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God's
Medicine
by Kenneth E Hagin
Contents
1 ;o"<s Me"icine/
( 7irections :or &a8ing9
, ;o"<s Me"icine- &o Be Applie" 3ro6 the
Heart(9
0 Me"ication 3or Me"itation,7
A %inner<s #rayer to Recei!e =esus as
%a!ior07
Chapter 1
1 GOD'S MEDICINE
My son, attend to my words;
incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Let them not depart from thine
eyes; keep them in the midst of thine
heart.
For they are life unto those that
find them, and health to all their
flesh.
#ro!erbs 0-()'((
&he 6argin o: a goo" re:erence Bible
ren"ers that last phrase, "...and medicine to
all their flesh." ;o" is intereste" in healing us
i: 5e are sic8 He is also intereste" in
8eeping us 5ell 3or our healing an" :or our
health, He has 6a"e pro!ision>God's
Medicine.
?hat are those pro!isions@ ?hat are
our rights@ ?hat actually belongs to us
5hen it co6es to physical healing an"
/
health@ Ho5 can 5e ascertain e2actly 5hat
5as secure" to us@
&here<s only one 5ay By a constant,
careful, diligent, reverent, prayerful stu"y o:
;o"<s ?or"
I 5as born sic8 +e!er ha" a nor6al
chil"hoo" +e!er ran an" playe" li8e other
chil"ren +e!er ha" a goo" night<s sleep
+e!er ha" a 5ell "ay until I 5as 17 years
ol" As a little chil", an" then as a teenager,
I<" sit an" loo8 aroun" al6ost 5ith 6y
6outh open an" 6y eyes bugge" at things
nor6al chil"ren coul" "o &he greatest
consu6ing "esire o: 6y heart 5as to be
5ell
At the age o: 1/, I beca6e totally
be":ast It 5as on this be" o: sic8ness 5here
I lay 1* 6onths that I 8ne5 i: there 5ere
any help :or 6e it ha" to be in the Bible It
ha" to be 5ith ;o" It coul"n<t be :ro6
any5here else 3or 6e"ical science ha"
turne" its :ace a5ay an" sai" nothing coul"
be "one I ha" to co6e "o5n to the brin8 o:
the gra!e be:ore I<" "o 5hat I<6 urging you
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to "o>co6e to ;o"<s ?or" in a constant,
care:ul, "iligent, re!erent, prayer:ul 6anner
an" :in" out 5hat ;o"<s ?or" has to say on
this subAect
I al6ost 5aite" too late I: I<" ha"
so6ething Buic8ly acute I guess I 5oul"
ha!e been carrie" out into eternity But
because 5ith 6y con"ition I lingere", I ha"
ti6e to "o a little stu"ying 3or it 5asn<t
Aust o!ernight that I :oun" 5hat ;o" ha" to
say on the subAect
7o you 8no5 5hy@ %o6eti6es 5e ha!e
to unlearn things be:ore 5e can learn the
right things 1ur 6in"s ha!e been clou"e"
up an" :ille" up 5ith a lot o: things 5hich
are not really so
E!ery ti6e I<" get a goo" pro6ise :ro6
;o"<s ?or", the "e!il 5oul" be right there
to tell 6e, C&hat Aust belongs to the =e5sC
1r, C&hat<s not :or people no5a"aysC
I "i"n<t 8no5 i: it 5as or not I<" ha!e to
loo8 a long ti6e :or a %cripture 5hich
pro!e" to 6y o5n satis:action that it
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belonge" to 6e %uch as, our te2t- My Son,
attend to my words.... ;o"<s ?or" "oesn<t Aust
belong to the =e5s &han8 ;o", it belongs to
all o: His people
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Chapter 2
2 DIRECTIONS FOR TAKING
%uppose you go to the "octor an" get a
prescription 5hich says- &a8e t5o capsules,
three ti6es a "ay, be:ore 6eals I: you
e2pect that prescription to 5or8 :or you, you
e2pect to ta8e it accor"ing to "irections
7i" you 8no5 ;o" gi!es "irections :or
ta8ing His prescription@
He prescribes His ?or" :or our health
Because He says, CMy 5or"s are life unto
those that :in" the6, an" 6y 5or"s are
health, or medicine, to all their :leshC
D#ro!erbs 0-()'((E
But 6e"icine, e!en in the natural, 5on<t
"o you any goo" unless you ta8e it Fou
coul" go to a "octor &he "octor coul"
prescribe 6e"icine An" you coul" go ho6e
an" set that 6e"icine on the chest o:
"ra5ers 1r e!en on the table right at your
be"si"e An" you coul" still gro5 stea"ily
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5orse Fou coul" call the "octor an" say, CI
"on<t un"erstan" it I got this prescription
:ille" I pai" 6oney :or it But I<6 getting
5orseC
&he "octor 6ight as8, CAre you ta8ing it
accor"ing to "irections@C
C?ell, no But I<!e got it right here in
the bottle at 6y be"si"eC
It 5on<t 5or8 Aust because it<s in the
bottle Fou<!e got to get it in youG
An" ;o"<s Me"icine 5on<t 5or8 Aust
because you ha!e it on a table by your be"
;o"<s ?or" 5on<t 5or8 Aust because you
ha!e a Bible lying on the chest o: "ra5ers
It 5on<t e!en 5or8 Aust because you rea" it
It 5on<t 5or8 Aust because you 6e6oriHe a
:e5 %criptures It 5on<t 5or8 Aust because
you say, CI belie!e the Bible<s soC It 5on<t
5or8 Aust because you say, CI belie!e in the
!erbal inspiration o: the ?or" o: ;o"C
But it 5ill 5or8 i: you<ll get it "o5n on
the insi"e o: youG Into your heartG &he 5ay
you "o that is not by Aust rea"ing it an"
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:orgetting it But by 6e"itating upon it By
