And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. (Mark 16:20)

The Bible verses leading up to the above scriptural reference is the Lord Jesus Christ giving the disciples some final instruction as to how they were to carry on the work that He had started in the earth.

“These signs shall follow them that believe.” “In my name” He said. “They shall cast out devils, speak with new tongues, pick up serpents, not be harmed by poisonous things that they drank and that they shall heal the sick by laying hands on them.”

I believe that the operative verse that is highlighted above is often overlooked and many times to the peril of well-meaning Saints, both the Laity and the Ministers.

As I have tried to gain a true Spiritual perspective of what God is trying to teach us about how He is going to bring about His Kingdom “on Earth as in Heaven”, much has been revealed to me.

Healing and Deliverance is near and dear to me, so I am going to say just a little more about that in this piece.

I believe that we should see Healing and/or Deliverance every time we pray for the same. Knowing the applicable scriptures (promises) is essential.

First, let us look at Mark 16:20 above and break it open a little bit or “unpack” it as some would say. This is easy.

It says, “they went forth and preached everywhere the Lord working with them and confirming the word with signs following.” My point is about ninety-nine percent made if we just take these words at face value. They went and preached everywhere, and the Lord was working with them and there were signs following that confirmed the Word.

Let me tell you this important story from which I received Extreme Revelation and Light about Healing and Deliverance. About a year ago when I visited a Church for the second time, I was asked by the Pastor to pray for the sick people that were present.

I prayed for several of the people and God healed and ministered within the midst of them. One of the ladies that I prayed for got the Pastor’s attention to tell him (and the congregation) of a vision that she had while I laid my hands on her and prayed.

She said that while I prayed, she had a vision in which she saw the Lord. She described Him as being dressed all in white. She could not see His face clearly. This lady was due to have a surgical procedure within the week and the Lord told her that the procedure would be a success.

So, you see the Lord was working amid us. As far as I know, no one saw the vision except that one lady. I certainly had no indication of what the Lord was doing. The vision was the sign. Can there be any doubt as to the lady’s testimony?

Here is another quick story. A few months ago, I had a conversation with a friend that lives about 3000 miles away. She told me that her sister was sick and had been told by the doctors that there was little hope. “Any time” were his words.

They had started to move her things from her apartment and were just biding the time.

It is important that when we pray for someone’s healing that we pray the right prayer. What I mean by that is that we pray in agreement with the sick person and their family. We must know and believe the promises that God has given us about healing.

Long story short, after a considerable time, my friend called me to say that her sister was much improved. I believe this to be a miracle. Praise the Lord for that. I said, “Praise the Lord for that!

“The Lord working with them and confirming the word with signs following.” There are different avenues in which God may heal or deliver a person. God can heal people that we pray for even if they are found some distance away. We see a story of this kind of healing here.

There are situations where the touch of the Lord sometimes absent a believer and sometimes through a believer will bring about an instantaneous healing or deliverance. This operation is usually dynamic in that the Weight of the Lord is present. God can be felt.

The following passage, I view as sort of an insurance policy. If all else fails, He (The Lord) says that where there is agreement of at least two believers that whatever they ask for shall be done for them. Does not this include healing and/or deliverance?

Again, I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Matthew 18:19-20)

You see there in verse 20 that the Lord says that He is in the midst of them. The Lord is always in the  midst of us and working with us. Signs following!