In the Book of Acts, Chapter 19:11-12, it is written:
“And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul; So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.”
So often we find that people are too ill or are bedfast, and thus unable to attend special rallies, where the Gifts of Healing and the Working of Miracles are in manifestation, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, this method of healing should prove to be very useful. Because of the great miracles God was doing through Paul, the people present were obviously struck with awe at the power of God, and inquired if they could take prayer cloths home to their loved ones, who couldn’t be in attendance.
Paul, by allowing this, was showing divine approval, and so by faith, if we are ever in the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit healing the sick, we can do the same thing today.
I encourage people to do this, whenever miracles and healings are breaking forth in meetings.
In our Czechoslovakian and Hungarian crusades, because of the spectacular miracles that God has continually performed, just like He did for Paul, we have seen prayer cloths mount up in huge piles – such was the faith of those present.
The cloths are a point of contact and what they represent are the hands of the person God has anointed to perform the miracles. So by faith, when they are placed on a sick person, the same healing virtue, which has manifested in meetings, can flow into that person, and make them whole. Of course, faith must be maintained for this to eventuate.
One outstanding testimony of this is recorded in our ‘Czechoslovakian Revival’ video/dvd, where a helicopter pilot named Joseph attended a meeting in Liberec in July 1990. He was one of thousands of people who placed his jacket on the huge pile of clothes that were mounting up for me to pray God’s healing anointing over. When he returned home many miles away, he placed the jacket on his wife’s shoulders, and then following my instructions, he commanded in the ‘Name of Jesus’ for his wife to be healed. She was instantly healed, and all the aches and pains left her. They were both overcome with joy, and encouraged by the success. Joseph made preparations to go and visit his brother in another city who was suffering from a kidney disease and other complications. He followed the same procedure, placing his jacket on his brother’s shoulders and commanded healing in the Name of Jesus. Joseph’s brother also received a miracle. Following this, Joseph had an inspiration to visit an elderly lady who was a friend of the family, and who was confined to a wheelchair by a spirit of infirmity. Again, after placing the jacket on her shoulders, he gave the same command. The lady was overcome, and she began to glow red under the power of the Holy Spirit as freedom returned to her limbs. She then rose freely out of the wheelchair, and began to walk without discomfort – another miracle. This was not the end of the testimony. Joseph then went to minister to another lady, who was under the influence of demonic activity because of occult involvement. Again, after commanding activity in Jesus’ Name for her to be set free from their clutches, she was instantly delivered.
What a powerful testimony to the healing power of Jesus with this method of healing – four miracles as the result!
You too, can receive healing by this process – by releasing your faith whenever you attend a healing service, or by having someone with obvious gifts of healing – praying over your prayer cloths.
Dr Steve Ryder
(from his book ‘The Healing Ways of God’)
Reach Out For Christ, Gold Coast has a special Healing Meeting, every Wednesday at 10am, where Dr. Steve Ryder ministers to the sick.
If you would like to have a prayer handkerchief prayed over in this meeting, feel free to post it to us with a return address and $4.00 for postage and handling.
Alternatively, bring your prayer handkerchief along to the meeting personally – we would love to see you there!
(NOTE: postage price applies within Australia, overseas may incur a higher postage charge. Please address prayer handkerchief parcels to PRAYER HANDKERCHIEFS, Reach Out For Christ, PO BOX 3155, Robina Town Centre, QLD Australia 4230)