thin8ing upon it By :ee"ing upon it $ntil it
beco6es a part o: your in5ar" 6an
;o"<s Me"icine is His ?or">an" here
are His "irections :or ta8ing it
1. My Son, attend to my words....
?hat "oes He 6ean Catten"C to 6y
5or"s@
I: I 5ere to see a :rien" "o5nto5n I
6ight call to hi6 as he hurries along the
street, C?ait a 6inuteG I 5ant to tal8 to
youC
C1h no, Brother Hagin,C he 6ight say, CI
can<t tal8 no5 I ha!e an appoint6ent "o5n
the street an" I<6 alrea"y ten 6inutes late
I 6ust atten" to this businessC
He "oesn<t 6ean to slight 6e He<s not
angry 5ith 6e He li8es 6e He<" li8e to
tal8 5ith 6e an" :ello5ship 5ith 6e But
there<s so6ething else he has to put :irst
&here<s so6ething else he 6ust gi!e his
un"i!i"e" attention unto
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7r Iilian B Feo6an<s, a 6e"ical "octor
5ho recei!e" "i!ine healing :or hersel: an"
then "e!ote" her li:e to 6inistering an"
teaching this subAect, 5oul" teach 5hat she
calle" Chealing classesC in the "ayti6e
"uring her re!i!al 6eetings %he 5rote in
one o: her boo8s to this e::ect, CI al6ost
beco6e angry so6eti6es 3or 5hen 5e<re
stu"ying the ?or" o: ;o" on such an
i6portant subAect as healing :or the bo"y,
you can tell people are not paying a bit o:
attention to it &hey<ll thu6b through the
songboo8 %tare o:: into space Ioo8 out the
5in"o5 Che5 gu6 An" then those sa6e
people 5ant you to pray the prayer o: :aith
:or the6 Fet they "on<t 5ant to "o anything
the6sel!esC
;o" 5ants His chil"ren to gro5
spiritually An" He has pro!i"e" the 6eans
5hereby 5e can gro5 &he Holy %pirit,
through #eter sai", "s new!orn !a!es, desire
the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow
there!y" D1 #eter (-(E
I belie!e that ;o" 5ants each o: His
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chil"ren to gro5 spiritually, to "e!elop a
prayer li:e, to "e!elop a :aith li:e, until he
can stan" on his o5n t5o :eet $ntil he is no
longer a spiritual babe 5ho has to "epen"
on so6ebo"y else to "o his praying :or hi6,
so6ebo"y else to e2ercise :aith :or hi6,
so6ebo"y else to get his healing :or hi6
I 5oul" be concerne" i: I "i"n<t 8no5
6ore about praying an" ha!e 6ore :aith
than I "i" ,) years ago In this "ay in 5hich
5e li!e I 5oul" beco6e :ear:ul +ot 8no5ing
5hat 6ight happen to 6e But, than8 ;o",
5e can 5al8 5ith ;o" ?e can 5al8 5ith
His ?or" His ?or" can be 6ore real to us
to"ay than it 5as last year ?e can learn
ho5 to pray until our prayers can be 6ore
e::ecti!e this year than they 5ere last year
1ur :aith can be greater this year than it
5as last year An" ;o" can be 6ore real to
us to"ay than He 5as last year He 5ill be i:
5e "o 5hat He sai" My son, attend to my
"ords....
"Man shall not live !y !read alone,"
=esus sai", "!ut !y every word that
1,
proceedeth out of the mouth of God"
DMatthe5 0-0E
;o" sai", CAtten" to 6y ?or"sC &hat
6eans, C#ut 6y ?or"s :irstC &hat 6eans,
C;i!e 6y ?or"s your un"i!i"e" attentionC
&hat 6eans, C1ther things out>6y ?or"
inC
2. Incline thine ear unto my
sayings...
C1pen your ears,C ;o" sai", Cto 6y
sayingsC 1pen your ears to ;o"<s ?or"
Incline your ear to 5hat@ #o my sayings....
