamore tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you."