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As we walk in Holiness, we should expect not only to heal the sick, but also to raise the dead IN HIS NAME!

It was not that long ago that Peter had denied Christ three times.  After Jesus rose from the dead, ministered to the disciples for forty days, and sent forth The Holy Spirit, Peter was a transformed man who walked in Holiness.  His blunders show us that no matter what our past is, we too can walk in the same Holiness as Peter… as well as Paul!

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 9:

32 Now it came to pass, as Peter went through all parts of the country, that he also came down to the saints who dwelt in Lydda.

33 There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years and was paralyzed.

34 And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed.” Then he arose immediately.

35 So all who dwelt at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

The man’s physical body totally responded to the Name of Jesus Christ.  He had suffered for eight years and surely sought any and all means for healing by man.  None of those attempts produced any results.  Jesus the Anointed One immediately and divinely made him whole.  Peter himself took no credit. 

This miracle resulted in many turning to THE LORD. 

Peter instructed Aeneas to make his bed.  Aeneas would no longer lay in bed 24 hours a day.

36 At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did.

37 But it happened in those days that she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.

38 And since Lydda was near Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.

39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him to the upper room. And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the tunics and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

40 But Peter put them all out, and knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.

41 Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up; and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

42 And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord.

43 So it was that he stayed many days in Joppa with Simon, a tanner.

Peter prayed earnestly for Tabitha and her body responded with her physical life being restored to her.  He then presented her to the others.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 4:

3  But even if our Gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,

4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, Who is the Image of God, should shine on them. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.

6 For it is the God Who commanded light to shine out of darkness, Who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the Face of Jesus Christ.

7 But we have this Treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.

If you are mature in your walk of Holiness, you will in no way attempt to take credit for the healings and miracles of those for whom you pray.  You and I are bondservants, and all the glory is to be given to Jesus Christ.  We are simply His instruments here on earth.

As we walk in Holiness, demons will recognize our Spiritual authority and submit to the power and authority given to us by Jesus Himself!

Mark wrote by The Holy Spirit in Mark chapter 1:

16 And as Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

17 Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”

18 They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

19 When He had gone a little farther from there, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.

20 And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him.

21 Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught.

22 And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Those in attendance were astonished at His teaching.

23 Now there was a man in their synagogue demonized by an unclean spirit. And the demon cried out,

24 saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are-the Holy One of God!”

25 But Jesus rebuked him (the unclean spirit), saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him (the man)!”

26 And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him (the man) and cried out with a loud voice, he (the unclean spirit) came out of him (the man).

Jesus dealt with the unclean spirit, not the man.  How long do you suppose that the man had been attending the temple, yet nobody knew he had been demonized by an unclean spirit plaguing him?

27 Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”

As we walk in Holiness with power and authority, people will be amazed as well.

28 And immediately His fame spread throughout all the region around Galilee.

The disciples had no idea of Jesus’ power and authority when they began to follow Him.  Jesus’ ministry began with the casting out of demons.

What happened next?

32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demonized.

His fame spread throughout the city and people responded:

33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door.

34 Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

Jesus was able to discern the symptoms whether a person was sick or was demonized.  Jesus reaffirmed His power and authority for 3 ½ years.  After Jesus completed His resurrection, He appeared to the disciples and spoke in Mark chapter 16:

15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.

16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

17 And these signs will follow those who believe:

In My Name they will cast out demons;

they will speak with new tongues;

18 they will take up serpents;

and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them;

they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Jesus provided us with examples of our own ministry as we walk in Holiness.  We should expect no less that what Jesus commanded!

What will happen as we operate at this level of Holiness?  People will be amazed, they will spread the Word, and the whole city will gather together for ministry.  This is how you convert a city to Christ!  The physical follows the Spiritual.

When we are walking in Holiness, we only obey Our Heavenly Father, and we will be known as Sons and Daughters of GOD!

There are many believers who want to be known as “Sons or Daughters of GOD”, yet they have not committed themselves to walk in Holiness.

John wrote by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 1:

12 But as many as received Jesus, to them gave the right to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name

There is a difference between having the right versus manifesting sonship.

Paul made the further distinction when he wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:

14  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are Sons (and Daughters) of God.