1pen your ears to 5hat ;o" has to say
CBut I Aust "on<t un"erstan" it,C
so6ebo"y says
;o" "oesn<t as8 us to un"erstan" His
?or" All He as8s us to "o is belie!e it I
"on<t un"erstan" ho5 a lot o: things 5or8
But than8 ;o" they "o An" they 5or8
because 5e belie!e
Fou coul"n<t gi!e an e2planation :ro6
the natural !ie5point o: Aust ho5 the ne5
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birth 5or8s An" Aust ho5 that because o:
belie!ing on the Ior" =esus Christ an"
recei!ing Hi6 as your %a!iour, an"
con:essing Hi6 as your Ior" you 5ere born'
again An" Aust ho5 the %pirit bears 5itness
5ith your spirit that you<re a chil" o: ;o"
But than8 ;o" you 8no5 it
Fou coul"n<t e2plain the 5or8ings o:
Aust ho5 a person is :ille" 5ith the Holy
%pirit an" spea8s 5ith other tongues But
than8 ;o" it<s so
?ell, I can<t tell a person Aust ho5
"i!ine healing 5or8s But I 8no5 5hat
6a8es it 5or8 It<s :aithG 3aith 6a8es it
5or8
&hat<s the reason ;o" sai", C#ut 6y
?or" :irst Atten" to 6y ?or"s Incline
your ear to 6y ?or"C 3or "...faith cometh !y
hearing, and hearing !y the word of God" DRo6ans
1)-17EG
?hen the ?or" gains entrance into
your heart, into your spirit, :aith 5ill be
there auto6atically Fou 5on<t ha!e to see8
1/
Fou 5on<t ha!e to search &here 5ill be no
e::ort on your part 3aith 5ill co6e
unconsciously into your spirit as you :ee"
upon an" accept His ?or"s
An" :aith is the clue It<s the secret It
5as the secret in the healings =esus
per:or6e" 5hen He 5as upon the earth
He sai" to the centurion, "Go thy way; and
at thou hast believed, so !e it done unto thee"
DMatthe5 .-1,E An" in the sel:sa6e hour
his ser!ant 5as heale"
?hen the 5o6an 5ith the issue o: bloo"
touche" His gar6ent, =esus sai", C$aughter,
thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace,
and !e whole of thy plague" DMar8 /-,0E
=airus ca6e on behal: o: his little
"aughter 5ho 5as lying at ho6e at the
point o: "eath He besought =esus saying,
"%ome and lay thy hands on her that she may
!e healed; and she shall live" DMar8 /-(,E
But as =esus starte" to5ar" his house the
5o6an 5ith the issue o: bloo" ca6e an"
touche" His gar6ent an" 5as heale" An"
=esus 5as "etaine" %o6e in"i!i"uals :ro6
1*
=airus< house ca6e then an" sai", C7on<t
trouble the Master any6ore Four "aughter
is "ea"C
?hat coul" be 6ore hopeless@ It<s all
o!er
But =esus turne" to hi6 an" sai", "&e
not afraid, only believe" DMar8 /-,*E 3ear not
>only belie!eG
=esus 6a"e His 5ay to that house an"
that little 6ai" 5as raise" up an" heale"
&5o blin" 6en :ollo5e" Hi6 :ro6
=airus< house, crying, an" saying, "#hou son
of $avid, have mercy on us." =esus sai" to
the6, "Believe ye that ' am a!le to do this("
DMatthe5 9-(.E &hey sai", ")ea, Lord."
&hen He touche" their eyes saying,
"According to your faith !e it unto you"
DMatthe5 9-(9E An" their eyes 5ere
opene"
3aith is 5hat 6a8es "i!ine healing
5or8 An" ;o" has tol" us e2actly ho5 :aith
co6es In Ro6ans 1)-17 He says, "*o then
faith cometh..." ?e 8no5 it co6es 3ro6
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5here "oes it co6e@ Ho5 "oes it co6e@
"...faith cometh !y hearing...." It "oesn<t co6e by
seeing It "oesn<t co6e by :eeling It co6es
by hearing Hearing 5hat@ "...and hearing !y
the word of God." It co6es by hearing the
?or" o: ;o"
+o 5on"er He sai", "'ncline thine ear
unto my sayings." &hat<s ho5 :aith co6esG
&hat<s ho5 :aith :or healing co6es Iet
6e repeat again that ((n" !erse o: #ro!erbs
0, "For they D6y 5or"sE are life unto those
that find them, and health Dor 6e"icineE to
all their flesh."
I ne!er coul" :igure out 5hy Christians,
especially %pirit':ille" Christians, i: they "o
get sic8>an" they "o>5oul"n<t ta8e ti6e
to :in" out 5hat ;o" has to say about it 1r
5oul"n<t listen to 5hat ;o" says Instea" o:
opening their ears to 5hat ;o" has to say,
they<ll listen to 5hat e!erybo"y else has to
say
#eople can be right in their hearts an"
5rong in their hea"s I "on<t 6ean it
1.
5rongly, but I learne" long ago that unless
people are going to gi!e you the ?or" o: ;o"
on a subAect, you can<t listen to 5hat they
say>e!en preachers. ;oo" 6en so6eti6es
gi!e you natra! a"!ice 5hich 5oul" cause
you to 6iss it spiritually
;o" sai", "'ncline thine ear unto M)
sayings." I: you<re going to listen to ;o", you
so6eti6es ha!e to shut out other things
?e ha!e to listen to 5hat ;o" says in
His ?or" to enAoy the blessings o: His
?or" ?e ha!e to listen to 5hat ;o" says
along any line to enAoy the blessing ;o" has
:or us Incline thine ear Iisten to 5hat
;o" has to say
7oes He ha!e anything to say about
sic8ness@ Much Here is a sa6pling an" in
Chapter 3our you<ll :in" 6ore
His ?or" says, "...+imself took our
infirmities, and !are our sicknesses"
DMatthe5 .-17E
His ?or" says, ""ho his own self !are
our sins in his own !ody on the tree, that we,
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!eing dead to sins, should live unto
righteousness, !y whose stripes ye were
healed" DI #eter (-(0E
His ?or" says, "+ow God anointed
-esus of .a/areth with the +oly Ghost and
with power, who went a!out doing good,
and healing all that were oppressed of the
devil...." DActs 1)-,.E
He calls sic8ness %atanic oppression
, et them "#$ %ords& not de!art from
thine eyes....
