Healing for the family of a Christian.

Peter's mother-in-law was not an apostle and perhaps not even a believer. But the Lord healed her because she was Peter's relative.

Salvation, including physical and emotional healing, extends to the household of the believer. God's redemption has provided "a lamb for a house."

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:31)

Lot was dragged from the city of destruction because he was Abraham's nephew.

One believer in a household brings holiness to the entire family.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. (I Corinthians 7:14)

Let us continue to pray for each member of our family that he or she may be healed spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally. God will hear our prayers for them and God will answer. It may take a while for the answer to come so let us hold fast in confidence before the Lord. He is faithful who has made the promises.

Many of us have severe needs in our own family and it is good to know the Lord will fulfill His Word and grant healing and deliverance if we continue to pray and trust in the Lord's Word.

Healing for an individual who is not a Christian but who comes to the Lord's people for help.

Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. (Matthew 15:28)

The Canaanite woman implored the Lord to heal her daughter. The Lord Jesus, after reminding her that healing was for Israel, was so moved by her faith He healed her daughter. There always is deliverance in Mount Zion, and the unsaved person who comes to Jesus for physical healing, or who asks the members of a Christian church to pray for him, may very well have his prayers answered!

The noneligible condition.

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. (Matthew 7:6)

Many Christian institutions are stressing today that the churches are to go out into the world and bring healing to the peoples of the nations. In some instances there is a conviction that Christians should become involved in the secular governments until they are able to force Christian values on unsaved people.

We do not see such a policy in the Scriptures. There is no Scripture to our knowledge that directs us to give the things of God to the world or to try to heal or correct the world. It is our role, rather, to bear a true witness of God. This we have not done. Instead we are seeking to either heal the unsaved people or else force them to live according to our standards.

To be continued.