Laying on of Hands

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BIBLE VERSE

“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew
their strength; they shall mount up with wings
as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint.”
[Isaiah 40:31]

WARNING! Bibles Are In Use Here.

The Books, Chapters and Verses are in brackets [-].

CONTENTS
Laying on of Hands
By: Minister E. J. Kolenda
sylvia's emachine etalk
Proverbs, Poems and/or Feel-Goods
Contact Info

Laying on of Hands

By: Minister E. J. Kolenda

The article this week was going to be “The Way of Holiness.” This one was not finished in time
for the newsletter since it is an ongoing Bible Study that we have undertaken here. I will go
ahead and give you the verses in Isaiah that we are studying and it will become articles in the
future.

We are reading the book of Isaiah and have found so many amazing and timely Verses that it is
almost unbelievable to read. Suddenly we are reading about places that we have only just
recently known existed or at least we had no reason to think about them. Here are the following
Verses.

[Isaiah 33:18; Isaiah 30:25; Isaiah 34:6; Isaiah
35:3; Isaiah 35:6; Isaiah 35:6; Isaiah 35:8]

For your ultimate enjoyment read Isaiah Chapters 33,34,35 and open your mind as the LORD speaks
comforting words to you and me. Plan to be amazed and excited as you read this.

The Ministry of the Laying on of Hands

What is so important about your hands? Why do the Scriptures talk so much about the hands? Why did
the writer of Hebrews speak of the Doctrine of the Laying on of Hands as a primary
doctrine? Yes, this is a Doctrine of the LORD.

Did you know that when GOD was ready to bring the children of Israel out of Egypt, that He did it
with His Hands? Yes our Heavenly Father does have hands. [Exodus 13:3]

Did you know that all through Israel's walk in the wilderness Moses was always using his hands to
minister to the people?

When they fought with the Amalekites, Israel won
because Moses held up his hands.

When they came to the Red Sea, it was by the outstretching of the hands of Moses that the Sea
Parted. [Exodus 14:16,21]

Again, when they would send the scapegoat into the wilderness, Aaron first had to lay his hand upon
it and, by this means; the sins of Israel were placed on the head of the goat.

Later, when Moses appointed Joshua as the leader of the people, we find that he was full of wisdom
because Moses had laid his hands upon him.

We find Paul laying his hands upon the heads of John's disciples in [Acts 19:6] and they received
the Holy Ghost and prophesying.

In [1 Timothy 4:14] we find that Timothy is admonished to "not neglect the gift that is in him
by the Laying on of the Hands of the Presbytery."

In [2 Timothy 1:6] Timothy is again put in remembrance of the gift {ability} that was in him
by the putting on of the Hands of Paul.

These are just some of the incidents in the Scriptures where the hands are used. Usually it is
in connection with some kind of deliverance, either spiritual or natural. But why are the hands
used so much in the Scriptures?

[Romans 1:20] says: That the things of the Spirit are both known and understood by the things that
are seen."[1 Corinthians 4:18]

When you baptize in water hands must be used to put the person in the water and bring them up
again.

"Now the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are not seen are eternal." Let us
look at our hands in the natural. Why are your hands so important?

It is your hands that ministers continually to the rest of the body. If your face is dirty, it is
your hands that wash it and make it clean. If you are hungry, it is your hands that feed you. If you
hurt yourself, it is your hands that minister to your needs, if you have work to do; it is your
hands that do it.

Even people who have lost their hands find ways to compensate for them. I have heard of those who use
their mouth or toes to write and do all kinds of wonders. Even this is still a replacement of the
job of hands.

Now before you write me I know that one part of the body is no more important than the other
parts. This article is concerning the importance the hands have in the ministry.

A man in the natural without hands is almost totally helpless. Just try to live one day with
your hands tied behind your back. You can do almost nothing. And remember that this is a
picture also of the spiritual side of it, for the spiritual side cannot be seen only by
the physical. A Spiritual hand tying is an enemy to the Body of Christ.

If the church is to be strong, it must use the hands to minister to itself, just as the natural
hands minister to our natural bodies. That is why the writer of Hebrews spoke of the
Doctrine of the Laying on of hands. It is this Doctrine that will make the church strong in
the Spirit of the LORD and will also keep the church well in body and spirit.

When the Bible speaks of the laying on of hands, it means just that. This is not a symbol but a
reality.

A Point of Contact

I wish to call your attention to the fact that John's disciples received something when Paul laid
his hands upon them.

Joshua received something when Moses laid his hands on him. Timothy received something when
hands were laid on him.

Why is this? It is because the hands provide a point of contact through which the Spirit of GOD
can flow from one person to another.

