The Biblical modus operandi of signs, miracles, and healings:

 


The Biblical modus operandi of signs, miracles, and healings:








# 1:  See I am God!   Listen!  Repent!


Psalms 106:8-12 (NLT)  Even so, he saved them—

to defend the honor of his name

and to demonstrate his mighty power.

He commanded the Red Sea to dry up.

He led Israel across the sea as if it were a desert.

So he rescued them from their enemies

and redeemed them from their foes.

Then the water returned and covered their enemies;

not one of them survived.

Then his people believed his promises.

Then they sang his praise.


God shows up of His own accord!

God manifests His power and authority…THEN his people believed his promise. They did not believe before!   It was a sign that revealed God!   It was not before the miracle but it was AFTER the miracle they believed. God sovereignly chose to do the miracle which then caused them believe.  



# 2:  Through God’s anointed person(s)


1 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NLT) The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy.


This is the person who is carrying the anointing and ministers to people who may or may not believe.  This is the healing, miracle worker that we want… to be honest…it is an easy way to get healing!



# 3.  People Believe because of the Teaching, Preaching of Jesus. which creates faith to receive the blessings especially healing!


Matthew 13:58 (NLT) And so he did only a few miracles there because of their unbelief.


Matthew 9:27-30 (NLT) After Jesus left the girl’s home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked them, “Do you believe I can make you see?”

“Yes, Lord,” they told him, “we do.” Then he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your faith, it will happen.” Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.”


This is the favourite expression of Jesus… because of your faith or according to your faith.  It seems like a high percentage of Jesus’ healing ministry arose out of people’s faith!      Faith becomes our responsibility—we hear the teaching and preaching of the Word of God—-and mingle that teaching with our faith.



Matthew 17:17-18 (NLT) Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” Then Jesus rebuked the demon in the boy, and it left him. From that moment the boy was well.


Hebrews 4:1-2 (NKJV) Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.



Romans 10:17 (NKJV)  So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.



Three modus operandi 


  1. God sovereignly shows up and does stuff!  
  2. God moves through His gifted anointed servant(s).
  3. God responds to the faith in the hearts of his people.  

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