Sickness and Disease: The Bible's Perspective

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