The troubles and trials we experience in this life remind us that we follow a suffering Lord and that the cruciform power of God is kept in clay jars and perfected in weakness (2 Corinthians 4:7; 12:9). So, some sickness is not from God, but from Satan. Ill take healing for my blessing. Others are labeled as "genetic disposition" or . . The rich man can lie; God cannot! , See D.A. 5:18-20). GOD TELLS YOU TO CALL FOR THE ELDERS OR PRAY ONE FOR ANOTHER (James 5:14, 17). We are being renewed in our weakness and conformed to Christs likeness as we behold his glory (2 Corinthians 3:18; 4:16). In verse 7, Satan says that he spends his time going to and fro on the earth. Some people have you believe God "blesses" His children with sickness and disease. How much more important must be the matter at stake when God himself meets to confer with his archenemy Satan! Health and Healing are the will of God for Mankind. He says, To another gifts of healing (I Cor. GOD PROMISED US HEALING AND LONG LIFE HERE, NOT GLORIFIED BODIES. GOD SAYS, NO PLAGUE SHALL COME NIGH THY DWELLING (Ps. Thy faith has made thee whole. If you do not believe God in one case you may doubt Him in another. His mercy endures to all generations (Ps. Get the victory and stay full of the Spirit, and there will be no room for fear, worry, or complaining. Physicians tell you to get rid of your worry, fear, and resentment, to sing and be happy, and to listen to music or be in good spirits. However, through Jesus, we have been redeemed from the curse (Galatians 3:13)! But now with the life of her husband draining away leaving her utterly destitute, her faith collapses. Jobs fear of God has endeared God to Job in a very deep way. Hope says, I am trying to believe; faith says, God says. The online ministry of cfaith has been helping people discover faith, friends and freedom in the Word since 2000. GOD SAYS YOU CAN BE STRONG WHEN YOU ARE WEAK (II Cor. 0 Responses It depends on the way we view it, the way we approach it. This teaching so shocked the disciples that Peter began to rebuke his Lord, saying, Never, Lord! Fundamentally, we narrativize impairment: it is not just something that happens, it is part of a story, it involves cause and effect, it is tied to character. Why stay on your present path even one more day? Hope struggles; faith rests assured. For, despite appearances, He does wish to give us what is best. John 10:10, John 5:24, Ephesians 2:1, 2:8,9, Romans 8:14-16. Trophimus was left sick, because he disobeyed God (II Tim. We must always remember that our heavenly Father is a good God. That attitude keeps many from receiving the Holy Ghost. This is the glorious mystery that God reveals at the cross, where the sinless Servant suffered in our stead to save us from our sins. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright APOSTOLIC INFORMATION SERVICE, AIS File Library Current / Social Issues. Salvation includes both soul and body. Surely he has borne our sickness and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. Worry and fear cause sickness and disease. The revelation of this truth is so important that God is willing to subject his prize servant to grief and poverty in order to make it known. John 8:44 By default, we are all children of the devil. Mans choosing to fall brought on sin and sickness; yet, God provided His Son as a remedy. Good health, wrote St. When man fell the curse of sin and death came to humanity and along with it sickness and disease. But is it He who doesnt hear us, or we who dont know how to listen? He has redeemed us from the curse of sickness. - Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents (that he should be born blind). , Papa, Boswell, and Bleecker, Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery., Most English translations render the Greek phrase anti . YOU SAY, THAT MINISTER DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT GIFT FOR MY DISEASE.. God will make everything new and put an end to our tears and troubles. Since our inheritance is both spiritual and physical, we can receive the earnest of our inheritance here. See the Fathers plan unfold 4:9-17). Some testify thus: I went to the doctor and was operated on, but I believe it was God who healed me after all. A bootlegger or drunkard could testify like that. RECITE THIS SPIRITUAL PSALM TO YOURSELF Christ redeemed me from the curse of the law, as He hung on that shameful tree. Healing is the childrens bread (Matt. Yonge. are the translations of 6 Hebrew and 9 Greek words and occur 56 times in the Old Testament and 57 times in the New Testament. Yet Jesus heals all who come to Him