I will close off this section with an example in my own walk with the Lord. As sons of God, we are entitled to walk free from sickness in this life because of what Jesus has done for us on the cross (1 Peter 2:24). For many years after I came into the kingdom that is exactly how I lived, i.e. free from sickness and disease. There came a day however when my faith was tested, and my body became very ill from a virus that had affected a number of us in an isolated military base that I was in at that time. Many were bedridden as result of the virus outbreak and the doctors on site had prescribed certain medications that we had to take. As I lay there the time came for me to take my evening medication and I remember the Holy Spirit distinctly saying to me, “Now you can either take your medication or you can take My word.” I thought about it for a moment (you must understand that I was seriously ill at the time) and I decided to take God at His word. And so I got out of bed and dressed myself. In all this time nothing changed in my body, it was still just as sick as it had been (I felt terrible). I then walked to a bible study that was taking place on the other side of the camp. And now God’s power took over, because the closer I got to my destination the stronger my body became. And by the time I got to the bible study my body was completely healed. I received healing from God that night, because I chose to believe and act on the specific instruction given to me by the Holy Spirit. In other words I was blessed in that which I did.
Michael E.B. Maher
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