| What is sickness? What is disease? Why are | | | | sickness and disease. We don't have to accept |
| both of these ailments extremely prevalent in | | | | sickness and disease because we were |
| a society that is more technologically | | | | pre-destined to be healed by the stripes of |
| advanced than ever before? In an age where | | | | Jesus Christ. The important part of the verse |
| man can build super scud missiles, | | | | is the present tense statement "we are |
| devastating nuclear war heads, and can build | | | | healed." Healing is not a phenomena that |
| space rovers that can roll on the planet Mars | | | | happened when Jesus walked on earth, but it |
| thousands and thousands of miles away, why | | | | is a phenomena for today, this hour and this |
| has there not been a cure for the common | | | | very second. |
| cold? Why has sickness and disease remained | | | | |
| an issue since biblical times? | | | | Not only is sickness and disease a form of |
| | | | bondage, but it is also a form of oppression. |
| The definition for sickness is to be in a | | | | Oppression is the unjust or cruel exercise of |
| disordered, weakened, or unsound condition. | | | | authority or power and a sense of being |
| In other words, when one is sick, there is | | | | weighed down in the body or mind. |
| something that is within that individual that | | | | |
| is out of alignment, lacking strength, and | | | | Acts 10:38 |
| the internal infrastructure is fragile. | | | | |
| | | | How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the |
| Disease is defined as a condition of the | | | | Holy Ghost and with power: who went about |
| living animal or plant body or of one of its | | | | doing good, and healing all that were |
| parts that impairs normal functioning. | | | | oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. |
| Disease is also defined as a harmful | | | | |
| development. | | | | Oppression needs healing. Oppression can also |
| | | | act as a disease. It is the power of God |
| Without question, our bodies are not built to | | | | through the anointing of the Holy Spirit that |
| resist sickness and disease. So what is the | | | | destroys the yoke of oppression. In Matthew |
| key to winning the battle of health and | | | | 11:30, Jesus states "my yoke is easy, and my |
| strength? | | | | burden is light." It is the light yoke of |
| | | | Jesus Christ that we must take on, in |
| Well, the answer to these questions are | | | | exchange for the heavy burden of oppression |
| definitely in the bible. But before we go any | | | | that can weigh us down physically or |
| further, there is one thing that needs to be | | | | mentally. |
| stately clearly. | | | | |
| | | | Beyond being in bondage and oppression, |
| Hosea 4:6 reads "My people are destroyed for | | | | sickness and disease are also curses. Curses |
| lack of knowledge: because thou has rejected | | | | are caused by disobedience of the law of God, |
| knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou | | | | His commandments and His will. Our |
| shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou has | | | | disobedience creates a spiritual breach in |
| forgotten the law of thy God, I will also | | | | which the enemy, the devil, can step in and |
| forget thy children." | | | | throw his darts of sickness and disease at |
| | | | our bodies without resistance. There is no |
| We are susceptible to sickness and disease | | | | resistance against the devil because God |
| because we do not prepare ourselves to battle | | | | lifts His hand and anointing from us when we |
| against them. To be equipped to fight | | | | are disobedient. |
| sickness and disease, we must obtain the | | | | |
| knowledge of how to defend ourselves, and | | | | Deuteronomy 28:61 |
| this knowledge is found in the Word of God. | | | | |
| Sickness and disease, just like spiritual | | | | Also every sickness, and every plague, which |
| ailments such as anger, violence and | | | | is not written in the book of this law, them |
| immorality, can lead to spiritual and | | | | will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be |
| physical enslavement. There are three | | | | destroyed. |
| derivatives of spiritual enslavement that we | | | | |
| must conquer in order to rebuke and repel | | | | In Deuteronomy 28, God specifically lays out |
| sickness and disease - Bondage, Oppression, | | | | the game plan for blessings and curses. The |
| and Curses. | | | | blessings and curses hinge upon our |
| | | | obedience, or disobedience of God's Word. We |
| Bondage is the servitude or subjugation to a | | | | can defeat and rebuke curses that are |
| controlling person or force. Just like a man | | | | knocking at our door by maintaining a good |
| being in bondage through drug abuse or | | | | standard of obedience to the Word of God. |
| fornication, man can be in bondage, or under | | | | |
| control of sickness and disease in the same | | | | For so long have the people of God fallen in |
| manner. Is it a coincidence that some people | | | | the hands of religious tradition that teaches |
| are more susceptible to sickness and disease | | | | sickness and disease are part of life, and |
| than others? I think not. Lacking the | | | | that they come and go as they please. This |
| understanding that we have been set free from | | | | false teaching is a total lie and it derived |
| sickness and disease by the mighty work that | | | | straight from the pits of hell. Satan does |
| Jesus Christ did on the cross, we will | | | | not want us to understand the power that we |
| continue to live life with a slave's | | | | have over sickness and disease. Honestly, he |
| mentality, freedom being hidden from our eyes | | | | has done a good job using false teaching to |
| through our lack of knowledge and | | | | keep us bound, oppressed and cursed. |
| understanding of God's Word. | | | | |
| | | | Let us all rise up, stand on the Word of God, |
| Isaiah 53:5 reads "But he was wounded for our | | | | the Word of Truth, and rebuke the devourer |
| transgressions, he was bruised for our | | | | and his plans of bringing sickness and |
| iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was | | | | disease into our lives. Where the Spirit of |
| upon him; and with his stripes we are | | | | the Lord is, there is liberty! Therefore, we |
| healed." | | | | are free from every trap and snare that Satan |
| | | | tries to set up for us, including sickness |
| The lashes on Jesus' body represent all | | | | and disease! |