in faith. GOD SAYS, ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH BE IT UNTO YOU.. 12:9). As we go back to these books or the law, we find that the curse or punishment for breaking Gods Law is threefold: POVERTY, SICKNESS & SPIRITUAL DEATH. And let the rest of us weep with those who weep. It was not a mild case of measles. Job says that it was ultimately the Lord himself who took away his family and wealth. SOME ARGUE THAT SICKNESS IS A BLESSING. Psalms of Solomon 17:2124 reads, See, Lord, and raise up for them their king, the son of David, to rule over your servant Israel in the time known to you, O God. (OT Verses: Exodus 15:26, 23:25, Pro 4:20-22, Psalms 107:20, 103:3). I'll start by giving you a God's eye view of sickness and disease. 28). Sad to say, but most Christians are ignorant of the true nature of sickness. God never told anyone to stay sick in order to have trials, persecutions, or tribulations. How can we celebrate the good we see without succumbing to flattery? Yet resurrection is also a present reality for believers.23 Anyone in Christ is a a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). 136). Looking at the earthly ministry of Jesus one could never conclude God takes pleasure in poverty or scarcity. You do not have to be sick and suffer to die. And, more often than not, God seems deaf to our pleas. Through the atonement, Jesus purchased deliverance from Satanic oppression, the Holy Ghost baptism, and power to go to sleep in Jesus without suffering the horrors of death (Heb. If your family line is marked by divorce, incest, poverty, anger or other ungodly patterns, you're likely under a generational curse. You dont have to fall in a trance; some seek feeling instead of healing. ), were opening the door to the devils work and the curse. Satan may have been the nearer cause, but ultimately it is from God. Recall the disciples question regarding the man born blind: Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind? To which Jesus replied, Neither he nor his parents sinned (see Jn 9:1-2). God said, The prayer of faith shall save the sick. If you do not have faith, just get the unbelief out of your heart and we can pray the prayer of faith for you. (Listed Under Deut 28). Through partnership we maximize our impact for the Kingdom. Hope is changeable; faith is unchanging. They pray not only, How Long, O Lord? but also Come, Lord Jesus! And until Christ returns, they follow him on the Calvary road. You deserve to be cursed by God and condemned for your sins. He turns away from evil because he fears God. He says pray one for another that ye may be healed (James 5:16). Jobs reverence is not mercenary, as though God himself were of no value. Adam and Eve did not know corruption of any kind before the fall. More than that, you're telling Him you don't want anything to do with Him-and that is very serious. They will not trade him for anything this world can offer. The first man sinned and with all his descendants fell under a curse of death (Genesis 3:16-19; 1 Corinthians 15:22; Romans 5:12). Stunningly, the divine Son redeemed us from the curse by becoming a curse for us at the cross (Galatians 3:13). Vote Up You may be shaving and singing a hymn when you feel the lump on your neck. Asked August 14 2018 Verse 3. Your mind may wander, but God is able to do more than you think (Eph. When Gods people broke His commandments, they no longer were under His divine protection. Seventy per-cent of sickness is caused by emotional disturbances. I dont understand the resurrection, a born-again experience, or the peace which God puts into my soul, but I must accept these things if I am to be saved. His reverence for God governs all he does. Doctors, nurses, drug stores, and hospitals are robbing people of blessing by helping them to get well. Isaiahs great prophecy about the Servants suffering for sinners concludes with life beyond death: the Servant shall see his offspring and prolong his days; he shall divide the spoil with the strong in victory (Isaiah 53:1012). He says, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?, Its as though a diamond thief should meet the owner at the back of a jewelry store late at night. