I love this from Kenneth E. Hagin's "Faith Food" for today!
And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put [permit] none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee.And He will love thee, Love thee! Love thee! And put sickness upon you? And cause you to die when you're a baby? And cause some of you to be stillborn, and some of you to be sick and crippled? No! No! No! That's not the Holy Scriptures!
(Deut. 7:13-15)
"But that's not for us today, Brother Hagin."
Are you sure? First Corinthians is in the New Testament, isn't it? Let's look at First Corinthians 10:11 to see if divine health is for us:
"Now all these things happened unto them [Israel] for ensamples [examples, types]: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come."
Glory! Deuteronomy 7:13-15 was written for my benefit. It was written for my admonition!
Amen! So very many people have the idea that the God of the Bible cannot be GOOD because of all of the terrible things that happen on the earth, almost every day. The TRUTH of the matter is that God is NOT responsible for what takes place on the earth! WE ARE! He gave Adam authority over the earth and the fullness. They belong to God, but HE gave Adam dominion (Genesis 1:28)! Adam gave it up to the devil when he sinned against God. The God of the Bible KNEW all along that man, with a free will, would one day choose to sin. That is why HE had HIS plan for our salvation all along! Then, when the fullness of time had come: Galatians 4:4-7:
4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Jesus BECAME sin with OUR sin, so that WE could become righteous with HIS righteousness! 2 Corinthians 5:21:
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
NOW, we have the Spirit of God living IN us! The God of the Bible has given US the authority to pray and to declare His will and His Word into the earth, and HE has promised to answer and to confirm! Look at Mark 16:20 and 1 John 5:14-15:
20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord kept working with them and confirming the message by the attesting signs and miracles that closely accompanied [it]. Amen (so be it).
14 And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him: [we are sure] that if we ask anything (make any request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plan), He listens to and hears us. 15 And if (since) we [positively] know that He listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us as our present possessions] the requests made of Him.
The responsibility for what happens on the earth is OURS! HE has provided us with the way back to Him. He has promised that HIS people can operate in HIS authority to do HIS will. What have YOU done with what God has provided for you? Have you received Jesus as your Lord and personal Savior, becoming the righteousness of God and becoming a member of HIS family? If not, go to our website through the link on the left and find out how! If you have, then have YOU been spending time in the Word of God, finding out what belongs to YOU as a child of God? If not, then make today the day that you begin! AMEN! If you have been, then keep it up and make it your determined purpose to show off HIS glory by speaking HIS Word and doing HIS will, so that HE can confirm HIS presence in YOUR life! AMEN! Here is Hillsong Young and Free with "Alive":
Shalom in Him!