COPYRIGHT ©2014 All rights reserved. Sheryl T. Williams P.O. Box 212776 Columbia, S. C. 29221 All reference texts are from the Authorized King James Bible “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” I dedicate this book to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Table of Contents Page Jesus paid the ultimate price on Calvary 1 The human body 2 Introduction 3 My personal testimony 5 Healing Scriptures 11 Jesus paid the ultimate price on Calvary Over 2,000 years ago, Jesus Christ paid the price on Calvary for all mankind’s sin and the sin of the one’s who have gone before us. He was the only one who was qualified to pay the price. Although, He wanted to please His Father by dying on the cross, He loved us so much, He was willing to take the “sin of the world” upon Himself and die in our place. Yes, Jesus was our sacrificial offering on Calvary. He had done nothing that would be worthy of death. He had not committed any crimes. He was a man who was innocent, and sinless, who knew no sin. He gave His life up at the age of thirty-three, to give you and me life. He offered up His blood to God the Father, as an sacrificial offering. His blood was spotless and it had no flaws. His blood was the only blood that God the Father would accept for all mankind’s sin because His blood is pure and holy. Jesus blood had no impurities or contamination in it. The point I want to get to is, by Jesus blood being spilled at Calvary, it paid for us to be healed in our body. In other words, the thirty-nine stripes Jesus took upon His back and the blood that poured out of His body paid for our healing. He has already accomplished this for us. So when we get sick in our body, or Satan attacks us in our physical body with some type of disease, infirmity, or malady, knowing that Jesus has already paid the price for us to be healed, we have to believe it and do what the Bible says. And that is to decree and declare by Jesus stripes, we are healed. It does not say, that we might be healed but we are already healed. No matter what it looks like or feels like, the reality is, it’s according to what God’s holy word says. The word of God cannot lie. God cannot lie because the Bible says He can’t. All we have to do is believe that RHEMA, (the spoken word,) or the logos, (the written word) and grab hold of what we hear the Father says, or see in His word, and act on it until the healing manifests (comes forth) in your body. The Human Body God is the creator of all things because the Bible says so. If the Bible says God the Father is the creator, He is the creator of all things. He is also the re-creator. Now if you are a scientist, atheist, or agnostic, and don’t believe that God is the creator, then you need to get a King James Bible and read the Book of Genesis, Chapter one and two for yourself. All you have to do, is look around at the sky, the seas, the mountains, the oceans and wonder, who created all of this. Only someone with a magnificent mind could do all of this and bring it into being. The Lord God Almighty created the sun, the moon, the stars, the sky, the firmament, the land, the seas, the oceans, the mountains, the trees, the grass, the flowers and plants, the animals, creatures, mammals, rodents, insects, and His awesome creation the human body. God is intelligent and brilliant and He knew exactly what He was doing when He made His creation. God is a mastermind, and He is deep. Man cannot fathom and comprehend what God knows because God’s knowledge and wisdom is profound. For you scientists, atheists, and agnostics who are blinded by the truth that God is the creator of all things, let me inform you that He created you whether you like it or not, want it or not, believe it or not. It is a fact. Man is not the creator. God created man. God created you. If He had not created you from your mother’s womb, you would not be here on planet earth today. You would not be able to open your eyes, and get out of your bed each day. The Lord wakes you up every morning. It’s He that enables you to move and have your being each day. It is because of God, and Him only that we can do these things. The Bible says, God created us in His own image. When God created our human body, He knew exactly where to place everything on us and within us. He placed our body parts, organs and systems where He wanted them. He also caused all the body parts to function and operate properly on the body. He also caused all the organs, systems, blood supply, veins, arteries, capillaries, and vessels to operate and function the way He created them to. He also caused our five senses to function and operate properly the way He created and designed them to. Only God can do what He does. He deserves all the glory and honor due Him. Introduction Saints, it’s really amazing to know that Jesus is the answer to every problem, situation, and circumstance you face or encounter in your life. But, you have to go through or experience some difficult times in your life to come to that conclusion. In other words, you have to know Jesus for yourself. You have to know that He will rescue you out of your circumstances, and know that when you call on Jesus, He will hear you. He will take you through trials and tests in your life to build up character in you. When He takes you through difficult times, it is only temporary. He will equip you with what you need to go through and what you have to face. He will make you an overcomer. He is a mighty deliverer, and He will always bring you out, set you free, deliver you, or give you the victory over all your situations. All you have to do is believe that He can do it for you. He has never lost a case. He cannot be defeated. He cannot fail. Always remember, what He starts, He can finish. Trust and depend upon Him, never let go, and don’t ever give up. In the latter part of August 2013, one morning before getting ready for another work day, the Holy Spirit put in my spirit that He wanted me to write another book concerning how He healed me of