WALKING IN HEALTH Yes I have had many sick days, mainly when I was a child, but also as an adult. I don’t doubt that I will have another day or two sick. BUT, and this is a big but, it is not God will for us to be sick, for the scriptures tells us that Jesus went about healing every sickness and every disease. Jesus never once made anyone SICK. Now please don’t take light what I am saying. Jesus came to show mankind the Father and the way back to the Father, He used signs and wonders to show the people that He was from the Father and what sort of works the Father has towards mankind. With daily opposition from religious groups why did Jesus not make His enemies sick? Why did Jesus continue to heal mankind, and eat with the sinners after He was warned by the high priest not to associate with them? Jesus went so far as to heal directly before the opposition eyes, because He was sent to deliver the good news that God wants mankind to have health and wealth, while on earth. So the first step towards healing is knowing that God does not want you to be sick or poor. Once we see that God is our Father and that He wants us to enjoy all the good things that belong to His children we will be on the right road to recovery, sickness and fear will lose their grip. Remember God did not give me health because I did everything right. No it is a free gift, and I’m not indebted to God for my health. The simple truth is God gave mankind health when He created mankind in His image and likeness, which makes health a part of our Godly inheritance. When we give thanks to God for our health, we are simply acknowledging our appreciation for all that He has given us. But giving thanks to God for our health does not make God give us more health. I am simply saying that health is our right from creation, so God does not have to give us health today, because He gave it from the beginning, and our health plan from Him is complete. For clarification let me add that giving thanks to God for Health heals you faster because you elevate your thoughts and your heart towards God, and allow your spirit to guide, so the body begins to repair itself because our spirit is communicating with the Holy Spirit and the light of His love is warming and healing all that it touches. Allowing the Holy Spirit to guide us hastens recover. Let us review before going father. Knowing God wants us to be in health and wealth is the first step to recovery. Knowing our health is a part of our Godly inheritance and a gift is the next step to recovery. Let just add that when God created mankind He told them to be fruitful and multiply; God would not have said that to sick people. It is also important that we know it was God who gave us health through His image and likeness and that He never recalled His image from us. So as long as mankind is created by God he is entitled to God’s image, which includes health and wealth. Tit 0.2:14 says that Jesus freed mankind from all their iniquities and purified us, for Himself. Now all we have to do is receive that God has already sent His Son to purify us. Meditating on this scripture shows us that God wants us to be free from troubles. This contradicts the idea that God is using sickness to teach mankind. Rom 3:25 says that God put Jesus in the world to show His mercy and grace towards mankind and to disclose God never punished mankind for sins. This contradicts the idea that God used the flood to destroy and that God sent diseases and afflictions on mankind or caused some men to destroy others. Jesus and the Holy Spirit show God different from a God which causes sickness, or uses the natural elements to destroy mankind. The above scriptures and many more show God as a loving merciful Father who wants the best for all His children. Many sickness is a result of not knowing we are the precious children of the King and how much He has bestowed in us. A very important part of staying healthy is keeping your thoughts healthy. 2 Cor 7:15 tells us to bring every thought unto the obedient of Christ. Being told to bring every thought under the obedience of Christ is not as easy as bringing every thought unto Him because we hinder our progress. There are so many things we hold unto and think about instead of meditating on specific scriptures that promise us the truth. For instance, if we hear about cancer, the first thought we have is the fear of being stricken with this dreadful disease, instead of remembering that health is your inherited right from your Father. When we replace the first thought with the latter we begin to see how it was possible for David to kill Goliath. David walked and talked with the Spirit of God from youth and learned to trust God completely. He trusted God so much that nothing could stop him from doing the purpose God called him to do, though we see in David’s life many problems. But the secret to David’s success was his ability to praise God in the mist of hell, and knowing God would never forsake him. David brought all his thoughts of fear under such scriptures until he was so empowered that nothing could stand before him. While Saul and all his men were planning how to stay out of the reach of Goliath David was meditating on the victory God had already given him to defeat lions and bears, so when David got ready to face the giant he was so bold he told Goliath he would destroy him and give his head to the buzzards. The power to destroy anything that opposed David’s inherited right was given through knowing God was on his side and wanted him to win, then meditating on such thoughts; this my friend is the only way to have victory. This is also why Jesus says His people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge of the truth. So let us suppose you are sick what do you do to get well? First, we go to the doctor if we are not sure of the source of our sickness, this includes following his instructions. Now I am only talking to those who need to go to the doctor, but if your faith is to the point of believing you will be healed going to the doctor is optional. Never try to use a faith you don’t have to get rid of a life threatening sickness because this could be fatal. But, if you have the scriptural teaching that God wants you to prosper and be in health no sickness can overcome you. Let us conclude this paper with the power of freeing yourself from the fear of dying, which is a major cause of much sickness. People are trying to fight all types of disease some real and some in their mines. Some people hear about others dying and become ill. The fear of death should be the least of a Christian’s worry. Christians should have a picture of eternity, where we will be in the presence of the Father and problem and pain free. Now I am not encouraging you to walk in front of a moving car, jump off a bridge, or hang yourself, just to reach heaven. But instead of fear in the face of death we should be ready to meet our Maker. We are promised a glory that overshadows all the trails and troubles we experience in this life. No one in their right mind wants to die, but the fear of death must not be a part of a Christian’s lifestyle. And let me reassure you that as long as you are afraid of dying you cannot be an effective worker for God. David said the people that are true followers of God are bold as lions. It is time for Christians to stop meowing and start roaring; we need to know who we are, why we are, and what will become of us. So what if you die? What is life if you are not living above fear? And the only way to rid ourselves of fear is knowing we are the children of the Holy Father, and He loves and adores us. No, God does not approve of all that we do, but we don't approve of all God does. Who are we to doubt our Creator and why don’t we go to Him for answers? If we dare call ourselves Christians we shall seek to know God the Father and stop being afraid to meet Him, to live each day to its fullest without being afraid to make mistakes. Earnestly desire to live peacefully with all, and the fear of death will one day leave.