It is not the person's ability that does it, but the Holy Spirit’s ability working through the
person. That is why Jesus laid His Hands on the people and healed them. It was the Spirit
of His Father working through Him, for He Said, "I of myself can do nothing."[John 14:10; 5:19] Yes we
find JESUS laying His hands on people in the Bible, also.

Now, what is the natural parallel for this? There must be one, for the natural teaches us that all
things must balance. The natural and the spiritual must balance, if we are to have a true picture of
things, as we should.

Now, in the natural, the hands, speaking according to their cell structure, are the place where the
nerve fibers have their ending. These fibers all begin in the brain and go through the entire body.

These fibers cross in the head and go down the arms and end in the hands. For, as you no doubt
know, the brain is in two parts, the right side and the left side. The nerves from the right side
go down the left hand and the left side goes down the right hand. Why they cross to a different side
I do not know, but this is a picture of the natural human hands.

But, if we be in the Spirit and walk after the Spirit, then, according to the Scriptures, we have
the mind of Christ. [1 Corinthians 2:16]

In [Isaiah 10:27] we read that, "the yoke is broken because of the anointing." So, during the
time that we are in the Spirit, we have the mind of Christ, which should be all the time.
Then our hands are the members through which Christ operates.

This should not seem strange to us, for we are but earthen vessels through which the Spirit operates.
[2 Corinthians 4:7]

It is not the flesh that I am speaking of, but the inner Spiritual man. [Ephesians 3:11] But what we
know of the inner spiritual man is what we learn from the outer or physical man, however, we are
positively identified with this man of the heart and you can not separate the two but by the Spirit.

Let the Christ in you loose! Stretch forth your hand and watch as GOD in you begins to be strong.
Exercise the Spirit Abilities that you may be well supplied. [Hebrews 5:14] For the GOD that does not
change will do in you what He did in Paul and Moses.
Use your hands for the Glory of GOD.

"And now, LORD, behold their threatening: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness
they may speak thy word, by Stretching Forth Thine HAND to heal; and that signs and wonders may be
done by the Name of Thy Holy Child JESUS." [Acts 4:29,30]

How much truth does it take to go to heaven?

May GOD Richly and Abundantly Bless You All,

Your Minister and Apostle of Revelation Truth

Ernest. J. Kolenda

SYLVIA’S EMACHINE ETALK

I shuffled along bent kneed down the frozen food isle. Mental complaint about the pain in
my right shoulder and knees was my companion. It was torture. If you remember, just a few
weeks ago, I told you how to wait by being thankful? You know the one where you count
your blessings instead of complaining? Come on you remember that one?

Just looking at the food on each side I dreaded reaching for any of it. My shoulder was throbbing.
The body is made so that pain is a warning sign. That is why the mind will dwell where the pain is
located. This is the reason some of the alternative methods of pain treatment work so well.
The ultimate goal is to take the mind off pain by concentrating on something else.

I realized a grocery cart was coming toward me. When I looked up from my mental anguish there was
a cart wobbling toward me. Pushing the cart was a woman with no left arm. Hanging from the shoulder
there was only a sleeve. She smiled at me. Immediately I thought of a quote heard all my
life. “I complained because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.”

As that quote went through my mind I thanked the LORD for it. Did the pain go away? No, it was
still there but it helped when I straightened my shoulders and knees and quit shuffling and started
walking. That did help the pain as did my thankfulness. I also prayed for strength for the
lady without an arm.

Many articles come across my computer everyday and because of the lack of time I am limited to
scanning articles. I read one that said if you are depressed ask not “why” but “how” are you in this
condition. Then take note of your body and what it is doing in response.

No doubt it is slumped over and you are shuffling along. Raise your shoulders up and put your feet
flat then smile at your own self. It works!

The mind is our most powerful weapon in our walk with the LORD. That is the beginning location of
all good and evil. Let that mind that was in CHRIST JESUS be in us also. Have a blessed and prosperous
week ahead and give thanks to the LORD for all things.

Your Minister of Helps

Sylvia Kolenda

PROVERBS, POEMS AND/OR FEEL GOODS

Steadfast Heart I've dreamed many dreams
that never came true. I've seen them vanish at
dawn, but I've realized enough of my dreams,
Thank GOD, to make me want to dream on.

I've prayed many prayers when no answer came,
though I waited patient and long, but answers
have come to enough of my prayers to make me
keep praying on.

I've trusted many a friend that failed, and left
me to weep alone, but I've found enough of my
friends true blue to make me keep trusting on.

I've sown many seed that fell by the way for the
birds to feed upon, but I've held enough golden
sheaves in my hands to make me keep sowing on.

and gone many ways without song, but I've sipped
enough nectar from the roses of life to make me
want to live on.
[Author Unknown]

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