Here He tells us to loo8 as 5ell as listen
?hat "oes He say to listen to@ My ?or"s
?hat "oes He say to loo8 to@ My ?or"s
&his has to "o 5ith healing because He
tal8s about li:e, an" health, an" 6e"icine in
the ne2t !erse %o>get the 5or"s on
healing ;et the 5or"s on health ;et ;o"<s
?or" an" loo8 at it 7on<t let it "epart :ro6
be:ore your eyes 7on<t loo8 at anything
else =ust loo8 at that ?or"
An" that ?or" says, "!y whose stripes ye
were healed." #ast tense Fe 5ere &hen, i:
()
that ?or" "oesn<t "epart :ro6 be:ore your
eyes, you<re boun" to see yoursel: 5ell
Fou<re boun" to see yoursel: 5ith 5hat ;o"
says belongs to you, i: that ?or" "oesn<t
"epart :ro6 be:ore your eyes
I: you see yoursel: sic8 I: you see
yoursel: unheale" I: you see yoursel:
getting 5orse &hat ?or" has "eparte" :ro6
be:ore your eyes Fou<re loo8ing at
so6ething else Fou<re seeing yoursel: 5ith
so6ething else
+o one tol" 6e I ha" no teaching on the
subAect But it<s a6aHing ho5 the Holy
%pirit, as your teacher, 5ill lea" you in line
5ith the ?or" He<s the author o: it An" I
"i"n<t realiHe until a:ter5ar" that the Holy
%pirit coul" lea" 6e It 5as unconscious
"irection But I re6e6ber 5hat 5as the
turning point in 6y o5n case o: recei!ing
healing :or 6y bo"y I 5as be":ast :or a
total o: 1* 6onths &his happene" in the
6onth o: March, the 1(th 6onth
3or the prece"ing 11 6onths I sa5
6ysel: "ea" 1h, I 5ent through it a
(1
thousan" ti6es #robably ten thousan"
?hen you<re be":ast (0 hours a "ay 5ith
nothing to "o e2cept to li!e 5ith your
physical sy6pto6s an" trouble, you can
thin8 a lot I sa5 6ysel: getting 5orse I
sa5 6ysel: "ying In the nightti6e, 5hen
all the lights 5ere out, 5hen e!erybo"y 5as
asleep, an" I 5as le:t alone 5ith 6y
thoughts, 6any a ti6e, night a:ter night, I
sa5 6ysel: "ea"
I sa5 6y bo"y I sa5 the un"erta8er
co6e an" ta8e it to the :uneral ho6e I sa5
the6 prepare it :or burial I sa5 the6 put it
in a cas8et I sa5 the6 bring it bac8 out to
the house an" set it in the li!ing roo6 I
sa5 the :a6ily gather aroun" I hear" their
cries an" sa5 their tears I sa5 the6 go to
the church I sa5 the6 roll the cas8et "o5n
the aisle I sa5 the preacher stan" be:ore
the pulpit I hear" his ser6on I hear" the
songs I sa5 the6 go aroun" the last ti6e
an" loo8 in the cas8et I ca6e along 5ith
the6 an" loo8e" too>it 5as 6e I sa5 6y
:ace Col" an" 5hite I sa5 6ysel: "ea"
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I sa5 the6 roll the cas8et up the aisle I
sa5 the pallbearers put it in the hearse I
sa5 the6 co6e "o5n ol" High5ay 7/ an"
turn o:: into the ol" 3orrest ;ro!e
Ce6etery I coul" see the ne5ly "ug gra!e I
sa5 the6 co6e "o5n to the :a6ily burial
plot I sa5 the6 set the cas8et there, put
:lo5ers aroun" it, an" ha!e a :inal
gra!esi"e rite I sa5 the :rien"s lea!e, the
:a6ily lea!e, get in their cars, an" go ho6e
I sa5 the cas8et lo5ere" into the bo2, a li"
put on it I hear" the clo"s as they :ell on
the li" I sa5 the6 :ill it :ull o: "irt Moun"
it up Iay the :lo5ers out on it I sa5 those
:lo5ers 5ither an" "ie till they 5ere all
gone I sa5 that gra!e In that ol" ce6etery
I sa5 6ysel: "ea"
I sa5 the lea!es on the trees :inally
5ither an" "ie $ntil the trees stoo" bare I
sa5 the rain an" col" an" e!en the sno5 o:
5inter co6e I sa5 spring co6e I hear" the
bir"s sing I sa5 the su66erti6e sun
beating "o5n upon that gra!e I sa5 6ysel:
"ea"
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But so6e5hereG An" I can re6e6ber,
it 5as a:ter I rea" this portion o: %cripture
Let them not depart from !efore thine eyes.
