"And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him."
Today's quote lists the names of the twelve original apostles. The quote also designates Peter as the "first" apostle. The relevance of that distinction will be demonstrated in a forthcoming lesson.
As is related herein, the apostles were given divine power over all manner of sickness and disease.
It is very important to note that the Holy Spirit of God, and the awesome power that comes with it, dwells in the soul of every born again child of God, even today. As Jesus promised in Matthew 18:18-20, anything we might ask as a group and in faith shall be granted: "Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
This lesson confirms the awesome power of prayers when they are offered by a unified group of faithful believers. Therefore, we, the born again children of God, should come together in prayer often and without fail.~
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