Mark Hankins Ministries

God's Healing Word

Healing is God’s idea. In fact, in Exodus 15:26, God said, “I the Lord, am thy physician.” The medicine God prescribes is His Word. Proverbs 4:22 says, “For they (God’s Words) are life to those that find them and health to all their flesh.” The Hebrew word for health in this verse is marpe and literally means, medicine, remedy, and a cure. Many make the mistake of substituting their belief in healing for the actual taking of God’s medicine—His Word. They say, “I believe in healing,” without actually taking the medicine. What good would it do you to believe in water if you didn’t drink any? You would die of thirst.

The Word of God has been proven to heal, but must be taken according to directions. It is a healing agent; just as natural medicine is a healing agent or catalyst. There are several parallels between God’s medicine and natural medicine. The medicine itself contains the capacity to produce healing. God’s Word contains within it, the energy, the ability, and the nature to effect healing in your body. Psalm 107:20 says, “He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.”

There are four simple steps that extract the power contained in God’s Word and will bring healing and a cure to anything.

1. FEED ON GOD’S WORD
Isaiah 55:10, 11 says the Word will accomplish what it was sent out to do because it contains the power to produce what it says. Just as when God said in Genesis, “Let there be light,” there was light. Healing scriptures contain within them the capacity to produce healing. Hebrews 4:12 says, “The Word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword….”  Jordan’s translation says, “God’s word is alive with energy....” The key to partaking of the life and healing energy in the Word is feeding on it until it penetrates your spirit, where it activates that life and energy.

2. RECEIVE HEALING
We might say medicine is no respecter of persons; it will carry out its assignment in the body of any individual that takes it. However, the way each person’s body receives it affects its ability to heal. It is not a matter of whether God is willing to heal an individual, but whether the individual will receive healing by faith. We receive healing by taking the medicine that produces faith. God’s medicine works for anyone who takes it!

3. USE ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS
Most importantly, medicine must be taken according to directions to be effective. Some medicine labels read “take internally;” others say, “use externally.” To rub it on your body externally when the directions say to take it internally will not work. To take it occasionally when the directions say three times every day will mean limited results, if any. No matter how good the medicine is, it must be taken according to directions, or it will not work. The same is true with God’s medicine, His Word.

God’s prescription is found in Proverbs 4:20, 21: “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.” Following the directions will cause the Word to get into the midst of your heart.

Notice that it is only as God’s Word abides in your heart that it produces healing in your body. Head knowledge won’t do it. His Word must penetrate your spirit through meditation (attending, hearing, looking, and pondering) to produce healing in your body. But once His Words do penetrate, they will surely bring health to all your flesh. Proverbs 4:20 says, “...let them penetrate deep within your heart (TLB).”

God’s way of healing is spiritual. Power ministers first to your spirit; it works in your soul (your mind, will and emotions) and then is distributed to your body. God’s medicine must be taken internally. In Mark 4, Jesus compared the Word of God to seeds planted in the ground of your heart. Like a natural seed, once it is planted, it needs water or repetition so it will sprout, grow, and develop fruit.

4. GIVE GOD’S MEDICINE TIME TO WORK
Remember that it takes time for medicine to work. Most people pay a high price for medication and are diligent to take it according to the directions. Do the same with God’s medicine: keep taking it and give it time to work. Listen, instead of wondering whether you have enough faith to be healed, just take the medicine. Feed on healing verses several times a day, repeating them over and over again to yourself. Instead of picturing yourself weak and sick begin painting a picture on the canvas of your mind of a healthy body. See yourself living life to the fullest. Nothing can substitute you personally opening your mouth to declare God’s Word. God’s medicine will work powerfully if you get it inside of you.

PARTNERS IN CHRIST

This month we want to offer you Pastor Trina’s book, God’s Healing Word. If you need healing or know someone who needs healing, this book is for you! It is full of testimonies, instruction, healing scriptures and confessions that will strengthen your faith to receive!