%o6eho5 I 8ne5 it 5oul" 5or8 I "i"n<t
un"erstan" it I<" ne!er hear" it preache" I
5as Aust a boy o: 1* But I 8ne5 it 5as
;o"<s ?or" I 8ne5 He sai", CMy ?or"s are
6e"icineC I 8ne5 He sai", "'t's health to all
their flesh." &hat 6eant :ro6 the top o: 6y
hea" to the sole o: 6y :ootG I also 8ne5 :i!e
"octors sai" they coul"n<t "o a thing, that I
ha" to "ie But>I began to see 6ysel: 5ellG
?hen so6e o: those heart attac8s 5oul"
co6e then, an" I<" see6 to get 5orse, I<"
laugh =ust laughG Right in the :ace o: the6G
I<" see 6ysel: 5ellG
I as8e" 6ysel: the Buestion, C?hat
5oul" I be "oing i: I 5ere up@C
I ans5ere", CI<" be preachingC
%o I sai", C;i!e 6e a pencil an" paperC
An" I starte" 5or8ing up so6e ser6ons I
only preache" one o: the6 &hey 5ere
unpreachable But e!entually I ha" a 5hole
(0
bo2 o: the6 I sa5 6ysel: 5ell
Can you see 5hat I<6 tal8ing about@
7on<t let His ?or"s "epart :ro6 be:ore your
eyes
?hy@
#hey are life0... #hey are life0...
0 "ee! them in the midst of thine heart.
&hat 6eans in the !ery core o: your
being In your spirit In your inner 6an
&he #sal6ist sai", "#hy "ord have ' hid in
mine heart, that ' might not sin against
thee" D119-11E In Chapter &hree I<ll gi!e you
an e2a6ple o: ho5 to "o this
+o5>5hat are the results@ &han8 ;o",
;o"<s ?or" pro"uces results ?hat are the
results o: :ollo5ing these "irections@
The Res!ts' #or they are life unto
those that find them $my words%, and
health to all their flesh.
I belie!e itG As a Baptist boy on the be"
o: sic8ness I 5rote in re" in8 on the :lylea:
o: 6y Bible- My motto1#he &i!le says it. '
(/
!elieve it. nd that settles it.
&o 6e, 5hen I rea" the Bible, it<s ;o"<s
?or" I belie!e it &hat settles it An" that<s
the en" o: it &here<s no use in "iscussing it
Because the Bible says so, His ?or"s are
health &hey are 6e"icine &o all their :lesh
%o6eone as8e", CBrother Hagin, are you
e!er sic8@C
C+oC
C?ell, yeah,C he sai", Cbut you 8no5
5hat I 6eanC An" this 6an 5as a 3ull
;ospel preacher, a %pirit':ille" preacher
praying :or the sic8G He sai", CI<ll tell you
5hat I ta8e I<!e :oun" it helps 6e so 6uchC
An" he ga!e 6e a long rig6arole o: all he
5as ta8ing>to 8eep hi6 going>so he coul"
preach "i!ine healing &hen he as8e",
C?hat "o you ta8e@C
I sai", CI ta8e 5hat I preachC I: it
"oesn<t 5or8 :or 6e, I "on<t 8no5 ho5 in the
5orl" it 5oul" 5or8 :or anybo"y else
CFes, but "o you e!er :eel Aust a little
"raggy@C
(*
C+ot o:ten,C I sai"
C?ell, i: you "o :eel a little un"er the
5eather, 5hat "o you "o@C
I sai", CI Aust "ouble up on the 6e"icine
I Aust "ouble the "ose I "ouble up on 6y
Bible rea"ing An" it 5or8s 5on"ersGC
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Chapter 3
3 GOD'S MEDICINE' TO (E
A))*IED FROM THE HEART
;o"<s Me"icine, li8e all His pro!isions>
sal!ation :or instance>is to be belie!e" an"
applie" :ro6 the heart, the spirit
?hat o:ten happens though is this
#eople rea" certain pro6ises, perhaps they
can e!en Buote the6, an" they en"ea!or to
act upon the6 5ithout really getting the6
into their spirits It<s 6ore in their hea"s
than in their hearts
I al5ays "o it this 5ay I "on<t pray
about so6e things Aust right a5ay 3or
e2a6ple, in March o: 19/( I 5as in a
6eeting in &e2as City, &e2as #at, our
"aughter, 5as a little girl at the ti6e %he
ha" "e!elope" a gro5th, not a sty, but a
gro5th o: so6e 8in" near her eye Be:ore I
le:t ho6e to tra!el to the &e2as City
6eeting I ha" lai" han"s on her an" praye"
(9
But 5hen 6y 5i:e 5rote 6e on Mon"ay, the
gro5th 5as still there
%he 5rote, C#at 5ants to 8no5 5hat to
tell the nurse 5hen she co6es aroun" to
chec8 ne2t Mon"ayC
1nce a 6onth a nurse ca6e aroun" to
the gra"e schools an" chec8e" their eyes
an" ears, etc #at 8ne5 that 5hen the nurse
:oun" that 8not she 5oul" as8 i: 5e<" ta8en
her to a "octor An" 5e ha"n<t %o all #at
5ante" to 8no5 5as, C?hat a6 I going to
tell the nurse@C
I recei!e" the letter on &ues"ay an" I
8ne5 I ha" a little ti6e be:ore I ha" to
ans5er her I pushe" it out o: 6y 6in" until
a:ter the e!ening ser!ice so 6y attention
5oul"n<t be "i!i"e"
&hat night a:ter the ser!ice I returne"
to 6y hotel, listene" to the ne5s :ro6 1)-))
to 1)-1/, turne" o:: the ra"io, an" at 1)-1/ I
pic8e" up 6y Bible an" sai" to 6ysel:, ''m
going to read the &i!le for an hour on the
su!2ect of healing.
