Some time ago, one of our church members developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) while on a flight to Israel. As she was disembarking from the plane, she collapsed. She was rushed to the hospital. But on the way there, her heart stopped beating. Apparently, the blood clot in her leg had gone to her heart, causing it to stop beating. The doctors managed to revive her heart after a few attempts, but she remained unconscious.
When I arrived at the hospital with some of my church leaders a few days later, I was told that her condition had worsened. She was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). My leaders and I decided to partake of the Holy Communion in the ICU, proclaiming that Jesus had borne all her diseases, including DVT, and that His blood had already redeemed her from all curses, including diseases and death.
The next day, she regained consciousness! Her recovery was so supernatural that after a week of observation, she was discharged and was soon touring Israel with the next tour group that arrived there.
In another case, a church member’s elderly mother underwent a series of operations and her condition deteriorated to the point where the doctor told the family to prepare for the worst. The family took Holy Communion in the ICU. They even put a small crumb in their mother’s mouth and poured a little grape juice in. On the third day, something miraculous happened—their mother regained consciousness, got well and was discharged not too long after!
You see, each time you eat the bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death for you. You discern that the Lord’s body was broken so that your body can be whole. You discern that His healthy body has borne your diseases and pains, so that your body can be well. So when you eat the bread, you say that by His stripes you are healed. And when you drink the cup, you are drinking the life of Jesus which is in His blood.
Beloved, the life of Jesus is pain-free, disease-free and poverty-free. It attracts the favor and blessings of God. And because you have that life in you, it causes good things to happen to you!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
Does taking communion miraculously heal people? The word to ponder on here is, discernment. The bible talks a lot about discernment and as we grow in our trust in the Lord, discernment plays a major role in our life. Discernment means to 'judge well'. When you see a certain situation, what do you really see? Do you see just the obvious or do you see the potential and the miraculous? God is moving in every situation, do you see it? You need discernment and that usually comes from the Holy Spirit. Jesus sent His own Holy Spirit to His believers when they believed that He was God's Son sent to redeem them. The Holy Spirit is our proof that Jesus loves us and that He really does what He says He does. When you read about the life of Jesus while He was here on earth, you see His ways. His ways haven't changed since then. He never changes, and His Holy Spirit will prove that to you again and again. Healing, happiness, joy and a sense of completeness comes from learning to let the Holy Spirit lead you in your everyday life. Today ask your loving Father in heaven to give you the ability to allow His Holy Spirit to lead you in all discernment. And ask that He gives to you the knowledge of the things of heaven. The word is discernment.