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. He was blameless and upright, one who feared God, and turned away from evil. If suffering is intended as a punishment for evil, Job is not a likely candidate. It was on one of those feast days when all ten of his children were gathered in the home of the oldest brother. In terms of sickness, this must imply that sickness is not a curse from God, not an expression of his wrath on the sin of a believer. Clarify As the people of God, we do not have to be afraid of the diseases the world suffers because He has brought us out of the world, and now we may be in the world but we are not of this world (John 17:11, 14). I Peter 2:24 is your check. Over and over, Jesus tells us the same thing. The ones for whom He does the most love Him most (Luke 7:43). We would empty out the jails and hospitals before tomorrow. When God pronounced judgment on Adam, death entered the world (Genesis 3:19; Romans 5:12). God says He sets before us a blessing and a curse: a blessing if we obey and a curse if we do not (Deut. GOD SAYS THAT SICKNESS IS A CURSE (Deut. KCM's purpose is to mature believers worldwide in the use of their faith. See why more than 377,000 Christians have joined with usand how you can, too! Verse 10: But he said to her, You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? Comforts and calamities come from the hand of God. What does the word rich mean? He flees from the presence of the praise of God. Everyone Peter prayed for received the Holy Ghost, as far as we know, except Simon. Illness is an affliction; it is a curse. Spam, August 24 2018 GOD SAYS HE DOES (present tense). Many thronged Jesus, but the woman with the issue of blood touched Him. Fundamentally, all disease is a result of sin. It tells me you're on the wrong path in life-the path that leads only to Hell. 29:13). 10:22). Also every sickness and every plague which, not written in the book of this law, the Lord will bring . After man chooses sin and sickness, God is merciful to bring salvation and healing (Isa. 3:9). Jesus was made a curse for us (Gal. And this evil seems to us particularly outrageous and insupportable when it strikes a child. 19 Bible Verses about God Cursing Genesis 3:14 Verse Concepts The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you will go, And dust you will eat All the days of your life; Genesis 3:17 Verse Concepts Man is lost today not because of what he does, but because of what he is. As we will be when he comes.25. If God robbed us of our power to choose between good and evil, we would be machines and not men. But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face., So again, the worth of God is challenged. The Christians in the early church were persecuted more than any group since, and received more healings. The works of God were indeed seen when Jesus opened the blind man's eyes, or in other words, it is healing and not sickness that glorifies God. The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and He addeth no sorrow with it (Prov. We do not need to worry about anyone . Tremper Longman III and David E. Garland, Expositors Bible Commentary 9, revised ed. Some folk do not live out half their days (Ps. Rejoice evermore, and be content in any state. Genesis 3:22-24 tells us man disobeyed God, was driven from the Garden, and could eat no longer of the tree of life. The Hundred-Fold Blessing - Is There Such a Thing? Is sickness the result of sin in a persons life. Murmuring and complaining cause sickness and disease, and become the greatest of sins. Suppose a sinner would not ask for forgiveness because God had been good enough to him. Come behold the wondrous mystery 4:7). Jesus is the Bread of Life. He would not be God who knew no more than a man. They were forced to find their own food and shelter. Any of the people who received healing in Bible days could have made the above excuse. Our God is not frustrated by the power and subtlety of Satan. If a rich man says he is able to give me $10,000, I would have no reason to believe that he would. Hope says, I ZIT feel any better; faith says, I am healed. Abrahams blessing was a threefold blessing. Grace unmeasured, love untold.10. True faith will grow on trials; the trying of your faith is more precious than Gold. He had failed to turn Job away from God in the days of his pleasure and prosperity. And in Job 2:6 God says, "Behold, he is in your power; only spare his life.". Satan may be a lion, but he is a lion on a leash. Rabbi Nicodemus stood back and asked, How can these things be?, but the simple Samaritan woman merely said, Give me this water. Accept healing in simplicity. The Romans slandered, spit on, scourged, and shamed the Savior. GOD SAYS, PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR (I Jn. Sickness, tragedy, or bad circumstances are occurring in their lives. I think that many generational curses go by the name of environmental conditioning these days as children emulate the behavioral characteristics of their parents. Sickness invokes sympathy; healing brings