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Originally Posted by MitzaLizalor
God is very straightforward on this. Upon request each and every ailment will be healed. The question of why a Christian became ill in the first place has always puzzled me though. God's message is important and written in language everyone can understand, so that it will be understood.
The Bible is our only record of Jesus Christ, the words He said, the promises He made, the life He lived. Healing is a major part of the Christian message. If you can't trust Jesus to know what He was talking about or accept the record we have of His life, I don't know why you'd bother singing His praises. Christians accept Jesus is real and accept that The Bible is true. It's teachings are easy to understand EXCEPT for those who want to pretend it says what in fact it does not say.
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Amen, dear Sister Mitza. Amen! My heavenly stars, you have said all of this so brilliantly, and I do thank you for such a glorious explanation of the miracles that are ours through the blessings of the blessed
.
Now, then, some might wonder why some are not healed, and I hope that I can share some thoughts about this. It seems that that situation happens when one does not have a rock-solid faith in the teachings of the
. Really, that's the essence of it: weak faith is as often as ineffective as having none at all. I can remember my beloved Daddy preaching this sort of thing during his evangelical caravan days, when we would travel across the
. He would preach to great crowds of people, seeing many saved and healed of various ailments. One of the points that Daddy would raise is that some (and in some cases, many) people have very weak faith, and that requires
to do more testing of their faith (for the purpose of strengthening) than for that of others who do have very strong faith in
.
I Peter 1:6,7:
6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
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That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
When the test of faith happens, people often become quite discouraged, and they assume that the
is not hearing their prayers, and that they will receive no answers from
. Dear Heaven above! Nothing could be further from the truth, and it is at times like this when that great liar, Satan himself, will whisper in the ear of the confused believer and say, "
has forgotten about you."
Matthew 13:21 "Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while:
for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended."
The truth, of course, is that
is still in control, and
testing is but a method of bringing the believer through various situations, to make the person(s) stronger in their faith.
is working
glorious wonders (quietly, behind the scenes), to bring about perfection for the afflicted (including the gift of healing and restoration of excellent health), for all in need of seeing their faith strengthened.
James 1:2-4:
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
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But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
Isaiah 48:10
"Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction."
My message to anyone in this situation is simple: trust in the
completely. Put all of your faith in
. He is with you always. He will never forsake you!
Psalm 23:4 "
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
It is my prayer that those who are in distress will worry no more. This virus panic is but yet another test of faith from the
Almighty. Victory awaits those who put all of their faith in
. Fear not the onslaughts. To
belongs the
Deuteronomy 20:4 "
For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you."