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Sickness Is Your Enemy
ACTS 10:38 NKJ 38 "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
According to Acts 10:38, those healed by Jesus were oppressed by the devil. It has not changed in our day. Sickness is still oppression by the devil. That means the devil is behind sickness, supporting it and encouraging it -- not God.
The purpose of sickness is not to benefit you in any way, but to steal, kill, and destroy.
Sickness is not the will of God. His Word reveals to us that sickness is an enemy to be resisted.
Just like the children of Israel who had to possess their promised land, we have enemies who would keep us from enjoying God's perfect will, unless we fight them. We must resist what is not from God (Ephesians 4:27, James 4:7, 1 Peter 5:9).
Look how Jesus treated sickness. He healed all who came to Him. Jesus was God's will in action. Never once do we read of Jesus telling anyone to stay sick for any reason.
Sickness is not from God. There is no sickness in Heaven. God is not using sickness to teach you anything. Nor is He using sickness to get your attention. To get your attention God demonstrated His love for you at Calvary. That should be enough to get your attention.
The devil is a liar (John 8:44) and a deceiver (Revelation 20:10). Think about that.
Deception requires getting people to accept a lie as the truth. We know the devil is a liar so we don't expect his followers to speak truth. So the devil can't effectively use a message spread by devil worshipers to deceive most people.
To effectively deceive Christians (the ones who as members of the Body of Christ have authority on earth), the devil has to use people who will be accepted by Christians.
So his ideal messengers of deception would be Christian preachers saying things about God that are not true.
If the devil could get enough preachers to say false things, then nearly everyone could be deceived. Don't think this is impossible or strange. Remember how Peter spoke satan's idea right after speaking God's revelation (Matthew 16:16,17,23).
Preachers (being human like the rest of us) have told us a lot of things that are not true -- things the Bible does not teach. Things like "God sends sickness to teach us something."
Not so! Sickness comes to destroy us, and the devil is behind it!
No matter what preachers may tell you, the Word of God is what we must depend on as the truth. If anyone speaks contrary to the message of the Bible, we should disregard their message, no matter who they are.
When Job was sick and afflicted, it says that God turned his captivity (Job 42:10). It was not God who held Job captive. It was God who set Job free.
Now Jesus has come to set all the captives free!
Most of us know of someone getting sick and then turning to the Lord. There are many such stories, but we should not credit the sickness for them finally making the right decision. They could have turned to the Lord before they got sick. God was not "sending" or "using" the sickness to save them. The sickness came to destroy them, but fortunately they were smart enough to turn to God during their affliction. (Sadly, there are also those who have turned away from God because of affliction.)
The truth is that all sickness is an enemy. We should do everything we can to resist it and not allow it in our midst.
For more Scriptures about healing, see www.healing-book.com.
SAY THIS: All sickness is an enemy to be resisted.
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Today's Verse - Romans 6:3-4
Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Baptism is far more than getting wet or checking off another thing on our obedience to-do list. What saves us is God's grace working through our faith that Jesus died, was buried, and was raised on the third day for us (1 Corinthians 15:1-5). God gave us the incredible grace (Romans 6:1,14,15) of being able to share in Jesus' saving work through faith and experience it in baptism (Galatians 3:26-27). We die to the old way of life and bury it in the past. Those past — now dead — deeds no longer hold us. Our death to the past with Jesus is what matters most. Raised to a new life, our life is now joined to Christ, and his future becomes our own future (Colossians 3:1-4). The life we now live is to glorify God, and our destination is to live with him forever. That means the Gospel is not just something preached; it is something we experience by grace because of our faith in what Jesus has done for us!
My Prayer...
Thank you, Father, for raising me from death to your new life for me in Jesus. Thank you for your grace in sending Jesus. Thank you for making Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection something I not only believe but have experienced. May my life reflect your powerful grace given to me in the saving events of Christ's Passion. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.Today's Verse - Proverbs 16:3
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
The real question behind this promise is very simple: How do I define success for my plans? The answer is very simple as well: bringing glory to God for his grace (Ephesians 1:6, 12, 14). Committing our works and plans to God means surrendering them to God's will (James 4:15), trusting that Jesus will be glorified in them (Colossians 3:17), and recognizing that it is not in our power to properly guide our steps (Proverbs 16:9). God longs to bless us and empower us — not for our selfish ambition (James 3:16, 4:3), but for our eternal good and God's glory (Romans 8:28-29). Like Jesus, when we commit our plans and works to the LORD, we are saying, "Not my will, Father, but yours be done!" When we do that and seek his glory, we will find true success!
My Prayer...
Father, I want your will to shape all of my plans. I want your glory to be my goal and the result of my plans. I have things that I want to do. However, if these plans are not for your glory, if these plans are not a blessing to my family or those over whom I have influence, then please defeat me in those plans and please guide me into other areas of blessing. I want you to be glorified in what I do. I want to go where your grace leads. I commit my ways, my plans, and my works to you and your glory, and trust that you will bring the proper success. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.Today's Verse - Galatians 6:2
Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
This is another way of saying, "Love your neighbor as yourself," or "Love your brother and sister in Christ as yourself." Jesus came to bear our burdens and carry away the stain and pain of our sin. (Read Isaiah 53 for a powerful description of God's Suffering Servant, a passage quoted in the New Testament in reference to Jesus.) He now asks us to live redemptively, in practical ways, toward those around us. More than just praying or asking what we can do to help, we are called to serve, minister, and assist others who are burdened. Let's carry each other's burdens and in this way live into the character and compassion of our Savior Jesus Christ.
My Prayer...
Holy and merciful God, please give me eyes to see, a heart willing to serve, and hands ready to help the people in my path that need a burden lifted. I pray this in Jesus' name, to honor him. Amen.
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