Do not Excuse Sickness

 “And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity” Isaiah 33:24.

   Some people have a hard time accepting the supernatural life Christ has made available for everyone who believes in Him. They find it strange to think and accept that it’s actually possible to live on earth without being sick. Some even buttress their claims with what Paul said in 2 Corinthians 12:7-9: “…there was given to me, a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

  Many have interpreted Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” to  be a kind of  sickness, and  use it as an excuse to say, “if  Paul  could be  sick, then , it’s normal for any  Christian  to   be  sick.” However, that’s not what the bible teaches.  “thorn  in the  flesh; it’s  a figure of speech used to express  something that  causes  pain of discomfort, a troubling or perplexing situation.

   If you study  Paul’s writing  in context, you’ll  discover he wasn’t referring to any  kind of  sickness or  infirmity of  the body, the 10^th verse  lets us know he was referring  to  the batterings he  experienced  from the persecutions reproaches, distresses and  adversities he face for the sake of  the gospel. He never for once rejoiced about being sick or excuse sickness.

  Understand that Jesus came, not just to die for us and save us from sin, or to heal our sick bodies, but also to give us Zoe, the God-kind of life.  That life is what you received when you were born again, and   it can’t be destroyed by sickness, disease and infirmity.  Sadly, many haven’t understood what this life is all about, so they suffer ignorantly with sickness Hosea 4:6.   But as you take a hold of this truth today and live by it, you’ll begin to experience the joy of living in divine health.

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