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Scripture and Healing

By Lary R. HaleJune 6, 2016

Christ offers a reassuring hand to a seated man while companions gather in a sunlit courtyard. — © By One Spirit Ministries

"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us" (Eph. 3:20). There are two very remarkable things that we're told in this verse of scripture, and I want to take a look at these two items and point out what they really mean to us as believers in Christ. First of all God is able to do more for us than we can even comprehend enough to ask. That's really, really big, I have to say. But it's that second part that I would like to focus on here, because in fact it is the second part that is responsible for the first part, according to what the verse says. So God is able to do far more for us than we can even know, and he is able to do it "according to the power that worketh in us." So let me get you to think about this a little bit here. Have you ever been healed in mind or body by faith in Jesus? Have you ever prayed for someone in affliction, and they were healed as a result? Have you ever been in sin and Jesus literally washed your sins away and brought you into a whole new scope of living, according to his holiness in you? I'm talking about the new birth experience there, but have you ever sinned after being born again, and he once again washed you clean when you asked, and renewed your spirit in pureness? Have you ever been in really deep despair or distress over something, and then poured your heart out to God and he lifted you above it all, filling you with joy and peace again? Okay, I think you're getting the point of what I'm asking here, so let me move on. These things that I've asked about are generally some of the things that every child of God has experienced, once they've been in the journey for just a little while. Everything that I mentioned here, and plenty more of like manner, are things that are done for us through faith in Jesus and by the power of God. Since being freed from sin is the chief thing that Jesus died for us to achieve, I would like to cite one scripture that makes my point for me: "For the law of the Spirit of LIFE in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and DEATH" (Rom. 8:2).

So the holy Ghost is referred to here as "the Spirit of life," which means of course eternal life, or God-life if you will. The Spirit is in fact the divine, eternal life that indwells both the Father and the Son. What did Jesus come here to provide us with? He plainly told that himself in one place: "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" (Jn. 10:10). So Jesus came to provide us with 'life,' and the 'more abundantly' part simply means divine, ETERNAL life. That is what we did not have, because we had sin, and "the wages of sin is DEATH" (Rom. 6:23). Note also how Jesus said he came to give us life, in the same breath that he said 'the thief' comes "to steal, and to kill, and to destroy." The truth is that the thief in question here is the devil, who we are told in another place "had the power of death" (Heb. 2:14). So I'm working on building a contrast here between 'life' and 'death.' More pointedly I am wanting to bring out a contrast between things that pertain to life, versus things that pertain to death. But let me go full circle with the holy Ghost first. Jesus said he came to provide us with 'life,' which is obviously divine life, seeing we already had human life. Romans 8:2 calls the holy Ghost 'life,' and that brings us to what John the Baptist said about what Jesus was coming to provide for us: "I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost" (Mk. 1:8). There it is, John and Jesus were saying the same thing about what Jesus was coming to provide, because the holy Ghost is "the Spirit of life;" and Jesus said he was coming to give us life, whereas John said Jesus was coming to baptize us with the holy Ghost. Same exact thing when we shed the light of Romans 8:2 onto these two statements. One more element to this equation which also takes us back to our text verse is something that Jesus said just before he left this world to go back to his Father: "For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence... But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you" (Acts 1:5,8).

So the holy Ghost is in fact "the power that worketh in us," that is able to accomplish things above what we can comprehend. It is very important to understand what the holy Ghost is, as well as what it is not. The Spirit of God, or the Spirit of Christ [it is called both], IS the LIFE of both the Father and the Son. it is NOT a confusing 'third person' of a confusing 'trinity.' Because the holy Ghost is literally eternal life, it puts to death EVERYTHING that pertains to death! Life destroys death even as light eliminates darkness. So we needed life from God in order to eliminate our problem of both sin and death. That is why Romans 8:2 says that the Spirit delivers us from sin and death, because that is THE TRUTH! But I want to go back to the questions I asked earlier, about our experiences that we have had since receiving God's Spirit into our lives. ALL of the things I mentioned are examples of how the LIFE of God has overcome things in our lives and the lives of others, that pertain to DEATH. For instance, sickness pertains to death. Despair pertains to death. Mental and spiritual oppression pertain to death. All of these are the works of the thief who seeks to rob, and kill, and destroy. Satan wants us to believe that he still has "the power of death," meaning the right to inflict on us death and things that pertain to death. He does not. Jesus made a memorable statement about that: "I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death" (Rev. 1:18). Jesus is the ultimate enemy of death, even as light is the ultimate enemy of darkness. Because he conquered death and everything that pertains to it, those things are in a lot of trouble when confronted by someone who has Christ, and comes against those enemies by faith in him. "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" (II Cor. 3:17). So having the holy Ghost IS having Christ, and that sets us at 'liberty.' At liberty from what, one may ask? From sin, death, and everything else that pertains to death. So God's Spirit IS Christ in us, and it IS life, and it IS "the power that worketh in us." What this means is that if we "walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit," we have power over sin, death, and everything else that pertains to death (Rom. 8:1,4).