As a believer, you have the potential to be included in this group.  The key to acceptance is being led by The Holy Spirit in all areas. 

This whole series is focused on moving those of us who are embracing this revelation into full qualification and manifestation as Sons and Daughters of GOD!

15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”

When you truly see the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY as your FATHER, you are moving toward maturity as an acceptable Son or Daughter.  You no longer refer to HIM as GOD, you now have an intimate relationship with HIM as FATHER.

16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are Children of God,

17 and if Children, then heirs-heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

The Holy Spirit will bear witness to our sonship.  The mere fact that you are embracing this series is an indication that The Holy Spirit is drawing you into this revelation.

18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the Sons of God.

20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope;

21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the Children of God.

22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.

23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

Creation is awaiting our full maturity.  We are to be the firstfruits company to be presented and accepted by FATHER WHO will in turn allow the full harvest to be completed.

28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who Love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

Let us not despise the testing and training we have all gone through as we move toward full maturity in Christ.

29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the Image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

FATHER predestined Paul to be conformed to the Image of Christ and HE intervened to correct Paul’s path in order to reveal his true calling.  FATHER has no problem in correcting our individual paths as well.  However, we do have the choice to be included once we have been chosen.  As for my wife and I, we choose Holiness leading to mature sonship.

As we walk in Holiness, we will be directed to those who are ready to receive The Word, supernaturally if necessary!

Philip’s ministry had a great impact on the city of Samaria.  People were healed and demons were cast out.  They saw the miracles he did.  This resulted in

an uncontainable joy filling the city!

This is the template of how one walking in Holiness can impact an entire city.

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 8:

26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert.

When we are walking in true Holiness, angels are dispatched to us to give us instructions from Above.  There is no question of the next steps we are to take.  Philip responded to the angel’s instructions:

27 So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,

28 was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet.

29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.”

30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.

32 The place in the Scripture (Isaiah 53) which he read was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is silent, So He opened not His Mouth. 33 In His humiliation His justice was taken away, And who will declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth.”

34 So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?”

In order to minister at this level of Holiness, we must know Scripture and be able to preach and teach it to those who have little or no understanding.

35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.

36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?”

37 Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”

Faith came by hearing The Word of GOD and brought forth salvation to the Eunuch.

38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.

39 Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.

40 But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

This eunuch was a very influential man who oversaw the treasury of the dynasty of Ethiopian queens.  The impact of this encounter would be great among the Ethiopians.

After the encounter, Philip was harpazo’d to Azotus.  Walking in Holiness removes the restrictions of the natural laws.  You will become accustomed to operating in the supernatural so that the Kingdom of GOD will be established at an ever-increasing rate.

As we walk in Holiness, we should expect to identify and cast out demons, and in response, some will challenge the source of our power!

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Luke chapter 11:

14  And Jesus was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled.

15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

Jesus responded to their challenge.

16  Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from Heaven.

17 But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls.

18 If satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by beelzebub.

19 And if I cast out demons by beelzebub, by whom do your sons (exorcists) cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

20 But if I cast out demons with the Finger of God, surely the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace. 22 But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.

23 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

As we mature in Holiness, we should expect to do the same acts as Jesus did.  Philip is a perfect example of walking in Holiness.  He was not Philip the apostle, but Philip who was selected along with Stephen to serve the people.

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 6:

3 Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and Wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business;

4 but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch,

6 whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them.

After the persecution of Stephen, the church scattered but the apostles remained in Jerusalem.  Philip was one of those who left Jerusalem and went to Samaria:

In Acts chapter 8:

4  Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the Word.

5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.

6 And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

7 For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

8 And there was great joy in that city.

Both Stephen and Philip operated in the same power and authority as Jesus.  Neither were of the original disciples.  We should not underestimate the ability of The Holy Spirit to operate in us in the same power and authority as these two men.  It is vital for us to embrace the ministry of The Holy Spirit Who resides in us and awaits the change and maturity in our mindset.  We are to be fully led by The Holy Spirit rather than our mind.

We should not be timid when power and authority are manifested in our individual walks.  Yes, we can expect challenges from those who are submitted to the adversary.  We are not to be moved by their false accusations.