ovarian cancer and a condition that could have lead to a hysterectomy. He gave me two titles to choose from in naming this book. Either, “Jesus Healed Me…, or My Personal Testimony.” Two days afterwards, He let me know again that He wanted me to write this book. The Holy Spirit knows the reason for all things. I didn’t question Him about it. I listened to Him, took heed to His instructions, and did what He instructed me to do. I’m just a willing vessel for the Lord, and I continue to ask Him to use me for His purpose and for His glory. In my heart, I believe He wants this powerful testimony to go forth to encourage someone who is battling right now with this deadly disease, or maybe He wants someone with this disease to know that Jesus is the healer, and that He is still in the healing business. He also may want someone to know, if Jesus healed me of cancer, that He can heal them too. Whatever His reasons are for this book, I know it pays to be obedient and do what He says. In my lifetime, the Lord Jesus has healed me of many things. There has been times when I think back, even to the point where I could have left this world, but the Lord would not permit it to happen to me at this time. I realize now, the Lord spared my life from ovarian cancer for a reason. He gave me a second chance at life. I call Him the God of second chances. I believe it’s not my time to go yet because I have not accomplished everything that He wants me to do on earth and in the ministry. My Personal Testimony In March 2013, Jesus healed me of ovarian cancer. I did not know I needed to be healed of this disease. I did not know that I was walking around with cancer in my body. I do remember a long time ago, going to a doctor in Arlington, Texas (when we lived there,) who specialized in hysterectomies. I was having a problem at that time which caused me to make an appointment to go see this doctor. It was my first time there. When the doctor finally saw me, and talked with me in his office about the problem I was having, he gave me a quick examination. Afterwards, I returned back to his office and he gave me his diagnosis of what he thought it was. When he said I needed a partial hysterectomy, it didn’t set well with me at all. So I replied to him, when he told me his diagnosis, “I don’t receive that report at all.” In my mind, I was thinking to myself “the devil is a liar.” I thanked the doctor and left his office and never returned. I received a letter within two weeks for me to get in contact with his office to schedule a time and date for the surgery. Women, let me give you some wisdom. If the doctor comes out and tells you, you need a hysterectomy, do not just go with their opinion or the first opinion you hear. You need to go and get a second opinion from another doctor first. Before making a final decision, I would suggest you go and consult Doctor Jesus, and seek Him for the answer. There are women in the past and today who have gone and had a hysterectomy or partial hysterectomy done and found out later on, they really didn’t need to have one. Once it’s done, it’s too late to undo what’s already been done. Not only do you lose out not having a womb, but all the money you spent out of pocket to get this expensive surgery done. Sure, your insurance company may pay a certain percentage of the cost for the surgery, but you end up paying the remainder of what the insurance company won’t pay. Today, hysterectomies are a money making business in the medical field. They can be very costly. Some doctors will say you need a hysterectomy because they know they can earn much money from operations to help pay off some of their big expenses, such as their million dollar homes, vacation homes, yachts, vehicles, etc. In other words, they can live it up, and live high on the hog off of you. Concerning the recommended hysterectomy, I believe I was healed of that condition because I prayed to the Lord more than one time about it, and He honored my prayers. He healed me of cancer and that infirmity in my body at the same time. I do remember when I use to pray about it in the past, I would always let God know that He created my womb, and everything in me. I asked Father God on more than one occasion to heal my womb and save my womb from being destroyed or taken out of me, because He gave it to me. I also let Him know that I wanted to keep what He gave me for the rest of my life and that I did not want to ever be operated on, and my cavity opened up, for my womb to be removed. Also, I would ask the Lord Jesus to soak, saturate, and fill up my womb with the blood of Jesus. These prayers I prayed, were prayers from my heart which Father God heard and honored. All I did was pray and stand in faith, believe God could and would do it, and wait on the manifestation of my healing to come forth from the spiritual realm into the physical or natural realm. In the early part of February 2013, to the early part of March 2013, I noticed that I was having a horrible pain on the front right side of my body under my rib cage. It was a nagging pain that would come and go. The pain was so unbearable that when it would come, I had to stand still and wait until it subsided before I could go back to doing what I was doing. It’s hard to describe the pain that would attack me, but I knew that I was in pain. One particular weekday at work, that morning I was doing something pertaining to my job in the hallway, and all of a sudden, this strong pain attacked me on the front right side of my body under my rib cage. I cried out loud saying, “Lord Jesus, what is this?” Other times when the pain hit me, it was not as strong as this pain. I remember standing still for a moment until that pain left me. I did not think to schedule an appointment to go see the doctor. I thought maybe since I wore a back support to work that I had it on too tight, or maybe I pulled or turned too much the wrong way, and caused the sharp pain to come. Afterwards, I knew something was wrong, but I could not discern what it could