All healing of spiritual sickness or natural sickness is of God. The healing of natural sickness is never accomplished without the power of God. Vain are the skills of the most learned physician if God is not pleased to heal; and, if he is pleased to heal, he can do so with or without the medicine or the physician.
Trials, trouble, and illnesses are a part of this flesh and this world! God has never promised his people freedom from the infirmities and afflictions of the flesh, but he has promised his sufficient grace for every trial. “My grace is sufficient for thee.” “In the world ye shall have tribulations, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
When a believer is sick, it is not “of the devil,” nor is it from “lack of faith.” As in all our experiences, “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord,” and we can be sure that this, too, shall be for his glory and our good (Rom. 8:28).
If you know and love the Lord Jesus and he is pleased to bring affliction into your life, treat it the same as you would any other trial. Pray and seek the prayers of other believers for your deliverance. Do not seek the aid of religious healers. If a man preaches “another gospel” and “another Jesus,” he has “another spirit.” Use whatever means and medicine you have available and wait upon the Lord. “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thess. 5:18).
May God be pleased to bless you with health of body, but more important is the perfect cleansing and healing of our souls in Christ Jesus.
About Henry Mahan
Henry T. Mahan was born in Birmingham, Alabama in August 1926. He joined the United States Navy in 1944 and served as a signalman on an L.S.T. in the Pacific during World War II. In 1946, he married his wife Doris, and the Lord blessed them with four children.
At the age of 21, he entered the pastoral ministry and gained broad experience as a pastor, teacher, conference speaker, and evangelist. In 1950, through the preaching of evangelist Rolfe Barnard, God was pleased to establish Henry in sovereign free grace teaching. At that time, he was serving as an assistant pastor at Pollard Baptist Church (off of Blackburn ave.) in Ashland, Kentucky.
In 1955, Thirteenth Street Baptist Church was formed in Ashland, Kentucky, and Henry was called to be its pastor. He faithfully served that congregation for more than 50 years, continuing in the same message throughout his ministry. His preaching was centered on the Lord Jesus Christ and Him crucified, in full accord with the Scriptures. He consistently proclaimed God’s sovereign purpose in salvation and the glory of Christ in redeeming sinners through His blood and righteousness.
Henry T. Mahan also traveled widely, preaching in conferences and churches across the United States and beyond. His ministry was marked by a clear and unwavering emphasis on Christ, not the preacher, but the One preached. Those who heard him recognized that his sermons honored the Savior and exalted the name of the Lord Jesus Christ above all.
Henry T. Mahan served as pastor and teacher of Thirteenth Street Baptist Church in Ashland, Kentucky for over half a century. His life and ministry were devoted to proclaiming the sovereign grace of God and directing sinners to the finished work of Christ. He entered into the presence of the Lord in 2019, leaving behind a lasting testimony to the gospel he faithfully preached.
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