ROMANS 8:1

For the UNSAVED person, there are consequences of breaking the LAWS of God and this brings a CURSE over your life. But through repentance, the Blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin and any consequence of the curse once and for all.

How marvelous is our Lord and Saviour JESUS!

EPHESIANS 1:7 “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.”

And this PRICE paid for our sins was paid ONCE and FOR ALL!

Some Christians use 2 Corinthians 12:7 as proof that God punishes “And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure”

Nowhere in scripture does it say that ‘thorns in the flesh’ are sickness or disease. Thorns in the Bible refer to ‘personalities that harass you’. It’s a term similar to ‘That person is a pain in the neck’. In Numbers 33:55 the enemies of Israel were described as ‘thorns’. ‘But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall be that those whom you let remain shall be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land where you dwell’

Let the Bible interpret itself. Paul himself called the ‘thorn’ a ‘messenger of satan’. It was clear reference to an evil personality who was harassing Paul probably through gossip, false accusations and ill intent.

Paul continued to preach and teach the Gospel and what did JESUS say to Paul – ‘JUST BE COOL PAUL MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU’.

Paul did not suffer from sickness or disease as a form of being punished. Hw was so anointed that even is handkerchief healed people.

SO STOP THINKING THAT GOD IS PUNISHING YOU!

God is not angry or mad at you or out to teach you a listen and any sickness, disease or oppression is an opportunity for JESUS to be glorified!

SPIRITUAL FLU-SHOT!

Sickness is not a punishment from God but an opportunity for you to be HEALED in Jesus Name! Sickness can come from not being SENSIBLE! Looking after your BODY. Not defiling it with TOXIC FOOD, SUBSTANCES or BEHAVIOR. Sickness is also a glimpse and symptom of the CURSE but we are not under any CURSE and therefore we can RESIST SICKNESS and BE HEALED in JESUS NAME!

EXODUS 23:25 “So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will TAKE SICKNESS AWAY from the midst of you”

ISAIAH 53:5 “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”

1 PETER 2:24 “Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.”

JAMES 5:14 “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.”

In the Name of Jesus Christ, I declare your bodies to be made whole and that you walk in divine health. I bind any work of the devil from afflicting your body, mind, or emotions and declare you to be completely made whole by the Body & Blood of Jesus. I declare God’s Word over your lives…

PSALM 91:9-11 “Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, 10 No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; 11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.”

I declare this in the House of the Lord in the Precious Name of Jesus Christ.

Someone once said that “FEAR is False Expectations Appearing Real!” Some interesting quotes about fear and worry…

• “Worry is a small trickle of fear that meanders through the mind until it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”
• “Worry and fear are putting question marks where God has put periods.”
• “Worry and fear is the interest we pay on tomorrow’s troubles.”
• “Worry and fear is a form of atheism, for it betrays a lack of faith and trust in God.”

To overcome fear we must first find out where it came from, how it entered man, and then what we must do to eradicate it.

Genesis 3:1-10 tells us the story of the “fall of man” when man fell into sin. After having been deceived by the devil, Adam hides behind a tree as the Lord walks through the Garden seeking him. The Bible says that Adam was “afraid”. Fear had now entered into his life. Man’s first fear is the fear of being exposed, or more simply, man feared God. Man’s authority on the earth was lost or better put was stolen by satan. This lost authority now gave satan access to the earth through the control of “man”.

Man’s fear leads him into a perilous life on earth, unable to deal with his lost state man falls deeper and deeper into terrible sin. One definition of sin is “separation from God.”

As the Lord was walking through the Garden, the Lord knew Adam was afraid. But the Lord did not come to beat on Adam or to condemn him. I believe that God’s heart was broken over what Adam and Eve had done yet, even so, God loved man and desperately tried to reach him and win mankind back. This tremendous act began with the sacrificial offerings instituted by Moses, Covenants, and culminating in Jesus Christ coming to earth to redeem man through the Cross. All of this was an act of love by God to win mankind back into a relationship with Him.

“Therefore just as through one man sin entered the world and death through sin and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned” Romans 5:12.

Fear manifests itself in many ways. Here are some results of a person living in fear!

• Anxiety
• Panic Attacks
• Sickness (psychosomatic)
• Jealousy
• Envy
• Paranoia
• Despair
• Depression
• Anger
• Frustration
• Bitterness
• Competitiveness

There are 4 areas in which fear enters man.

1. Separation from God (what God says….Eph 2:8-22) a person who is not in a legal covenant relationship with God the Bible says that a man must be born again
2. Traumatic Experience (what God says…. James 5:13-16)
   1. Sickness
   2. Accident
   3. Death of a Loved one
   4. Abuse
   5. Relationship breakdown
   6. Business Failure
   7. Unfulfilled expectation
3. Polluted Mind (what God says…. Romans 12:1-2)
   1. Bad Company
   2. Abusive words and upbringing
   3. Negative environment
   4. Unbiblical teaching
   5. TV, films, music and books (certain types)
   6. Astrology, Occult, Clairvoyants
   7. Religious traditions of man
   8. Superstitions
4. Evil Spirits (what God says…. Eph 6:10-18 & James 4:7)
   1. Occult activity
   2. Abuse (sexual rape)
   3. Immorality
   4. Transference of spirits
   5. Curses or a vex
   6. General spiritual attacks and oppression

The key to eradicating all fear is by a proper understanding of 1 John 4:18 “Perfect love casts out all fear.” Fear is flushed out by perfect love and in this context, perfect love means that when a person fully and completely understands and accepts that God loves and cares and wants good things for the person then all fear will be removed. It’s that simple, yet very few Christians can accept it. Perfect love is more than being born again and Jesus Christ coming into your life, it’s an overwhelming knowledge of God’s great love for you.

You may have great faith in His Word but what about His LOVE? God is love!!! Meditate on this and confess it constantly. Remind yourself of it moment by moment. Tell yourself that you have a God that loves you. A God whose good pleasure it is to give you His Kingdom. A God who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servants.

God loves you, friend. Perfect love is a complete understanding and acceptance of this love. Now fear cannot have any power in a person who walks with confidence with God and faith that is victorious and loving.

YOKE

1. Literal sense – A harness that connects two animals together.

2. Figurative sense – Matthew 11:28-30
“Come to me all who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden light.” A Jewish saying referring to a student is under a teacher and taking upon his instruction is known as being yoked with the master. The idea of His schooling – it is light.

3. Symbolic sense – A symbol of burdens & oppression.
Oppression here means: to exercise hard control over – to press down.
– Physical
– Emotional
– Relational
– Financial

Jesus dealt with ‘oppressions’ [curses]

Acts 10:38
“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil for God was with Him”

1 John 3:8
“For this purpose the Son of God was manifested that He might destroy the works of the evil one” lqouo – destroy, undo & dissolve

ANOINTING – Anointing & Power are the same thing.

What the anointing does!
Luke 5:17-19 – ‘Power’ went out from Him.
Mark 5:25-34 – ‘Power’ was transmitted.
Luke 5:17 – ‘Power’ was present in their midst.

The anointing is like electricity – it has always existed but only in the last 100 years has man used it. As with the Law of electricity, there are laws that govern the healing power of God.

Through the death, burial & resurrection of Jesus Christ, the ‘power’ has been provided for man to be healed – 1 Corinthians 1:18 “For the message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing but to us who are being saved it is the power of God”

5 Revival Keys (from “The Quest for Revival” Ron McIntosh)

1. Prevailing Prayer.
2. Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
3. Worship.
4. Expectation.
5. Faith.

Conclusion: The anointing is present here today for you to be completely healed.