These works against death are not to be done only in ourselves, but we have that power over these elements in the lives of others who will give us the space and license to minister to them. This is why we can do the works that Jesus did, even as he said we would to (Jn. 14:13; Mk. 16:16-18). And to be certain, the works that Jesus did are the works that "destroy the works of the devil," all of whose works are things that pertain to death (I Jn. 3:8). The scripture is not joking when it says that Jesus has "abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel" (II Tim. 1:10). Apart from death there is only eternal life, and that life is in Christ; and it is in us as well if we have been baptized BY HIM with that same life. So the same "power that worketh in us," which is able to do "exceeding abundantly above what we ask or think;" is in fact the very life of God that puts to death everything that pertains TO death. The same power that works in us unto LIFE, is the exact same power that puts sin, death, and all of the works thereof, to DEATH! I believe the best way to look at it is to think of how darkness cannot exist in the presence of light. And as the scriptures says, he has "abolished death, and brought LIFE and immortality to LIGHT through the gospel." Again, this means that "WHERE the Spirit of the Lord is, there is LIBERTY," from death and everything that pertains to it. So we need to understand that the same life and power of God that delivers us, heals us, lifts us out of oppression, etc; can be channeled out of us to others as the means of destroying the works of the devil that pertain to death, in the lives of a dying and desperate world. We are not only ABLE to exercise this power of life over death, and light over darkness; but we have been automatically commissioned and ordained to do so upon receiving the holy Ghost into our lives. Jesus did not say that it is "evangelists who believe" that would do these works; but rather "THEM that believe" (Mk. 16:16). And we should always remember that this life and this power is "able to do exceeding abundantly above what we ask or think." That is the truth, that is the will of God, and that is what we need to believe and act like we believe. Period and amen.

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In loving memory

Lary R. Hale

November 13, 1954April 21, 2024

Lary smiling with his beloved dog Champ — Lary with Champ

Obituary

A Hero Finally Rests.

Lary Redman Hale of Louisville, KY entered into his greatest joy, the presence of King Jesus himself, welcomed by the cheers of angels and the saints of God on Sunday night, April 21, 2024.

What the outside world would see as the untimely passing of a humble, local minister, heaven saw as the triumphant finale of a valiant warrior's life. He fought the good fight, having kept the faith, and received what Christ himself called "The Champion's Wreath of Victory".

Lary was born November 13, 1954 to Marvin and Norma Hale. Being the youngest of his siblings ensured he had lots of time with his loving mother, from whom he undoubtedly developed his profound sensitivity, heartfelt sentimentality and emotional comfortability - characteristics that were trademarks of his life. He grew up surrounded by cousins and classmates that became his best friends.

At his 50 year class reunion he was overjoyed and excited to catch up with so many of them, smiling and laughing more than he had in a long time. He would often tell stories of how he treasured those times as a young boy riding bikes, shooting B.B guns and playing with his childhood dog Peanuts; all while getting into assorted harmless mischief. He cherished the time he spent living on his parents houseboat and helping his dad, a united states marine veteran, take care of the boat and dock.

His relationship with his dad was only strengthened in their later years as they watched boxing matches almost every weekend for the remainder of his dad's life. He admired his brother Gary for his athleticism and industrious attitude, and thought his sisters Vicki and Mila had hearts of gold just like his mother. In his teen years Lary developed three of his lifelong loves: swimming, cool cars and lifting weights.

Some people said Lary was part fish because of how well he swam, but Lary would correct them, he was actually part dolphin. As a young man he managed a health club where he helped multiple people lose weight and counted that a huge joy. He loved nature and taking photos of it, honing his skills and knowledge in cameras. His vocabulary was second to none and he enjoyed learning new words and using them especially in his writings.