persecution. He has bridged the gap between us and God, and now He offers us Gods free gift of forgiveness and new life. You would fall! We may wonder when God will make all things new. This is for our own good, as it is helping us to grow stronger and identify ourselves with Him. Be filled with the Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord (Eph. Job has shown that God is more valuable to him than family and possessions. , For detailed explanation of the allusion to Isaiah 53:1112 in Mark 10:45, see Rikk E. Watts, Mark, in Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, ed. We can readily see from these scriptures that sickness is a curse of the Law! Terrible fear has been known to bring complete paralysis and death. One of my duties as your pastor is to preach and pray in such a way that you are prepared in mind and heart not to curse God in the day of your calamity. The result of sin is death (Romans 6:23), and all of creation, including humanity, has been suffering under death's curse ever since (Romans 5:12; 8:19-22). 53:5; Ex. Contact Us. Jesus suffered in order to save his people from their sins. 1Corinthians 15:26 tells us that physical death is the last enemy that shall be put underfoot. He wants to bless them with Health! If the Lord brings to mind a sin in your life (worry, strife, unhealthy habits or anything else), repent (make a change in a new direction), ask for His forgiveness, and pursue your covenant healing rights with all your might. Lets walk through it first to get an overview, and then stand back and draw out some truths for our lives. The Old Testament repeatedly promised that God would save his people, but how would he do so? For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. God is not the author of the curse or anything related to the curse, such as sickness, poverty and death (John 10:10). Suppose a mother would tell the Lord she wouldnt ask Him to save the rest of her children because He saved part of them. Some argue that David said it was good to be afflicted. All He could do was permit the devil to bring those afflictions upon them. First-century readers did not need elaboration; they knew exactly what crucified meant. I would not serve a God who could remove cancer or tuberculosis, and just wouldnt. He would have said Psalm 63:3: The steadfast love of the Lord is better than life.. We live in a fallen world, and decay and sickness and death are the result. GOD SAYS THAT FAITH, NOT HOPE, BRINGS THE VICTORY. But there is no doubt what Satan is after in our life: his aim is to destroy our joy in God and to replace the treasure of God with the earthly treasures of wealth or family or health. This is why I urge you to repent of your sins and turn to Christ. The Stoic philosopher Seneca presents this argument in his moral essay On Providence; see Brian J. Tabb, Suffering in Ancient Worldview: Luke, Seneca, and 4 Maccabees in Dialogue, Library of New Testament Studies 569 (London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2017), 2535. Illness is at times so deep within us that it invests in us like a conquering foreign power, said St. John Paul II. GOD SAYS THAT WHAT HE GIVES PASSETH ALL UNDERSTANDING (Phil. Hope has no present blessings; faith receives. You cannot pay for your healing by being good, working long, yelling, crying, jumping, screaming, nor begging. As we go back to these books or the law, we find that the curse or punishment for breaking Gods Law is threefold: SACRED READING: RECLAIMING SCRIPTURE AS GODS WORD TO US, Bible Basics (What Every Christian Should Know), Example of Bible Study by Character - Jesus, Example of Bible Study by Subject - Salvation, Example of Bible Study by Verse - John 1:1, Redeemed from the Curse of Poverty, Sickness & Spiritual Death. Hope wavers; faith is a creative force. As a parent, we would give anything to take on our childs illness, to suffer in their place, and yet we remain powerless spectators, often eaten up with despair, anger, and guilt. The Qurn emphatically denies that Jesus was actually crucified,6 and Paul called his message about Christ crucified a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles (1 Corinthians 1:23). Will Graham Devotion: Do Little White Lies Matter? And he said, Naked I came from my mothers womb, and naked shall I return; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.. If we violate natural laws (maintaining a poor diet, neglecting to exercise our bodies, allowing stress to dominate, smoking cigarettes, etc. Hope tells what the doctor says; faith what God says.
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