We are so thankful for our wonderful partners. We are making great progress on the MHM Conference Center. The steel is up, and the outside walls are almost finished. They are now working on the electrical, insulation, windows, doors, and AC. We are continuing to believe God for another $800,000 to finish this phase! We are excited about the people that will be reached with the Word of God through the Conference Center! Your partnership with the ministry is helping us press on with the vision to reach more people with the message of faith. We declare to you the same blessing Paul spoke over his partners in Philippi, “My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

In Christ,
Mark and Trina

June 2020 - The Precious Blood of Jesus

THE POWER OF THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST

Several years ago, while walking through an airport, Trina noticed the book, “The Power of the Blood of Christ” by Andrew Murray.  She showed it to me, and I thought to myself, “Why do I need that book?  I’ve been raised in church and know all about that topic.” 

Trina read the book and left it laying around until I finally picked it up and looked at it.  After reading it I realized how much I needed to learn.  Andrew Murray said, “Faith is largely dependent on knowledge.  If knowledge of what the blood can accomplish is not accurate, then faith expects little, and the more powerful effects of the blood are limited. Feeble ideas of its power prevent the deeper and more perfect manifestations of its effects.”  Arrogance or thinking you already know all there is to know about a topic is a problem!  Regardless of your knowledge in the Word, it is possible to grow in revelation knowledge and faith in the blood of Jesus.  

ABSOLUTE REMISSION

To illustrate the power of the blood of Jesus, we want to share our grandson Dylan’s experience.  At 3 years old he was diagnosed with stage 4 leukemia and was fighting for his life.  After almost 2 years, just when he was about to finish his extensive treatment, we got the news that he had relapsed.  Our hearts fell when we heard this report.  The doctors told us a bone marrow transplant (BMT) was necessary to save his life.

In preparation for the BMT, the family had a conference with Dr. Yu, the highly experienced doctor who would be overseeing Dylan’s transplant.  After explaining what takes place in a stem cell transplant she asked if we had any questions.  I spoke up and asked why, after being told the leukemia was in remission, did it come back?  She explained there are two kinds of remission.  The first kind is what Dylan had during his initial treatment, when the cancer was no longer active in his blood.  The second kind is what she called “molecular remission.”   I asked what the difference was.  Dr. Yu said that after a successful BMT, the goal would be to have no evidence of cancer cells at the molecular level – that is called molecular remission. 

Gavin, Dylan’s 12-year-old brother, was chosen to be the donor.  His life- saving blood was drawn for three days and his stem cells were extracted.  Meanwhile, Dylan underwent very strong chemotherapy and several days of intense radiation to destroy his diseased bone marrow.  This treatment was preparing Dylan’s body to receive his brother’s stem cells. 

YOU’LL NEVER BE THE SAME PERSON AFTER THIS

The day of the BMT came and Trina and I stood in the hall looking into his room. We had our eyes focused on the bag of Gavin’s healthy stem cells being hung on the IV pole next to Dylan’s bed.  That pole reminded us of the cross where Jesus hung and poured out His perfect blood to change our lives forever.  Dr. Yu told Dylan, “I want you to know we are getting ready to say goodbye to you!  You’ll never be the same person after this.”  The first six hours were critical. We imagined that when Dylan received Gavin’s stem cells, his body would say, “Welcome home!”

After the transplant, Dylan had to stay in strict quarantine to protect and nurture the stem cell graft.  After a few weeks, the doctor announced with a big smile, “The cells are multiplying!  The graft is taking!” 

It wasn’t long before Dylan’s bone marrow was tested and found to be 100% Gavin’s!  Through this process we learned that a BMT can change the hair, eyes, skin, and the personality of the one receiving it.  The remarkable thing is that even Dylan’s DNA changed.  That means, if Gavin committed a crime, Dylan could be convicted of it because they now have the same DNA.  Gavin was Dylan’s donor; Jesus Christ is our donor!  Think about who your donor is and all that is included in His blood! 

