If more
"Christians" would ditch the pews and actually do what Jesus Christ
commissioned them to do there would actually be a lot less sickness in this
world.
02/18/2019
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When you decide to do what Jesus
commissioned ALL believers to do, you will be attacked from all sides by
{Pharisees’} RELIGIOUS people, by the enemy of God {Satan} and his demonic
forces. Fear not because Christ Jesus continually put them in their rightful
place and He has given you the POWER to do the same because He has called each
of us to go through this world following His footsteps and actions.
When the scribes [belonging to
the sect] of the Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with the sinners
[including non-observant Jews] and tax collectors, they asked His disciples,
“Why does He eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” When
Jesus heard this, He said to them, “Those
who are healthy have no need of a physician, but [only] those who are sick; I
did not come to call the righteous, but sinners [who recognize their sin and
humbly seek forgiveness].” Mark
2:16-17
Jesus told His disciples in Luke
10:9, “heal those in it who
are sick [authenticating your message], and say to them, “The kingdom of God
has come near to you.” Notice here that Jesus told the disciples to heal
those who were sick in the villages and towns they entered because it would
VALIDATE the preaching of the Word making it so much easier to show them that
Kingdom of God just came near to them.
As a believer {follower} of
Christ Jesus it is our responsibility throughout our journey to keep sharing
the good news of the Gospel while proclaiming “The kingdom of heaven is at
hand.”
And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven
is at hand.’ Heal the sick, raise
the dead, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you have
received, freely give. Matthew
10:7-8
And He said to them, “Go into the entire world and preach
the gospel to all creation. He who has believed [in Me] and has been baptized
will be saved [from the penalty of God’s wrath and judgment]; but he who has
not believed will be condemned. These signs will accompany those who have
believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak in new tongues;
they will pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt
them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.” So then,
when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat
down at the right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere, while
the Lord was working with them and confirming the word by the signs that
followed.] Mark
16:15-20
There will be times in your life
when sickness creeps in on you so you must go before the elders of your church
so they can pray for your healing. There is nothing wrong in asking others to
pray over you.
Is anyone among you sick? He must call for the elders (spiritual
leaders) of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in
the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will restore the one who
is sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will
be forgiven. James
5:14-15
Again I say to you, that if two
believers on earth agree [that is, are of one mind, in harmony] about anything
that they ask [within the will of God], it will be done for them by My Father
in heaven. Matthew
18:19
Jesus trained the disciples to
go out and preach the good news of the Kingdom of God and allowed them to go
out to demonstrate the POWER that comes through believing in His name. When
Jesus saw that those who were following Him believed truly believed
by the exercising of their faith in doing what he commissioned them to do, He
was free to go to the Father taking His rightful place in Heaven. From that
time forward it has been the RESPONSIBILITY of His followers {Christians} to go
about proclaiming the Kingdom of God while laying hands on ALL the sick so they
might be healed through the Power of Christ Jesus name.
Now Jesus called together the
twelve [disciples] and gave them
[the right to exercise] power and authority over all the demons and to heal
diseases. Then He sent them out [on a brief journey] to preach the
kingdom of God and to perform healing. Luke
9:1-2
So they began going from village to village, preaching the
gospel and healing the sick everywhere. Luke
9:6
I assure you and
most solemnly say to you, anyone
who believes in Me [as Savior] will also do the things that I do; and he will
do even greater things than these [in extent and outreach], because I am going
to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in My name [as My
representative], this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified and
celebrated in the Son. If
you ask Me anything in My name [as My representative] I will do it. John
14:12-14
He who believes in Me [who
adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Me] as the Scripture has said, From his innermost being will flow
continually rivers of living water. John
7:38
In conclusion,
be strong in the Lord [draw your strength from Him and be empowered through
your union with Him] and in the power of His [boundless] might. Put on the full
armor of God [for His precepts are like the splendid armor of a heavily-armed
soldier], so that you may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the
schemes and the strategies and the deceits of the devil. Our struggle is not against flesh and
blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the rulers,
against the powers, against the world forces of this [present] darkness,
against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural)
places {against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this
world, against spiritual wickedness in high places}. Therefore, put on the
complete armor of God, so that you will be able to [successfully] resist and
stand your ground in the evil day [of danger], and having done everything [that
the crisis demands], to stand firm [in your place, fully prepared, immovable,
victorious]. So stand firm and hold your
ground, having tightened the wide band of truth (personal integrity, moral courage) around your waist and having put on the breastplate of righteousness
(an upright heart), and having strapped on your
feet the gospel of peace in preparation [to
face the enemy with firm-footed stability and the readiness produced by the
good news]. Above all, lift up the [protective] shield of faith with
which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And
take the helmet of salvation, and
the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. With all prayer and petition pray [with specific requests]
at all times [on every occasion and in every season] in the Spirit, and with
this in view, stay alert with all perseverance and petition [interceding in
prayer] for all God’s people. Ephesians
6:10-18
So you see, now that Christ
Jesus is sitting on His throne next to Father God, we who believe {Christians}
are commissioned and equipped to go throughout this world proclaiming the GOOD
NEWS of the KINGDOM of GOD, while HEALING the SICK.
God will honor His Son’s
Word that lines up with His will through the believers who take up the mantle
as commissioned by Christ Jesus of ALL who follow Him, flowing through each one
by the anointing of the Holy Spirit to do what Christ Jesus commanded
every day we walk through this life.
I implore EVERY man and woman to
prepare yourself through prayer and fasting so you might go out, daily walking
in the Spirit, sharing the Good News, and healing the sick!!!
In Christ Service forever,
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