,)
I "aresay I coul" ha!e Buote" 9)J o: all
the !erses in the Bible on the subAect o:
healing &hey 5ere all 6ar8e" in 6y Bible
But I starte" 5ith the Boo8 o: ;enesis an"
rea" these !erses>!ery slo5ly>right on
"o5n through the +e5 &esta6ent
At 11-1/ I close" 6y Bible, turne" o::
the light, an" sai", ''m going to lie here an
hour and meditate on these *criptures.
1r Roy Hic8s points out that one
6eaning o: the 5or" C6e"itateC in the 1l"
&esta6ent is Cto 6utterC &hat<s 5hat I "i"
&here in the nightti6e in be" I 6uttere"
those %criptures to 6ysel:
At 1(-1/ I sai" to 6ysel:, ''m going to
sleep for an hour, then ''m going to wake up
and meditate on these *criptures an hour.
#hen ''ll sleep an hour and wake up and
meditate an hour until morning.
An" I "i" that &he Holy %pirit "5ells in
your spirit Four bo"y nee"s rest an" sleep,
but really your spirit "oesn<t I ha!e an
alar6 on the insi"e o: 6e I Aust sai" to 6y
,1
spirit, ''m going to sleep an hour, an" in an
hour 6y spirit a5a8ene" 6e &hen I 5oul"
6e"itate on these %criptures on healing :or
an hour
?hat I nee"e" right then 5as healing
:or 6y "aughter &here 5as no use in 6y
6e"itating on anything else +o use in
thin8ing about %criptures that pro6ise
:inances &hat<s not 5hat I nee"e" right
then
I "i" that right on through the night
An" the ne2t night I "i" the sa6e thing
A:ter the ne5s I pic8e" up 6y Bible an"
rea" through the %criptures on "i!ine
healing slo5ly, 6e"itate" an hour, slept an
hour, 6e"itate" an hour, slept an hour,
right on through the secon" night
&hen on &hurs"ay a:ternoon I 5rote 6y
5i:e I sai", CIn the letter you 5rote 6e
Mon"ay you sai" #at 5ante" to 8no5 5hat
to tell the nurseC
DI "i"n<t tell her 5hat to tell the nurse
Fou see, I ha" ta8en the ?or" o: ;o" an"
,(
built it into 6y spirit An" I "i"n<t go on
5hat I 8ne5 about it in 6y hea"E
I 5rote, CFou tell #at that 7a""y sai"
she<s heale" An" I 8no5 in 6y heart that
she<s heale", Aust as 5ell as I 8no5 in 6y
hea" that t5o plus t5o is :our, an" three
ti6es three is nineC An" that<s all I 5rote
about it
DFou<!e got to 8no5 ;o"<s ?or" in your
spirit>that's real faith>Aust li8e you 8no5
other things in your hea"E
My 5i:e tol" 6e later that she got the
letter, rea" it, then put it asi"e till #at ca6e
in :ro6 school #at 5as outsi"e playing "olls
5hen 6y 5i:e re6e6bere" the letter an"
calle" her insi"e
C#at, 5e got a letter :ro6 7a""y an"
here<s 5hat he sai", )ou tell 3at that $addy
said she's healed. nd ' know in my heart
that she's healed, 2ust as well as ' know in
my head that two plus two is four, and three
times three is nine."
My 5i:e sai" #at stoo" there a 6inute
,,
as i: she 5ere thin8ing about it &hen she
sai", CI: 7a""y says so, it<s soC %he turne"
aroun" an" school'hoppe" outsi"e again to
play
By Mon"ay, the gro5th ha"
"isappeare" It 5as gone %he "i"n<t ha!e to
tell the nurse anything An" I ne!er "i"
ans5er that Buestion
Get the "ord of God1God's Medicine1
!uilt into your spirit.