If medical science can do that physically, what can God do spiritually?  Just as the chemotherapy could not remove leukemia in Dylan’s blood, the Old Testament sacrifices could not perfect us or remove our sin consciousness. “The Law offered forgiveness, but the sacrifices had to be repeated every year because it was impossible for them to remove the consciousness of sin or make the comers perfect (Hebrews 10:1-4).

The goal of a BMT is absolute remission, which means there are absolutely no cancer cells in any molecules of the body.  Instead of only treating leukemia, there was a removal of the diseased bone marrow, the source of the disease.  As it was in Dylan’s case, God found a donor for us, Jesus Christ, the perfect sacrifice.  Instead of only forgiveness of our sin, there is absolute remission of sin. 

Remission means: cancellation of penalty and removal of guilt. Hebrews 10:17,18 AMPC says, “...their sins and their lawbreaking I will remember no more. Now where there is absolute remission (forgiveness and cancellation of the penalty) of these [sins and lawbreaking], there is no longer any offering made to atone for sin.” 

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight. -Colossians 1:21-22

…now as a result Christ has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are standing there before him with nothing left against you —nothing left that he could even chide you for.                                    -Colossians 1:22 (TLB)    

Through the blood of Jesus, sin has now gone into 100% remission.  The Old Testament sacrifices produced the forgiveness of sin.  In the New Testament, the blood of Jesus has the power to not only remove sin from the mind of God, but also to remove sin and sin consciousness from the memory of the believer.  Now believers can be free from guilt and shame and have a revelation of the reality of their righteousness. 

SAY GOODBYE

Just as Gavin’s blood brought molecular remission in his brother’s body, Jesus’ perfect blood brings us absolute remission.  I can imagine God, our Great Physician, saying, “I’m fixing to say goodbye to the old sinful you!” There was a grafting process, where the divine nature of God recreated your spirit and changed everything.

Therefore, if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come.  -2 Cor. 5:17 (AMPC) 

Say goodbye to the old you!  Everything is new!  Say goodbye to sin’s dominion, say goodbye to guilt and shame, say goodbye to depression, say goodbye to old habits, say goodbye to sickness and disease, and say goodbye to poverty and lack.  The moment the blood of Jesus is applied, you can say goodbye to Satan’s dominion.  EVERYTHING IS NEW!

Dylan is now a blood brother with Gavin and there’s nothing left of his former DNA.  In the same way, we are blood brothers and sisters with Christ, “twinned” with Him, sharing His nature and identity. The power of God is released at the intersection where faith and the blood meet.  God lives in constant view of the blood of Christ and we must, too.  Faith in the blood of Jesus gives overcoming power (Rev.12:11).

THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS

This month we would like to offer you a brand-new CD set, The Precious Blood of Jesus.  This set is full of new illustrations, new revelation, and new application.  We also want to send you the CD sets, The Power of the Blood of Jesus and The Bloodline of a Champion, and the book, The Bloodline of a Champion.  For your offering of $30 or more we will send you these powerful resources on the blood of Jesus.

Eight weeks ago, we started teaching a Livestream Bible School at 10am (CST) Monday – Friday on Facebook Live and YouTube.  We also have playback available on Instagram.  We invite you to tune in and watch these powerful sessions with us.  During these daily times of teaching we are reaching people in many nations – Italy, Ireland, Colombia, Nigeria, Kenya, the Philippines, Japan, China, Pakistan, India, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Germany, Brazil, Lebanon, and Ethiopia. The Word is being broadcasted around the world. Each one of these daily broadcasts is reaching between 5,000 – 10,000 people.  One of these broadcasts has reached over 50,000 people. 

The Word is still growing and multiplying.  We thank you for your faithful partnership with us and we know God will multiply your seed sown, bring in a great harvest of blessing, and make all grace abound towards you.  We declare Philippians 4:19 to you, “And my God, on the scale of his wealth, will fully supply in Christ Jesus your every need in [Heaven’s] glory.”  

In Christ,
Mark and Trina