Jesus did not always minister to the sick through laying on of hands in the Gospel. Sometimes, He spoke to the sickness/spirit/body. Occasionally, He simply made a statement which proved His authority (Mark 7:29; Matt 8:13).
Another incident is as follows:
The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” Jesus said to him, “𝐆𝐨; 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞.” - John 4:49-50
Jesus did not lay hands in this case. He did not pray. Neither did He even speak to the sickness/spirit/body. He simply made a statement.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲. When the legislative branch of the government introduces a law, the one with the authority simply needs to make a statement for the law to be enforced.
All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus. This means that the devil has none. Sickness has none. Disease has none. We are not trying to fight sicknesses and diseases as though there is a battle going on. If we know the authority that has been delegated to us, we can simply issue a statement of the Kingdom law to the enemy.
Sometimes, we keep praying for the sick, which is good. But what we need to change is our perspective. Jesus did not even pray. He spoke a statement of authority because He was fully persuaded that He was sent as the Highest Position of The Law Enforcer where His authority triumphed every name under heaven.
We can be so mindful of the authority that we represent as sons of the most High that the words that come out of our mouth become the law for the devil to submit and obey.
Praying is not the key. Authority is. If we know the authority in Christ, we do not need to pray to set people free.
P.S: Complete wholeness is not always instant. Though the boy was healed instantly (fever left him), his body took time to amend (John 4:51-52).
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