The word. God sent it.

To any who will receive

His word brings healing.

-Psalm 107:20, Acts 10:34-38

Consider this scenario:

A man is on the loose. Borders are not an issue for him. He has seemingly unlimited resources and is going from country to country spreading a lethal virus. After an intense international manhunt, he is finally captured. When questioned as to his motives for causing so much destruction and death he answers: "I only infected those who deserved it. It was for their own good. "

Would you say that was a good man or a crazy man? Spreading death and disease is not good. It's bad. If a human being does this we punish them accordingly. Yet we attribute this crazy man's attitude to God.

"Well, this sickness is for my own good. God is trying to teach me something." No. The only thing you are supposed to learn from sickness is how to resist it and be healed and whole as God intends you to be.

Jesus is our example of God's will in action. When He was here Jesus "...went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by God, because God chose to show certain people a special measure of grace."

Is that what Acts 10:38 says? No. But religion has taught us to believe that sometimes God heals people, and sometimes He makes them sick.

What Acts 10:38 actually says is:

"Jesus of Nazareth...went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.”

God can't put sickness on anyone, because He doesn't have any sickness to give. The word is clear on who is the oppressor - the devil.

Do you think God called up the devil and said, "Can I borrow some sickness? I need to teach one of my kids a lesson."

Do you think God is in cahoots with the enemy, even on a limited basis, in order to "discipline" His children?

A friend recently told us of a true story of couple he knew. The wife is medically diagnosed as mentally unstable. Their young boy took a quarter from his mom's purse to buy some thing kids like – candy or a toy. When she discovered what had happened she turned on the burner of their electric stove and grabbed her son's hand. The husband had to physically restrain her from putting her child's hand on the burner! Thank God, the boy was not hurt.

Which parent in that scenario is a closer representation of God? Does God put our hand on the burner to teach us not to do wrong? Never! Only a mind rotted with religious thinking could think such things of God.

Especially if you need healing , renew your mind on the nature of God. Blow away all the rotten, religious thoughts and discover the truth of the Word. God is a healer. His will is for you to be healed.

Meditate: John 10:10, Psalm 103:1-5, Acts 10:34-38