A 5i:e 6ay 8no5 about coo8ing %he
6ay be able to sit "o5n to a table 5ith
nothing on it an" e2plain to her husban" all
about a "elicious recipe, e!ery ingre"ient in
it, an" Aust ho5 to prepare it But Aust
because she 8no5s all that 5on<t put
anything into his sto6ach =ust 8no5ing
that 5on<t put anything in her sto6ach
Fou ha!e to coo8 up the "ish you 8no5
ho5 to :i2, an" then you ha!e to eat it E!en
prepare" an" sitting on the table, your
tal8ing about it 5on<t "o anything :or you
&hat<s ho5 it is 5ith the Bible It<s right
,0
there>an" 5e tal8 about it ?e "iscuss the
%criptures An" 5e Buote the6 But it really
"oesn<t get in us It "oesn<t get "o5n into
our spirits li8e it shoul" &hat<s 5hy it
"oesn<t 5or8 :or us
&o 8eep your :aith strong>8eep :ee"ing
it Constantly :ee" along :aith lines I o:ten
tell :ol8s that Aust because I ate a &'bone
stea8 once "oesn<t 6ean I<6 going to say, CI
8no5 ho5 that tastes I<!e ha" one so I<6
ne!er going to eat another oneC +o I<ll eat
one e!ery chance I get Continual :ee"ing
an" e2ercise o: the bo"y 8eeps it strong
Continually :ee"ing the spirit 8eeps it
strong
I too8 so6ething :ro6 # C +elson
6any, 6any years ago He sai", CConstantly
:ee" along the line o: :aith an" healing
Constantly>5ith 5hate!er else you rea"C
E!ery "ay, as a usual thing, no 6atter
5hat else I<6 rea"ing, I<ll rea" so6ething
along the lines o: :aith an" healing I
constantly :ee" along this line
,/
+o5 so6ebo"y 6ight say, CI<6 Aust
going to belie!e it 5ill 5or8 It 5or8e" :or
Kenneth Hagin so it 5ill 5or8 :or 6eC
But i: they "on<t "o the sa6e thing I "i",
it 5on<t 5or8 :or the6 Because their :aith is
not being :e" =esus sai", CAccor"ing to your
:aith, be it unto youC
Ii8e 7a" +elson sai", C&he ti6e 5ill
co6e that you 5ill nee" :aith, either :or
yoursel:, or :or so6e 6e6ber o: your :a6ily
An" i: you ha!en<t 8ept your :aith strong,
you<ll be at a "isa"!antageC
Get the "ord of God1God's Medicine1
!uilt into your spirit0
,*
Chapter 4
4 MEDICATION FOR
MEDITATION
&ealing...in the Atonement
C%urely he hath borne our grie:s
Dliteral Hebre5 sic8nessesE, an"
carrie" our sorro5s DpainsE- yet 5e
"i" estee6 hi6 stric8en, s6itten o:
;o", an" a::licte"
But he 5as 5oun"e" :or our
transgressions, he 5as bruise" :or
our iniBuities- the chastise6ent o:
our peace 5as upon hi6K
an" 5ith his stripes 5e are
heale"C
Isaiah /,-0'/
Can" heheale" all that 5ere
sic8- &hat it 6ight be :ul:ille" 5hich
5as spo8en by Esaias DIsaiahE the
prophet, saying, Hi6sel: too8 our
,7
in:ir6ities, an" bare our
sic8nessesC
Matthe5 .-1*'17
C?ho his o5n sel: bare our sins
in his o5n bo"y on the tree, that 5e,
being "ea" to sins, shoul" li!e unto
righteousness- by 5hose stripes ye
5ere heale"C
I #eter (-(0
CChrist hath re"ee6e" us :ro6
the curse o: the la5, being 6a"e a
curse :or us- :or it is 5ritten, Curse"
is e!ery one that hangeth on a treeC
;alatians ,-1,
Accor"ing to 7euterono6y (.-1/'((, (7'
(9, ,/'*1 all sic8ness an" "isease is a curse
o: the la5 But, praise ;o", accor"ing to
;alatians ,-1,, Christ has re"ee6e" us
:ro6 the curse o: the la5G
&ealing...will of the #ather
C:or I a6 the I1R7 that
healeth theeC
,.
E2o"us 1/-(*
CAn" ye shall ser!e the Ior"
your ;o", an" he shall bless thy
brea", an" thy 5aterK an" I 5ill ta8e
sic8ness a5ay :ro6 the 6i"st o:
thee
&here shall nothing cast their
young, nor be barren, in thy lan"-
the nu6ber o: thy "ays I 5ill :ul:ilC
E2o"us (,-(/'(*
C3or the eyes o: the Ior" run to
an" :ro throughout the 5hole earth,
to she5 hi6sel: strong in the behal:
o: the6 5hose heart is per:ect
to5ar" hi6C
II Chronicles 1*-9
C&here shall no e!il be:all thee,
neither shall any plague co6e nigh
thy "5elling
?ith long li:e 5ill I satis:y
hi6, an" she5 hi6 6y sal!ationC
#sal6 91-1), 1*
,9
CBless the Ior", 1 6y soul, an"
:orget not all his bene:its- ?ho
:orgi!eth all thine iniBuitiesK 5ho
healeth all thy "iseasesC
#sal6 1),-(',
CHe sent his 5or", an" heale"
the6C
#sal6 1)7-()
C%o shall 6y 5or" be that goeth
:orth out o: 6y 6outh- it shall not
return unto 6e !oi", but it shall
acco6plish that 5hich I please, an"
it shall prosper in the thing 5hereto
I sent itC
Isaiah //-11
CI: ye then, being e!il DnaturalE,
8no5 ho5 to gi!e goo" gi:ts unto
your chil"ren, ho5 6uch 6ore shall
your 3ather 5hich is in hea!en gi!e
goo" things to the6 that as8 hi6@C
Matthe5 7-11
CE!ery goo" gi:t an" e!ery
0)
per:ect gi:t is :ro6 abo!e, an"
co6eth "o5n :ro6 the 3ather o:
lightsC
=a6es 1-17
CAn", behol", there ca6e a leper
an" 5orshippe" hi6, saying, Ior", i:
thou 5ilt, thou canst 6a8e 6e
clean
An" =esus put :orth his han",
an" touche" hi6, saying, I 5illK be
thou cleanC
Matthe5 .-(',
=esus sai" o: Hi6sel:, "' came not to do
my own will !ut the will of +im that sent
me" D=ohn *-,.E E!erything =esus "i" in
His earth 5al8 5as the 5ill o: the 3ather
He 5as the 5ill o: ;o" in action I: you 5ant
to 8no5 the 5ill o: the 3ather, loo8 at =esus
&ealing...'he (or)s of *esus
CHo5 ;o" anointe" =esus o:
+aHareth 5ith the Holy ;host an"
5ith po5er- 5ho 5ent about "oing
01
goo", an" healing all that 5ere
oppresse" o: the "e!ilKC
Acts 1)-,.
