MINISTERING BY THE SPIRIT

NOVEMBER 11, 2025

And he took him aside from the multitude,

and put his fingers into his ears, and

he spit, and touched his tongue; And

looking up to heaven, he sighed, and

saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be

opened (Mark 7:33-34).

Consider how the Lord ministered healing to the

deaf-mute in our opening scripture. When you

study the Gospels, you’ll notice that He ministered to

people in different ways. In Matthew 12:13, when He

healed a man with a withered hand, He said to him, “...

Stretch forth your hand...” and when the man obeyed, his

withered hand was restored. The Master didn’t need to

physically touch the man; He only spoke to him.

In some other instances, He used more personal and

physical methods to bring healing to people. For example,

in Luke 18:42, He told a blind man, “Receive your sight,”

and his sight was restored. Similarly, in John 9:6-7, the Lord

spat on the ground, made clay with the spittle, anointed

a man’s eyes with it and instructed him to go wash in the

Pool of Siloam. Consequently, his sight was restored.

Even though the Lord didn’t always minister in the

same way to everyone, one thing was constant: He

ministered to them by and through the Spirit, despite their

unique conditions or cases. It’s the same today. He sent

us to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils and

raise the dead, and we do these by the Spirit.

We know by the Spirit when all we’re to do is merely

speak words, lay hands, or do something unique or specific

as prompted by the same Spirit. In the Healing School, for

example, that’s what happens. When I step up to minister

to someone, oftentimes, I see by the Spirit, a quick vision

of what I’m to do, either before I approach the person or

right when I’m standing before him or her. This is through

the gifts of the Spirit.

It’s different from ministering solely through faith. In

that case, you may have to preach a message and act

your faith together with the individual, and that’d produce

healing through your mutual faith. But the key is being in

the Spirit; being full of the Spirit: “And be not drunk with

wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit”

(Ephesians 5:18).

CONFESSION

Thank you, Father, for the ministry of the Holy Spirit

in my life; I function by the Spirit. I walk in His visions,

promptings and blessings. My spirit is sensitive, and

my faith is active. I minister in your Name with boldness

and divine direction, bringing healing to the sick and

blessings to my world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Zechariah 4:6; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11; Romans 8:14;John 6:63

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Hebrews 10:1-18 & Ezekiel 1-2

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

John 11:24-34 & 1 Chronicles 11