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Don’t Lay Hands on Others Suddenly
By Rev.
Kenneth E. Hagin
Lay
hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep
thyself pure.(1 Tim. 5:22)
In
writing to Timothy, Paul said, "Lay hands suddenly on no man...." If you
read the whole context of this verse, Paul is not talking about laying
hands on someone to do the person harm; he's talking about the doctrine
of the laying on of hands.
He is instructing Timothy not to be quick to lay hands on people and
pray for them. I believe it is important that people are ready to
receive when hands are laid on them.
I remember a woman who brought her daughter to me to be healed. The
daughter was facing major surgery, and the woman wanted me to pray for
her.
Well, I endeavor to keep my spirit open to the Spirit of God, so before
the mother said anything, I knew on the inside of me that the daughter
didn't believe in divine healing and was just coming to please her
mother. So I said to the two of them, "Well, let's just sit down and
talk a little bit first."
"Oh, no," the mother said. "I already told you. I got up early this
morning and drove two hundred and forty miles. After you lay hands on my
daughter and pray, I'm going to take her back home. I want to get back
before our church service tonight."
"Well, I don't want to be mean or ugly about it," I said. "But if that's
the way it is, why don't you just go ahead, load her up, and take her
back. Your daughter doesn't believe in divine healing, so there's really
no point in me praying for her under the present circumstances."
The woman looked sort of startled and said, "Well, if that's the way you
feel about it."
I told her that it had nothing to do with how I felt about it, but I
knew there was no use for me to pray for her daughter under those
circumstances. So the woman and her daughter agreed to sit down and talk
with me.
Confession I believe in divine healing and keep myself ready to
receive when hands are laid on me. Therefore, no man will lay hands
suddenly on me, because I am always ready to receive from God.
(Taken by permission from
RHEMA Bible Church , aka Kenneth Hagin Ministries , Tulsa , OK , USA.
www.rhema.org )
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