Just as electricity has been present from the creation of the world, it lay dormant until someone discovered the laws that one must enact in order to use the benefits of the electricity.
Electricity was here all the time but ignorance kept men from being able to enjoy the benefits of it.
The power of God was sent into the earth in the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost for everyone to be able to receive.
The power of God is here in us lying dormant because the ignorance of men has kept it dormant and not allowed it to be released in the earth so that men could be blessed by the benefits of it.
Because of that ignorance and seemingly “lack” of power, we pray and fast and beg asking God to give us more power. We say, “…pour out Your power upon us Lord…” but that power is already resident in us.
We have all of the anointing and power we could ever need already on the inside of us. It is our ignorance and lack of understanding OR unbelief and disobedience that keeps it dormant and unavailable.
There is not a power problem in the Church today; there is a knowledge problem which leads to a receiving problem.
Law #1 – Just because the healing power of God is present, doesn’t mean you will be healed.
Just because you have a need for healing does not mean that healing power of God is going to show up and heal you.
Many in Moses’ day needed electricity, but just because they needed it did not make it show up and give them light.
The world needs to be saved, but just because they need to be saved does not mean the saving power of God automatically shows up and saves them.
It is not how desperate you are or how sick you are that connects you to the healing power of God; it is your faith that connects you to the power of God.
Law #2 – The power of the Lord can be present to heal and your senses are totally unaware of it.
You can see this in operation today as a healing line is started maybe a handful of people will respond until they some the ones on whom hands are laid upon “fall out” under the power of God and then the line miraculously grows. Why? Because the people do not believe the power of God is present until they “see” results.
Your senses are an unsafe guide to determine whether the healing power of God is present.
Law #3 – In order to benefit from the healing power of God, you must first believe that it is present.
Notice the faith of the individual did not cause the healing power of God to be present but it did determine whether or not they benefited from it or not from the power that was present.
Unbelief will cause your situation to remain exactly as it is right now!
Law #4 – There are two primary ways the healing power of God is made present.
- The first and primary way is through the Word of God.
Psalms 107:20 | NKJV (20) He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.
Luke 7:6-7 | NKJV (6) Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. (7) Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.
If the Word concerning healing is being preached, then the healing power of God is present!
Our faith and obedience to the Word of God releases the power of God that is already resident in the Word of God – otherwise it lies dormant and unused.
Not everyone has to believe the power is present in a service for the power to be present.
- The healing gifts or manifestations of the Holy Spirit
- The gifts of healings
- The working of miracles
- The gift of special faith
Law #5 – The power of God can be in you yet lie dormant and inactive
2 Timothy 1:6 | NKJV (6) Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
Timothy could not pray and ask God to activate the gift, he had to.
1 Timothy 4:14-15 | NKJV (14) Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. (15) Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
neglect – ignore, overlook, be careless of or regard lightly
Ephesians 1:19-20 | NKJV (19) …and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power (20) which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
When God gives you something, He is not responsible to make sure that that which He gives you remains active, you are.
The anointing can be inactive and dormant but it will not go away.
Activate that which is already on the inside of you:
- Become aware of the presence of the power of God in you through and by the Holy Spirit.
- Take upon yourself the responsibility to keep it active.
- Meditate on that which God has placed in you.
Ephesians 3:16-19 | NKJV (16) that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, (17) that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, (18) may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height– (19) to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
- Give yourself wholly to it – what you give yourself wholly to in private, will show up in public.
- Talk about it.
- Give thanks for it!