Before he passed he still exercised as much as his body would allow and he longed to return to the ocean and the white sands of Destin, Florida.

Like most disenfranchised teens in the early 70s, Lary indulged in countless vices that left him empty and searching for more. Although his long black curly hair, loud clothes, muscles and muscle cars made him the envy of the boys and the heartthrob of the girls, none of these things satisfied his heart. He pursued a college education briefly, desiring to be a marine biologist or philosopher but found that this was not what he was missing either - he longed for true fulfillment.

Depressed, empty, and feeling hopeless, Lary heard about a particular beautiful girl he had a crush on that was attending a small church where the "Spirit of God" was changing people's lives. After wondering why someone like her would attend a church like that, he began to attend also.

After a few months, he made a simple prayer on his hands and knees, saying "God I can't stop smoking, drinking, raging or any of the other countless vices I have - but if you can set me free from these things, I'll know you're real and that you want me to serve you". The next morning Lary woke up and described the next few hours as "walking on air" realizing he was, in his words "delivered" and never going back to those vices.

This began his life long commitment to glorifying Jesus, the king of glory, for how he transformed Lary's life from darkness to light. Lary would marry that same beautiful girl, the love of his life, Fay Kustes, and they would have two sons together, Benjamin Isaac and Elisha Daniel. Lary's greatest joy in life was being a husband and father.

He was happiest when he was sharing what he was learning in the bible with his family, and teaching them that knowing God was simplistic and yet powerful - that God was not merely a religious concept, but a powerful savior on a day to day basis. As Lary made it his life's goal to find "the lost sheep", he would tap into his multifaceted creativity that went largely underappreciated.

Lary produced well over a thousand episodes of gospel presentations: self-producing, mixing, editing and encoding both a radio and television show. Between the two, he broadcast for over 30 years. All of this in the analog age, where self produced radio and TV shows were nearly unheard of, especially without any budget whatsoever.

Lary was an evangelist in Louisville and southern Indiana, being asked to preach and teach in multicultural and multi-generational churches across the city. The churches he was most loved and welcomed by were the African-American Baptist and Pentecostal churches that loved and welcomed his passionate, excitable and action packed style of preaching.

Once the dawn of the internet came, he immediately worked to have a website published, making his literature and gospel teachings available. Eventually he'd use social media to teach, preach and encourage believers all across the world. He would spend every night praying with and encouraging christians from every nation until the end of his life. Many of which saw him like a second father and all of whom greatly mourn his passing.

Even though he produced over a thousand episodes of media, taught in multiple churches, mentored in multiple countries, and had multiple printed works of literature, he considered his greatest life's work to be his two sons. One of their earliest memories is Lary saying "the most important job in the world is not preaching the gospel, it's raising kids in the gospel". This threaded through his entire life.

In his final week on earth, he reminisced on his life saying "I see my life as the highest success, because my life's work are my two sons, who I am so incredibly proud of - not for their natural achievements but for their love, humility and personal faith in Jesus that is not only evident in their lives but also in their love. Because of them, I know my life is a true success - and I credit Jesus for all of it".

His sons today see him as the most successful man they will ever know. He succeeded in loving them and never hurting them. Leading them and never controlling them. Being there for them and never leaving them. He was a man that would apologize quickly, forgive quickly, and always encouraged his sons to "get up and go from here". He succeeded in teaching them faith, hope and love in a world starving so badly for all three. His ministry lives on in them.

The lives of everyone touched by their lives are forever indebted to this humble, prayerful man of faith.

He is preceded in death by his father Marvin, mother Norma, sister Mila, sister-in-law Marlene, nephew Adam, aunts, uncles, treasured cousins, and his beloved dog of 18 years, Champ.

Until they are reunited in the glory of heaven, he is survived and will be missed by his sons, Benjamin and Elisha (Katrine), his wife of 30 years, Fay, his brother Gary, His sister Vicki (Dan), his cousins, nieces, nephews, his friends, and those that called him their pastor and teacher.

"The righteous perish, and no man lays it to heart: merciful men are taken away and no one considers that the righteous person is being spared from the evil to come. He shall enter into peace: he shall rest in his bed, having walked in uprightness." Isaiah 57:1&2

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