Do you think it's possible that people today might sometimes be healed by the power of God? Have you ever prayed for someone to be healed by the power of God? Do you know of anyone who was healed by the power of God? Notice that if we answer "yes" to any of these questions then we don't really believe that divine healing ever "died out." But if divine healing never died out, then why don't we see it happening more often? not God's will? not God's timing? not enough faith? demonic interference? a purpose for the sickness, it's a "blessing," builds character? fear, doubt, unbelief? Now, how many times have you seen God "spontaneously" heal people (i.e. without prayer)? People don't get healed "spontaneously" without prayer. Instead, God has made healing our responsibility! In other words, it's His power, but His power works through people. In a "healing service," sick people sometimes receive healing while they are sitting in the audience, which makes it appear as if they were healed "spontaneously." But notice that people were obedient to God by putting together the healing service, and they prayed for the service before it began, and during the service they preached the Gospel and taught about healing, and they prayed for the sick, and the sick people's faith and expectation rose, and then sick people received healing. There was nothing "spontaneous" about it! Again, it's God's healing power, but His power works through people. Healing is our responsibility, in the sense that healing doesn't happen unless we do something. But we need to know what to do! Have you ever noticed that millions of people are fervently praying for healing, yet it's rare for someone to receive divine healing? Think about that for a moment... what is it that's blocking all those healings? There are only two possibilities: Either the blockage is on God's side (i.e. He is denying all of those healings for some mysterious reason), or else the blockage is on our side (i.e. we're not quite doing our part right). So which of these two possibilities lines up best with Scripture? There are three people in the entire New Testament who might not have received divine healing. Therefore, it is unScriptural to say that God is the one blocking the majority of our healings today, because we don't see Him blocking the majority of healings in Scripture. Virtually everyone who wanted healing received it throughout the New Testament, and God never said that healing will "die out" or that He will deny our healing for any reason. This means that whatever is blocking our healing, it's on our side. For example, here's a big reason why most of us don't see miracles of healing: We're not praying the same way they did in the New Testament, so we're not seeing the same results.