GOD'S WILL FOR YOU
2 AND BEHOLD, A LEPER CAME AND WORSHIPED HIM [Jesus], SAYING, “LORD, IF YOU ARE WILLING, YOU CAN MAKE ME CLEAN.”
3 THEN JESUS PUT OUT HIS HAND AND TOUCHED HIM, SAYING, “I AM WILLING; BE CLEANSED.” IMMEDIATELY HIS LEPROSY WAS CLEANSED.
4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
Matthew 8:2-4 (NKJV)
"BELOVED, I PRAY THAT IN EVERY WAY YOU MAY SUCCEED AND PROSPER AND BE IN GOOD HEALTH [physically], JUST AS [I know] YOUR SOUL PROSPERS [spiritually]."
3 John 2 (Amps)
It is God's desire or will to heal whoever comes to Him, of every infirmity and sickness (Joel 2:32).
Some are spiritually impoverished, financially unhealthy and socially unfit, whilst some others are physically challenged; however, whatever your condition or situation is, God is able and willing to heal and deliver you from whatever the predicament.
Jesus knows and understands whatever anyone in pain is passing through, and He feels for such a person: "FOR WE DO NOT HAVE A HIGH PRIEST WHO CANNOT SYMPATHIZE WITH OUR WEAKNESSES, BUT WAS IN ALL POINTS TEMPTED AS WE ARE, YET WITHOUT SIN" (Hebrews 4:15 NKJV).
READ: Hebrews 4:14-16
Jesus' Will
Jesus wants you to be healed and live in health. In other words, He wants you to be healthy:
• Spiritually—mentally and emotionally.
• Physically—materially, financially, and socially.
Your total healing and healthiness is God's priority.
Jesus took our infirmities and sicknesses, by His stripes we are healed; and also, He became poor that we might be rich—all are part of the redemption package (Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24; 2 Corinthians 8:9).
Thus, If you are born-again, you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, you do not have to be in any bondage of sickness and lack (Isaiah 53:4).
Sicknesses and lacks are products of curse—the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13).
If you are saved, born-again, and you are living your life for Jesus, in line with the principles found in the Bible (2 Corinthians 5:15; 1 Peter 4:2); you are no longer under the curse of the law.
You have to live with the consciousness for the appropriation of it: "CHRIST HAS REDEEMED US FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW, HAVING BECOME A CURSE FOR US (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree")" (Galatians 3:13).
READ: Deuteronomy 21:23
• Sicknesses, lacks, failures, retrogression, demonic oppression, and whatever are products of sin—curse of the law (Galatians 3:13).
• If you live your life, being freed from sin, then, you should be free from every form of bondage as well.
• Jesus has made us free, you cannot afford to remain in any bondage through ignorance (Galatians 5:1).
• What contributed to the captivity or bondage of any number of believers is ignorance of God's principles (Hosea 4:6).
The kingdom of God, Christian living, has laws and principles that govern it.
If you are lacking in the understanding of the principles of the kingdom, or you ignored them, you may not enjoy the liberty that Jesus has purchased for you (Galatians 5:1).
Understanding of the kingdom principles and living by them made you free from the harassment of the devil and his agents.
The kingdom of God is governed by principles which are spelt out on the pages of the Scripture.
Failure to understand the principles, or failure to abide by them, makes you live a reproachful life as a believer.
If you want to be free from reproach, shame and humiliation, then:
• Get acquainted with the kingdom principles found in the Bible and live by them—be committed to them with all your heart (Psalm 1:1-3).
• Be steady in the practice of the principles. They should be part of your life, the way of life, and not what you do when you feel like (James 1:22-25).
• Until you started living your life completely according to the kingdom principles, you may not enjoy the total freedom found in the Christian faith.
• Christianity is not all about seeking God to solve your problems, there is more to it—It is about knowing God intimately and living your life on planet earth as He has commanded in His Word.
It is the Will of God to heal you, bless you, and make you prosper—spirit, soul, and body (3 John 2).
Your willingness to discover His principles, that are found in the Bible, makes you enjoy the maximum benefits of this kingdom which are reserved for the elects.
Some of the principles of the kingdom are:
I. The principle of service, that is, you be part of kingdom builders—building with all that God has blessed or gifted or endowed you with:
"FROM WHOM THE WHOLE BODY, JOINED AND KNIT TOGETHER BY WHAT EVERY JOINT [every member] SUPPLIES, ACCORDING TO EFFECTIVE WORKING BY WHICH EVERY PART [every person] DOES ITS SHARE, CAUSES GROWTH OF THE BODY [of Christ] FOR THE EDIFYING OF ITSELF IN LOVE" (Ephesians 4:16).
READ: Romans 12:4-8
You are saved to SERVE, build the Body of Christ: "FOR EVEN THE SON OF MAN DID NOT COME TO BE SERVED, BUT TO SERVE, AND TO GIVE HIS LIFE A RANSOM FOR MANY” (Mark 10:45).
II. The principle of being under authority (Matthew 8:9; Luke 7:8).
This is the principle of being under authority, staying under a spiritual covering which God wanted you to be, serving with your giftedness and flourish there (Hebrews 13:7,17).
III. The principle of sowing and reaping: "WHILE THE EARTH REMAINS, SEEDTIME AND HARVEST, COLD AND HEAT, WINTER AND SUMMER, AND DAY AND NIGHT SHALL NOT CEASE" (Genesis 8:22).
This principle is one of the major or cardinal principles of the kingdom. It is about giving, releasing what you have in your hand, for God to bless you back in return. When you give what you have, God will release what He has for you (Luke 6:38).
Note:
• Study the Word of God and allow the Holy Spirit to tutor you, for you to be versed in the knowledge of the Word and the principles of the kingdom (Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:1-3; James 1:22-25).
• Attend teaching seminars or programmes where the undiluted Word of God is being taught. God has set teachers in the church, the Body of Christ; thus, you will do well to listen to such proven teachers which God has raised to equip and edify His Body (Ephesians 4:11-13).
• Pray always with all types of prayers, and much more the praying in the language of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:18, Jude 20).
God's Will for you is healing, and not only to be healed, but to be in health and prosper materially, even as you prosper spiritually (3 John 2).
Should there be any hold of sickness on your life, such is broken now in Jesus' mighty name. Peace!
