MEDICAL VALUE

Many are crying today – “We wish we were in Europe; “We wish we were in America”; “Oh, if only we were very rich!” Why? Because they face health challenges and consider the Western world to be places where medical expertise is readily available. But according to Jeremiah 8: 19-20, such people are only provoking God to anger by being envious of those who are in a “far country”:

Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
Jeremiah 8:19-22

There is nothing in a far country that is not available in Zion.

God is asking, “Why are you wishing you were somewhere else? Why are you running after native doctors and crying after specialists? Is not the Lord in Zion, is your king not at hand?

There is nothing in a far country comparable with what Zion has to offer. There is a balm in Gilead but the people are still battered, buffeted, oppressed and shattered because the Balm has been ignored and the Physician has been disregarded....READ MORE

THE ULTIMATE DIET

As far as God is concerned, the quality of what you eat determines the quality of life you bear; it determines the quality of health and the quality of vigour and vitality that is operational in you. In Psalm 103:1-5, the psalmist said, Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

God satisfies your mouth with good things so that your days are renewed like the eagles. The better the food you eat, the better the health you enjoy.

Among the benefits of redemption is the provision of a spiritual menu that guarantees a sound body and flourishing health. When Jesus first introduced this meal, the Bible tells us that, And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many (Mk. 14:22-24). He told them “my flesh is meat indeed and my blood is drink indeed” (Jn. 6:55). That is, “I am giving you the highest form of nutrients you will ever need anywhere in the world.”...READ MORE

THE GREAT PHYSICIAN

And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Matthew 9:10-13

The secrets of men are in their stories. Jesus was simply introducing Himself here: "I am the Great Physician, I have come to save the lost". If you have been lost in sickness, the Great Physician has come to heal you....READ MORE

GOD'S MEDICINE

God’s Word is His medicine for the believer. Many people wonder what keeps us going without patronizing the clinics and chemists. We have our own brand of medicine that is more effective than medical science. It is God’s Word!

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-22

The Word is health to all their flesh - healthy livers, healthy kidneys, healthy intestines, healthy bones, healthy marrows, healthy eyes, healthy ear, nose, mouth, legs. It is health to every part of the body of whosoever finds it. The moment the Words enters into you, you become a different person altogether The Word transforms your body to health.

God's Word is an all-purpose drug. Actually, the word translated "health" in verse 22 is also translated "medicine." It is an all-purpose medicine sent to you by God, to immunize you against all forms of sickness and to keep you healthy all the time. All you need to do now is find out how to administer God's medicine in your own situation. This where wisdom comes in.

Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of your times (Isaiah 33:6). In the physical, if a doctor gives you some drugs, he will definitely give you the prescription for maximum results. If you are given injection drugs to be injected directly into the blood streams and you decided to use your discretion and mix it with your food as a time-saving device (after all, it will get into the body at last), you will run into difficulties....READ MORE

PRAYER BOOSTERS

There are certain covenant forces that reinforce your prayer. They are not supplementary to prayer, but rather complementary. These boosters not only enhance communication in prayer, but also aid other aspects of spiritual growth and encounters.

You need reinforcements in prayer, because there are certain oppositions that will not answer to faith and prayer alone. Such oppositions require your building up a stronger spiritual energy to deal with them.

Fasting

After emphasizing the role of faith in dealing with oppositions, Jesus further said to his disciples:

Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
Matthew 17:21

No matter the kind of opposition standing against you, it is not higher than the one Jesus is referring to here. A combination of faith, prayer and fasting will bring it into submission.

Unfortunately, there have been many erroneous beliefs about fasting. In my early Christian days, people used to equate fasting with spirituality. They see it as a competition among themselves, seizing every opportunity to boast about their fasting ability. Jesus fasted for forty days and never made reference to it once, but the effect was evident in His life and ministry. When fasting is void of tangible results, it is a mere waste of time and efforts.

The purpose of fasting is for the release of power. It is not to beg God to act, neither is it to impress Him or force Him to grant your request. Rather, it is a spiritual device that empowers you with the unction needed to deal with the issues facing you. In Luke 4:14, after Jesus had fasted for forty days, the Bible says:

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

When we are in a fast, we are not begging or struggling with the devil to leave; we are connecting with heaven, for the release of power to send the devil packing from our environment. That is why during a fast, you must have periods of separation to study and fellowship with the Word of God....READ MORE

APPROACHING THE THRONE ROOM

Your heart and Word preparations must be followed up with a proper presentation of your request, if you must see your desired results in prayers.

In 1 Kings 18, Elijah completed all the preparatory processes of repairing the broken down altar, laying the wood in order and digging the trenches. After that, he put the burnt sacrifice on the altar and then lifted up his voice in communication with heaven and the fire fell.

Also, when David was going to face Goliath, he prepared himself by going to the brook to pick five smooth stones. But he didn't stop there. He approached the giant, cursed him in the name of the Lord, and while the giant was still wondering if David was actually coming to fight him or not, the stone from David's sling had gone into his forehead, and he was brought down (1 Sam. 17:40-50).

Effectual prayer begins with Word preparation, but it delivers through a sound-connection with heaven.

Faith

After locating the will of God concerning your situation, the next thing to be done is to build up faith for effectual communication. Faith is a potent force without which prayer will be absolutely unproductive. The Bible calls faith "The substance of things hoped for..." (Heb. 11:1). That means it is the ticket on which you take delivery of anything from heaven.

After Jesus healed the lunatic child His disciples couldn't heal, they came to Him later to ask why they couldn't cast the devil out of the child. Jesus' response is very revealing:

Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Matthew 17:19-20

Until faith is in place, prayer will only end up in frustration. As powerful as the Word of God is, it can only produce when faith is present....READ MORE

GOD'S MASTER KEY TO DIVINE HEALTH

It is very important for you to live in the consciousness of the truth that, among other things, Jesus has taken away your sicknesses. If you know how expensive it is to keep a healthy body in the world today, you will give praise to God for the health you enjoy now because you are in His service. He said if you serve Him, He will remove sickness from you (Exodus 23:25).

One of the areas where the devil will really publicize himself in this end-time is in the area of sickness. On the other hand, however, God is going to strongly establish His covenant of divine health with His people.

Through divine health, God is going to make the difference clear between His people and the rest of the world. God has contracted a covenant of good health with His people from the beginning. He has spoken to our fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Sickness was strange to them. They did not have any reason to be sick. The covenant forbade them to be sick.

My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
Psalm 89:34

They were under a great covenant. We have been brought under this same covenant also by the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree: that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians 3:13-14

Christ came to make you a partaker of this great covenant of divine health. The covenant belongs to you also. There are, however, some things you need to do. If you leave them undone, your health is not guaranteed. You need to do them and observe them closely to be in health.

God has paid for every inconvenience within and outside you. He has no plan for any part of you to harbour any form of pain. But it takes doing what God has said, to stay in that high premise of divine health...READ MORE