“Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth” (Jeremiah 33:6).
TEXT — Jeremiah 33:1-11
Message
On 8 June 2015, The Lancet, which publishes global health news, reported that over 95 percent of the world’s population has health problems, with a third having more than five ailments. The World Health Organisation recently stated that “new diseases are emerging at an unprecedented rate, often with the ability to cross the border rapidly”. This worrisome dimension of the global health crisis should make healing and health a subject of interest to everyone.
Medical sciences have shown that lifestyle choices and environmental factors can cause sicknesses and diseases. Excessive consumption of sugar can lead to diabetes, while addiction to alcohol and drugs can damage the internal organs and weaken the immune system. Poor hygiene can cause diarrhoea, while those who live in mosquito-infested areas can suffer malaria attacks. All these physical ailments can be treated by medical doctors. But some sicknesses and ailments can only be cured by God.
In our text, Judah sinned against God who allowed the Chaldeans to invade the nation. Death and sicknesses followed. The compassionate God, however, promised them healing and cure, if they turned to him in repentance and prayer. The Bible contains several other examples of diseases caused by sin for which no medical care could provide a cure. These include the leprosy of Miriam and Gehazi (Numbers 12:2,10; 2 Kings 5:27), and the barrenness of the household of Abimelech (Genesis 20:18). This is the reason people should always examine themselves to ascertain whether the cause of their ailment is physical or spiritual.
The word of God contains the power, promise, and provision for our healing. There is no incurable disease with God. You can get your healing through repentance and prayer of faith. There is no sickness that God cannot take away, whether leprosy, stroke, cancer, blindness, or any other ailment. Even those having suicidal thoughts can be delivered through prayer, as taking one’s life can never be a solution to failure and disappointment. Christ came to heal the brokenhearted (Luke 4:18). Whatever the nature of the ailment you may be suffering from, God’s power is still present to heal and deliver. You can receive yours today! Only believe!
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
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Thank you for this insightful word, Lord Jesus. I receive divine healing and health in Jesus Christ’s name, Amen!!!
Thank you for this insightful word, Lord Jesus. I receive divine healing and health in Jesus Christ’s name, Amen!!!