In Matthew chapter 8, it is written by The Holy Spirit:
5 When Jesus entered the village of Capernaum, a captain in the Roman army approached him, asking for a miracle. 6 “Lord,” he said, “I have a son who is lying in my home, paralyzed and suffering terribly.”
7 Jesus responded, “I will go with you and heal him.”
8–9 But the Roman officer interjected, “Lord, who am I to have you come into my house? I understand your authority, for I too am a man who walks under authority and have authority over soldiers who serve under me. I can tell one to go and he’ll go, and another to come and he’ll come. I order my servants and they’ll do whatever I ask. So I know that all you need to do is to stand here and command healing over my son and he will be instantly healed.”
10 Jesus was astonished when he heard this and said to those who were following him, “He has greater faith than anyone I’ve encountered in Israel! 11 Listen to what I am about to tell you. Multitudes of non-Jewish people will stream from the east and the west, to enter into the banqueting feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Heavenly Kingdom. 12 But many Israelites, born to be heirs of the Kingdom, will be turned away and banished into the darkness where there will be bitter weeping and unbearable anguish.”
13 Then Jesus turned to the Roman officer and said, “Go home. All that you have believed for will be done for you!” And his son was healed at that very moment.
We are also meant to walk in great faith. When Jesus spoke the Word, manifestation came forth immediately. He did not have to go to the son and lay hands on him. Spiritual power transcends space and time.
Faith is equated with authority. The officer understood authority because he and all his soldiers responded to authority without delay or question. We are to walk in the same manner when The Holy Spirit directs us to say or do something. This is being led by The Holy Spirit.
I have made the mistake in the past of failing to immediately act on what The Holy Spirit was directing me to do. I lost money in an investment because I did not immediately respond to The Holy Spirit and pull my money out of the investment.
When we delay, we are responding in a soulish fashion stating that we can do things on our own and our decisions are superior to that of The Holy Spirit. That may sound harsh to some, but that is the reality. A few months later and after not immediately responding to the directive of The Holy Spirit, I received a letter from the FBI notifying of my investment loss. The investment manager had stolen everyone’s money in the fund.
If I have great faith, I don’t need to go to some meeting to have hands laid on me. Neither do I need to rely on some “spiritual formula” for healing. I simply need to trust FATHER to direct me by HIS Holy Spirit for my healing. It may be immediate or it may be over time. I may be directed to do a certain thing or eat a certain food. The mechanics matter not but I must simply obey The Holy Spirit. When I do, I am walking under FATHER’S FULL AUTHORITY and my responses testify and acknowledge HIS Authority in my life. This pleases HIM and HE will expand my ministry to others based on my submitting to HIS Authority.
Those who are willing to walk under the full direction of The Holy Spirit are being separated for FATHER’S work during The Great Awakening. Others will simply observe from a distance and be saddened by their failure to mature. Let us respond immediately to the authority of The Holy Spirit and bring forth HIS Kingdom by our words and actions.