A :act to settle in your heart- Christ is
the HealerK %atan is the oppressor
C&he thie: co6eth not, but :or to
steal, an" to 8ill, an" to "estroy- I
a6 co6e that they 6ight ha!e li:e,
an" that they 6ight ha!e it 6ore
abun"antlyC
=ohn 1)-1)
CAn" =esus 5ent about all the
cities an" !illages, teaching an"
preachingan" healing e!ery
sic8ness an" e!ery "isease a6ong
the peopleC
Matthe5 9-,/
CAn" great 6ultitu"es ca6e
unto hi6, ha!ing 5ith the6 those
that 5ere la6e, blin", "u6b,
6ai6e", an" 6any others, an" cast
the6 "o5n at =esus< :eetK an" he
heale" the6-
0(
Inso6uch that the 6ultitu"e
5on"ere", 5hen they sa5 the "u6b
to spea8, the 6ai6e" to be 5hole,
the la6e to 5al8, an" the blin" to
see- an" they glori:ie" the ;o" o:
IsraelC
Matthe5 1*-,)',1
C=esus Christ the sa6e
yester"ay, an" to'"ay, an" :or e!erC
Hebre5s 1,-.
&ealing...Ministry of the +hurch
CLerily, !erily, I say unto you,
He that belie!eth on 6e, the 5or8s
that I "o shall he "o alsoK an"
greater 5or8s than these shall he
"oK because I go unto 6y 3atherC
=ohn 10-1(
CAn" he sai" unto the6, ;o ye
into all the 5orl", an" preach the
gospel to e!ery creature An" these
signs shall :ollo5 the6 that belie!eK
In 6y na6e shall they cast out
0,
"e!ils they shall lay han"s on the
sic8, an" they shall reco!erC
Mar8 1*-1/, 17'1.
CIs any sic8 a6ong you@ let hi6
call :or the el"ers o: the churchK an"
let the6 pray o!er hi6, anointing
hi6 5ith oil in the na6e o: the
Ior"-
An" the prayer o: :aith shall
sa!e the sic8, an" the Ior" shall
raise hi6 upK an" i: he ha!e
co66itte" sins, they shall be
:orgi!en hi6C
=a6es /-10'1/
CBelo!e", I 5ish abo!e all things
that thou 6ayest prosper an" be in
health, e!en as thy soul prosperethC
III =ohn (
&ealing...,od at (or) (ithin
CFe are o: ;o", little chil"ren,
an" ha!e o!erco6e the6- because
greater is he that is in you, than he
00
that is in the 5orl"C
I =ohn 0-0
...#aith for &ealing
C3or !erily I say unto you, &hat
5hosoe!er shall say unto this
6ountain, Be thou re6o!e", an" be
thou cast into the seaK an" shall not
"oubt in his heart, but shall belie!e
that those things 5hich he saith
shall co6e to passK he shall ha!e
5hatsoe!er he saithC
Mar8 11-(,
...-rayer of #aith
C&here:ore I say unto you, ?hat
things soe!er ye "esire, 5hen ye
pray, belie!e that ye recei!e the6,
an" ye shall ha!e the6C
Mar8 11-(0
0/
A Sinner's )ra$er to Recei+e
,ess as Sa+ior
7ear Hea!enly 3ather
I co6e to Fou in the +a6e o: =esus
Four ?or" says, "... him that cometh to
me ' will in no wise cast out" D=ohn *-,7E, so I
8no5 Fou 5on<t cast 6e out, but Fou ta8e 6e
in an" I than8 Fou :or it
Fou sai" in Four ?or", ""hosoever shall
call upon the name of the Lord shall !e
saved" DRo6 1)-1,E I a6 calling on Four
+a6e, so I 8no5 Fou ha!e sa!e" 6e no5
Fou also sai" "if thou shalt confess with
thy mouth the Lord -esus, and shalt !elieve
in thine heart that God hath raised him
from the dead, thou shalt !e saved. For with
the heart man !elieveth unto righteousness;
and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation" DRo6 1)-9,1)E I belie!e in 6y
heart =esus Christ is the %on o: ;o" I belie!e
07
that He 5as raise" :ro6 the "ea" :or 6y
Austi:ication, an" I con:ess Hi6 no5 as 6y
Ior"
Because Four ?or" says, "... with the
heart man !elieveth unto righteousness ..."
an" I "o belie!e 5ith 6y heart, I ha!e no5
beco6e the righteousness o: ;o" in Christ D(
Cor /- (1E An" I a6 sa!e"G
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