Prophets and Healing

In the scriptures, the ministry of the prophet and gift of healing go together. Elijah and Elisha both healed people who were sick. When Jesus healed a young man by raising him from death, the people just assumed that Jesus was a prophet.

They were all filled with awe and praised God. “A great prophet has appeared among us” (Luke 7:16).

So although I am keen to see the prophetic ministry restored, I strongly believe that we need to see the gift of healing restored too.

I am intrigued that my book on the prophetic ministry sells three times more frequently than my book on healing. It could be because it is better, but I do not think so. Strangely enough, I think the latter is more prophetic than the former.

So here is a question.

Can you be true a prophet, if you do never minister the gift of healing?

Or to put it another way.

If you are standing in the council of the Lord (Jer 23:13), won’t he sometimes give you the key to someone’s healing from sickness.