Redeemed From Sickness

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: 

for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree. 

Galatians 3:13

The word of God tells us that in all of our getting to get an understanding.  

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.  Proverbs 4:7

In the case of sickness, illness and disease, there is one source of sickness, although there are varied reasons why a person gets sick.  Apostle Paul verified this when he said: 

"for this cause many are sick. . ."   I Corinthians 11:30   

Knowing the source of sickness and the reasons for sickness helps us better understand how to deal with it.

  

Genesis chapters l and 2 in the Bible record the account of the creation of man. God created man in His own image, breathed into him the breath of life, and man became a living soul. Man was created with a triune nature of body, soul, and spirit. The body is the physical part of man. The soul and spirit are the spiritual parts which enable him to act, think, feel, react emotionally, and spiritually respond to God. Originally, each part of this triune nature was in harmony with the other two, and the entire triune nature of man was in harmony with God. Man was sinless and healthy in body, soul, and spirit.

Genesis chapter 3 records how the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, sinned against God by disobeying His Word. Their sin brought the curse of sin and death upon all men:

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.   Romans 5:12

This curse of death was a spiritual separation between man and God as well as physical death which would end a person's life. We can see the effects of the curse immediately in the Genesis record. 

Ø      Adam and Eve hid from God because of the spiritual sickness of sin. 
Ø      Adam blamed Eve, which is the start of emotional sickness resulting from disintegrating relationships. 
Ø      Cain killed Abel, which is an example of social sickness. 
Ø      The barrenness of Sarah and the plague upon Abimelech represents physical sickness.

When the curse of death came upon man, Satan entered the genetic system of the body to begin his destructive mission. The Bible confirms that Satan is the source of evil in the world. Jesus said he is a thief and. . .

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. . .  John 10:10

Sickness destroys the body like sin destroys the spirit. Disease steals health, happiness, money, time, effort, and strength. It truly kills and destroys. Even "accidents" that harm the body are destroying agents of Satan.

Because the source of sickness is Satan, you must resist it just as you do temptation and sin. When you resist temptation and sin you are doing spiritual warfare against Satan's attacks on your soul and spirit. When you resist sickness you are waging spiritual warfare against his attacks on your physical body.

Every disease comes from a germ of life. Just as your spirit gives life to the body, Satan provides the destructive elements of sickness. In the natural world, God takes a living cell and multiplies it to bring forth life and a new child is born. Satan counterfeits this positive process with a negative cycle of his own. He takes a living cell (virus, cancer, etc.) and multiplies it to bring forth death. This is the "spirit of infirmity" which works in your body when you are sick.   When the spirit of infirmity is cast out, disease in your body dies. As long as that germ exists in the body, the disease lives and continues its destructive work.

Although every disease is not a direct attack of demonic spirits, the elements of sickness exist in the world because of Satan. For example, you might catch a cold because you were dressed for summer in freezing weather. This is not a direct attack of demonic spirits, but the elements of sickness which result in your cold exist in the world because of Satan.

If you understand how God views sickness you will never again doubt its source. God calls sickness captivity:  

And the Lord turned the captivity of Job. . .  Job 42:10

Jesus came to preach deliverance to the captives:  

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor, He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.   Luke 4:18

Jesus called sickness bondage:  

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?  Luke 13:16

Jesus came to set people free with the truth:  

And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.     John 8:32

The truth is that Jesus viewed sickness as oppression and healed those who were oppressed:   

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the Devil; for God was with Him. (Acts 10:38)

The Bible identifies death as an enemy:  

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.  1 Corinthians 15:26

Sickness in the bible is called loathsome:  

For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease; and there is no soundness in my flesh.  Psalms 38:7

Sickness is also viewed in the bible as evil:  

An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him. . .   Psalms 41:8

There are verses in the Bible which indicates God sent a plague or sickness. While God is not the originator of such ills, there are times recorded in His word where He allows them to accomplish His purposes in executing judgment upon the enemy.

But thanks be to God that in His infinite wisdom and His loving kindness, when He sent His son, He made provision for healing:

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;   Isaiah 61:1-2

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