To: PROLIFE who wrote (12759 ) 3/30/1998 10:45:00 AM From: Emile Vidrine Respond to of 39621
DCF--The hour that the Lord chooses for our death is perfect, and we should rejoice in it. Neverthless, when illness strikes, most of us are like Hezekiah and would like a little more time. We ask, is this sickness unto death or is this sickness for my chastisement. I am praying for you that your sickness will be turned into the greatest blessing of your life next to your salvation of course. As I look through the Scriptures, I find three causes of sickness: 1. Sickness unto death. 2. Sickness for the glory of God. 3. Sickness for our chastisement and edification. Sickness for the glory of God and sickness for chastisement are always given for faith building, edification and repentance. Sickness unto death is generally the sickness that fulfils the the bilogical penalty for Adam's fall, but can sometimes be postponed by fervent prayer as in the case of King Hezekiah. So DCF, it is important to know into which category your sickness falls. Does the Lord want to demonstrate His Love and faithfulnes in this sickness of yours? Could it be that the Lord is chastising His dear Son, as in Job's case, to bring him into a higher relationship with himself? If you fit in the first two categories my brother, be assured Jesus desires to heal you. We have solid Scriptural evidence of this fact.First, I would like to make you aware of the Scriptrue in Gal. 3:13 13: Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: " What was the curse of the law?? Go to the Deut. 28 and read the whole chapter. You will find that part of the curse of the law was every disease known to man. Your disease of the lungs certaintly falls into that category. Since you are washed in the Blood of Jesus, You have been redeemed fro m the curse of the law. Is the Word God true? Absolutely. If you do not get this connection when you first read it, then read it again and again until it enters your heart. If you are redeemed from the cursr of the law, than all the consequendes of that curse are removed from your body. Now lets look at the many Scritprues that show us that God wants to heal every sickness that is not a sickness unto death. It is a matter of believing the Word of God by faith int the same way that we receive our salvation by faith. I pray that the Lord will hear your cries and build your faith for healing. Lord Jesus, we come to your throne in boldness because we are washed in your righteous blood. We bring before you DCF's disease Lord. We have no power withing ourselves. But we know that you have all the power as our Creator and SAviour. We ask your loving power of healing the same power that you poured out upon all who asked as you walked on the earth. Give us mustard seed faith. Jesus said; >>I have come that you may have life and have it more abundantly.. >>Whatsovever we shall pray for, believing, we shall receive. >>It was said of Jesus that He fulfilled this Scripture: "that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by Isaiah the Prophet, himself took our infirmities and bare our sickensses. >>Jesus healed everyone who came to him for healing and we know that 'Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever'. >>Under the old covenant the Scriptures say; "Bless the Lord of my soul and forget not all His benefits;who forgiveth all our iniquities and healeth all our diseases" If this was so under the old covenant that was weak and passed away, how much more is it true under the New eternal Covenant in Jesus' blood. >>Mt. 12:15 "But when Jesus knew it; he withdrew himself from thence; and great mulltitudes followed Him and Hehealed them all." >>Mt. 8:16 "When even was come they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils; and he cast out the spirits with his Word, and healed ALL that were sick." >>Luke 4:40 "Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them." >>Mark 17, 18 "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover." >>James 1:6-8 "But let hinm ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord." ------------------------------------------------- My brother, please read and meditate and reread and remeditate on these Words from God until you are fully convinced that this Word of God is True. Only you and God knows if this sickness is for chstisement, for God glory or unto death. I have received no special revelation on the matter, but I am in travail for you. If it is for chastisement or God's glory, Jesus wants to heal you. Do not let anyone or your mind talk you out of this healing. Let the Holy Spirit enter deeply into your heart--let Him abide at the very center of your being. He will build up your faith and make your body and your mind line up with the Word of God. Jesus promised it so it cannot fail if only we can have faith as a grain of mustard seed.