be. So I continued, to keep on working. I also noticed at night when I would sit up in bed, that I would feel it again in the same place. So I would take the holy oil and anoint that part of my body that had pain, pray and rebuke the pain in Jesus name, or ask my husband to anoint me and pray. Sometime during the night when the Holy Spirit would turn on His healing anointing in my right hand, I would lay that hand on the area of my body that was causing me pain. I would let my right hand with the virtue flowing out of it stay on that area until the pain completely left. Well, that same week on Sunday morning, after I had awakened, I prayed to the Father, got up out of bed to start my day, the Holy Spirit started speaking to me in my spirit. When I reached the restroom to get showered up and dressed, He instructed me to get ready and go to Gates of Life Deliverance Ministries, Bishop Glenn & Lady Fulton, in Columbia, South Carolina. In obedience to the Holy Spirit, my husband and I got dressed, and did what He said. On that particular Sunday, the church had a dynamic speaker, “a woman of God,” named Erica Lakin. When she finished bringing forth the word, she said to the audience that the Lord told her to tell everyone in the sanctuary to come to the front because He wanted to give each person one-on-one ministry. Everyone got up out of their seats and went to the front. When the prophetess got to me, she said the Lord told her to tell me, “that He is healing me of ovarian cancer and a condition that would have caused me to have a hysterectomy. He also told me to tell you, “for you not to worry.” I quickly received what the “woman of God,” said to me by the Holy Spirit. When I first heard it, I didn’t stand there in shock, or with my eyes big and mouth dropped wide open after hearing what I heard. I knew what she said to me was by the Spirit of God because the “woman of God,” did not know me and she had never seen me before. When the Holy Spirit brought back to my remembrance the pain I had experienced on the front right side of my body under my rib cage, I knew the pain pertained to the ovarian cancer. When I heard the RHEMA word come forth, I remember grabbing hold of it by faith, and believing that I‘m really healed. Why? Because I believe God and what He says to me concerning healing since He has healed me of so many other things in my body before. Through the “woman of God,” He said other things to me. Afterwards, all I remember is my forehead being anointed with oil in Jesus name, her laying hands on my forehead, me crying and being slain in the Spirit, a sheet covering me, and me crying out and thanking Jesus for healing me in my body. When I got up from the floor, she had already prophesied some things to my husband before I took my seat. Believe me, Father God was not through with me yet. Well, after leaving the church, I arrived home and wrote down the RHEMA words that had been spoken to me that day. In bed that night the devil started bombarding my mind in my sleep saying to me, “I was not healed,” and “that you are going to die.” The devil was also saying, “you might as well start making your funeral arrangements because you are leaving out of here.” The Holy Spirit would not allow me to believe these negative thoughts. He ministered to my mind and let me know not to listen to what the devil said. He said to me, “Jesus said, the devil is a liar, and the father of lies, and there is no truth in him.” He let me know that I was more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus. He let me know that He would fight for me, and for me to hold my peace. He let me know that the battle is not mine, but it’s the Lord’s. He said to me, “Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord. He kept constantly telling me in my sleep, “you shall live and not die,” and by “Jesus stripes, you are healed.” That Jesus paid for my healing on Calvary. He also let me know from the Old Testament, “that He is the Lord thy God that healeth thee of all thine infirmities.” The Holy Spirit was bringing the word of God back to my remembrance. Thank you, Jesus. He let me know that no weapon formed against me would prosper. The Holy Spirit kept feeding the holy scriptures into my mind a majority of the morning in my sleep. It was like He was playing a recording over and over in my mind. Somehow, when I awakened that morning the negativity from the devil had ceased and I really believed that I was healed. The following week on a Wednesday night, the Holy Spirit led me to attend a “Women’s conference,” and that Sunday morning, my husband and I attended that same church. Towards the end of both services before the benediction, the “man of God,” Bishop Glenn Fulton came to us both and prophesied “thus saith the Lord.” He looked at me and said on both occasions, “woman of God,” the Lord told me to tell you that you are completely healed.” Again, I broke down crying and thanking the Lord Jesus for healing me. The following week on that Monday morning while I was working, the Holy Spirit said to me in my spirit, “daughter, you remember the pain you had on the front right side of your body under your rib cage?” I replied to Him, “Yes, Lord.” He said to me, “that was the ovarian cancer.” I began to thank the Holy Spirit for letting me know what the infirmity was, and thanking Jesus again for healing my body. He was only answering the question that I had asked Him from the very beginning when the disease attacked me. Through all of this, and what I went through, the Lord assured me by confirmation that He was with me all the time, through my ordeal. If it wasn’t for the precious Holy Spirit, I would not have made it. I never made an appointment to go to the doctor because when I received the RHEMA word from God that was enough for me. His word settled it. I did not have to take any radiation or chemotherapy treatments because Jesus healed me in time where I did not have to go through any of that. I am truly blessed. If it’s not your time to go, you