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VOL. 2.
LONDON.   APRIL,   1922
No. 1.
DIVINE   HEALING     HOW TO  KEEP
IT.
r.\  Mas   \i\ira  SEMPi.h McPherson.
I." niion for bodv
abund-
s fill' -1-
• ill
C.rcL'i t
Having received  your healing from thi
loving hand ol Jesus,  the  next thing  is to
b I I P IT.
"Oh! is there a possibility nf my losing
my healing after receiving it? " you ask.
'■ Is there a possibility of a discharged
patient who has just recovered from pneumonia going out into the blasts of wintry
winds and coming dow n with double pneumonia so that his latter condition is worse
than the former ?
" Is there a possibility of a sinner coming
to this altar lor conversion, being w ashed
in the blood of Jesus and forgiven of his
sin, going out into the world among godless companions and forgetting his vows to
the Lord ? "
"Why, y,s, we hear of such things
every day."
" Then it is also possible lor a man or
woman to receive the divine healing touch
of Jesus Christ upon their bodies, and then
to depart from His paths mi,) doubt,
criticism and sin, and not only lose the
healing but become more ill than before."
Remember that Christ is The Vine
are the branches. In healing, as in Salvation, we have no separate life of om own.
In Him we move and live and have our
being. Sever the branch from the vine and
it is bound to perish and wither away.
Jesus said : "Go :hv wav- ami sin no
more LEST v WORSE THING COME
UPON THEE."
The very hour in which your healing has
begun, look about you and begin to
minister to those in need. This new life
and light and strength is not given you for
selfish purposes, but to spend and be spent
in His service.
When Jesus touched the hand of Peter's
wife's mother, the fever left her and she rose
and ministered unto them. Will you not
do the same ? For every bit of strength
you give Him, He will* repay you an
hundred-fold.    Hallelujah!
Walk in the Spirit, spend much time in
reading His Word and seeking His face in
prayer; but no time in doubtful disputations.
dive not only- of your love and service
means to Jesus, also. A man
ne of the meetings one time on
ic was on his way t,, San
there to undergo a surgical
upon his limb. The Lord
lealed him in answer to prayer.
vas overjoyed as he hung 'his
:in a nearby- post in the Taber-
joy, however, was not only in
inf'ul operation was no longer
necessary, bul inthathi had saved $500.00.
But oh, could he have poured those |
into the treasuries of the Lord for foreign
missionary work or the spreading of the
Gospel at home, how much more bli
thank-offering that would have been. In
fact, this would have been but his " reason-
but of
operation
graciously 1
Thi' man '
crutches up
nacle. His
that the pa
able service."     lhat which he gave above
this would havi- been a thank-offering.
Give and it shall be given unto you, good
measure, heaped up and running over.
t uinlish a family altar in your home.
Keep the light brightly burning. Begin
to-day to win others fur Christ. I'., ho
try to see how little but how much you can
do ami give.
Il is. I repi at, a very sacred thing to ask
the Divine touch of the Lord upon these
mortal bodies, and if we would keep our
physical healing, we should walk with the
Mister.
Through correspondence and through the
Bridal Call we have been enabled to keep
in personal touch with large numbers of
those converted and healed in the meetings.
A great cloud of witnesses are standing
true after several years havi elapsed, and
are still permanently healed.
On the other hand, there are some who
were mightily touched bv Cod who have
lost their healing. Such an one vvas a
young man in Illinois, whose paralysis vvas
healed instantaneously in answer to prayer
in a meeting held there in a Methodist
Church.
Delightedly he slung his crutches over
his shoulder and strode down the aisle,
smiling broadly. From the meeting he
went to the back room^pf a worldly place
of amusement in which his old companions
in sin were playing a game of poker and
gambling. After having shown them hovv
easily he could walk without his crutches,
and having paced the room several times
with ease, he sat down at theii insistent
urging, dealt the cards, procured his stack
of chips, played the game and gambled
with them.
In the midst of the game, the numbness
flowed back into his limbs: the paralysis
returned. He not onlv lost lus healing but
was worse than before CO THY WAY
AND SIX XO MORI*: lest a worse thing
come upon thee.
The Lord did not promise His blessing
and protection to tin- sinner and tin- scornful,   but   promised   His   blessing   to
man that walketh not in tie- c.unsel
nor sitteth in the seat of the -1 ornful
delight  is in  trie law of the Lord ; ami in
His law doth he meditate day and night."
To those who walk closely lo Him and
'the
fthe
Hi
meditate in
Word, thi-
earnestly!. Hi
His   lav
proniis
uited b
forth hi
II
that bringet
his leaf also shall m
ever he doeth shall
But, if instead of
God-fearing life w
tn his theatre, danci
of the scornful and
the glory of Cod ; tin- bram h is severed from
the true vine, anil this protection and
abounding life and strength isnot promised
unto him, for - "The ungodly .in- not so;
rivers of water
in his
r: and whatso-
a  link
,, he gi ies back
ird   party,   seat
fish life mil  In.
hall,
but an- like the chaff which tin wind
driveth away * * * for the Lord
knoweth tin- way of the righteous, but the
way of the ungodly shall perish."
I would not dare come to the altar, for
anointing and prayer for healing, unless
solemnly from that hour I pledged heart
ami life to do His bidding and meant to
walk in His blessed way.
Avoid foolish talking, idle conversation,
gossip and criticism. There is not a more
deadly enemy to the health of soul and
body than an ungoverned tongue. 'Tis as
though one had pumped and pumped water
from the river into a great reservoir, for life
and irrigation pmrposes, and then foolishly-
opened the gates of the sluice box and let
it all run back into the river again.
It is possible to talk, jest or criticise
away, between meetings, all the strength,
blessing and healing one has gained in
meeting.
\ Society woman vvas one of the niany
to be healed in Denver. Colorado. Her
deaf ears had been instantly unstopped in
answer to prayer, and she went away
rejoicing.
Some time later, however, she returned
with all the joy and light gone, and
complained to my Mother that the healing
had not been permanent, and that the
deafness bad gradually returned after a
few days.
The little Mother lookedthoughtMly at
the lady awhile, as she stood there, dressed
in the height of fashion, then questioned
her as to how she had been occupying her
time since being prayed for.
•'Why, just doing the ordinary things,"
she replied in a surprised tone, as though
wondering what that had to do with the
subject.
" Such as what ? " questioned Mother
persistently.
" [ust the duties entailed by my social
standing."
" Bridge parties, I presume ? "
"Oh, certainly I "
" Theatres, parties, a ball, a new fashionable evening dress, a little gossip and
exchanging of idle nothings over the teacups ? "
"Whv. yes." she admitted, ".lust the
usual   things
Rut right then- Mother hail put her
finger on the reason for the woman losing
her healing.     It means something to keep
Pray, read your Bible, spend and be
spent in Ilis service, testify as lo what He
has done for you, ami resist tin enemy
w hen he assails.
TESTIFY.
Testify at every possible opportunity as
to what tin- Lord has done for you. " They
by the blood ol tin' Land) and
the word ..f the testimony," we an- told of
those triumphantly sweeping Up thi
wav, in Revelation. I.xali iln- power of
the Lord Jesus. Give Him glciy and
praise for what Hi- has done.