Greetings,
This is an important question for everyone working to make a living, working to have their own successful home-business, to enjoy their families, to enjoy their lives... and it is most important for Christians and Christians fulfilling God's call to ministry (every born again Christian is called to witness of Jesus death on the Cross for everyone to be reconciled to God – that God is not angry at anyone anymore and that through Jesus we can become His children as a family… also a few ministers are also called to minister in the 5-fold ministries as pastors/elders, teachers, evangelists and such) that are battling sickness, pains, aches and all kind of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual imbalances - for sure we are under attack but not from God... He is not playing cruel games with His children... Jesus did not died in Calvary for us to live a defeated Christian life... we need to find answers to be able to minister His life and health to souls questioning God in the face of a crippled ministering army of sick Christians... we do need help from above!
Having my own personal memories of a sickly child and as an adult –even as a born-again child of God - prompt me to read Christian articles such as this from Dr. Larry Ollison on source of sickness and what God’s will for a Christian is to live in His health – prayerfully read on before you shut your mind to God’s rightly divided Word!
Understanding the Source of Sickness by Larry Ollison, Ph.D.
Once a man told my wife he was sick and he knew God had made him that way. His reasoning was this. He said God had given him stomach problems so he wouldn’t eat too much and gain weight. He reasoned if he gained weight, he would develop a heart problem and could die. So, in order to keep from dying of a heart problem, he reasoned, God had made him sick so he couldn’t eat and get fat.
This may sound strange, but unfortunately, many Christians believe that God makes them sick for a purpose.
It is true that God can and will cause all things to work together for good for those who love Him and who seek Him by the Spirit. The Bible tells us that in Romans 8:26-28. However, God’s Word does not say that God causes bad things. It simply says He causes them to work together for good for those who love Him and those who are the called according to His purpose.
We must understand the root sources of healing and sickness. The One who heals us does not make us sick and the one who makes us sick does not make us well. We must discern “right thinking” from “wrong thinking.” We must quit blaming God for the works of Satan.
Let’s examine the truth. What does the Bible say about God’s view of sickness?
In Psalm 103:3 it says that He is the One “who heals all our diseases.”
Matthew 4:2 says, “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.”
In Matthew 2:24 it says, “Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.”
Matthew 8:16 says, “When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.”
Matthew 9:35 “Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.”
Matthew 10:1 “And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.”
Matthew 12:15 “But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.”
Matthew 19:2 “And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there.”
Everywhere Jesus went, He healed people. Let’s look at what He said. In John chapter five Jesus said that He didn’t do anything unless God His Father instructed Him to. So, what does that tell us about God? It tells us that He wants us well and He wants to heal us.
Jesus said He came to earth to destroy the works of the devil. He said in John 10:10, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
Who is the thief that steals health, kills bodies and destroys life with sickness? The devil.
Who gives life? Jesus.
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