won’t leave until the Lord say so. He is the final authority over my life and yours. My personal testimony was given to help someone to hold on and not to give up for your healing, no matter what it is. It could be you need to be healed of a blood disease, heart condition, kidney condition, liver condition, lung condition, nerve condition, thyroid condition, back condition, HIV/Aids, cancer, etc., etc., you can be healed if you will only believe. All things are possible to you if you will only believe. Jesus Christ can heal you! It’s a song we sing in our congregation call, “He Knows How,” Jesus can fix it, Jesus will fix it, He knows how. The Bible asks the question, “Is there anything too hard for God?” The answer to that question, is definitely NO. He is the God of the universe. The same way Jesus healed back in the early church, He is still healing and performing miraculous miracles today. You may not receive your healing the same way that Jesus healed me. But, He knows exactly how He wants to heal you. If you are one, who feels that you cannot stand in faith until you receive your healing from Jesus, well, I suggest that you go to a doctor for medical attention. There is nothing wrong in seeking medical help. In fact, God works through doctors. If it was not for the knowledge and wisdom that God gives the doctors, they could not do what they do. Know that God also works through medicines to get you healed. Whatever means God uses to cause your healing to come forth, just let His will be done in it. Do not have any doubt in your heart when you are seeking God for healing in your body. God cannot move for you in your behalf, if you have doubt. Doubt can hinder you from being healed. The Bible says, you must have faith as a grain of mustard seed. I would also like to add, if you have any unforgiveness in your heart towards anyone in the past or present, it can hinder or stop the healing from manifesting in your body. Jesus, commanded us to walk in love towards one another and to forgive. If you have a fault with your brother or sister in Christ, a loved one, friend, or enemy - you must get it right with them first before you can go to the Father in Jesus name and ask Him to forgive you. In other words, get it right with the one you hurt, offended, or maybe someone who hurt you. Whatever, the case may be, if you are a child of the “living God,” you must get it right with them. The Bible says, if you don’t forgive them, Jesus says, neither will His Father in heaven forgive you your trespasses and sins. I have known people to be healed completely in their physical body when they obeyed the Word of God, and forgave. Trust and believe that God is truly who He says He is. He is a mighty deliverer. He can bring you out of every situation and circumstance you face in this life. He can move any mountain out of the way for you if you will trust Him, believe Him, and act on what He instructs you to do. My final word to you is found in Mark 11:22 Jesus said, “Have faith in God.” In closing, I would like to leave you with some healing scriptures to memorize that will help you in your battle with sickness or disease. Healing Scriptures Isaiah 53: 4-5, 4 “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” Psalm 103:3, 3 “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;…” Psalm 34:19, 19 “Many are the afflictions of the righteousness: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.” Proverbs 4: 20-22, 20 “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.” Matthew 4: 23, 23 “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.” Matthew 7: 7-8, 7 “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” Matthew 8:3, 3 “And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.” Matthew 9:35, 35 “And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.” Matthew 14:14, 14 “And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.” Mark 11: 22-24, 22 “And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” Mark 16: 17-18, 17 “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” Luke 5: 15, 15 “But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.” Luke 6: 19, 19 “And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.” Luke 8:46, 46 “And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.” Luke 8:48, 48 “And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.” Luke 9: 11, 11 “And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. Luke 13: 12-13, 12 “And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.” John 5: 14, 14 “Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.” Acts 4: 30, 30 “By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.” Acts 5: 15, 15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.” Acts 10: 38, 38 “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.” Acts 28: 9, 9 “So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:…” Acts 28: 27, 27 “For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.” James 5: 14-15, 14 “Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he hath committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.” I Peter 2: 24, 24 “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.” 3 John 1: 2, 2 “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” Contact Information Sheryl T. Williams P. O. Box 212776 Columbia, SC 29221 swilliams@iamjesusholyghostchurch.org About the Author Sheryl T. Williams, was born in Durham, North Carolina. She received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior at the age of 24, and comes from a “holiness” background. Prior to 1995, the Holy Spirit began to permit Sheryl to “See” into the spiritual realms. In addition, God communicates with her in visions and dreams. Sheryl, is a graduate of RHEMA Correspondence Bible School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Class of May 2003. She is a licensed, ordained Evangelist assisting her husband in the ministry. She is an extraordinary, fruitful “soul winner,” leading many to Christ. She resides with her husband in Columbia, South Carolina. 16