We live in a society that’s obsessed with healthcare. You can’t even turn on the television without being blasted by multiple drug commercials. And after they finish listing all the potential side effects, one wonders why anyone would take them.   People don’t want to be sick! This is obvious by how overused our healthcare system is. And you know what? God doesn’t want people sick either!   Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. 3 John 2 NKJV   Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may   keep well , even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers. 3 John 2 AMPC   John was a beloved disciple of Jesus. He knew Jesus well. If he prayed that the bodies of believers would be kept well, then you can know this was the will of God. After all, why would John pray for something that wasn’t the will of God? He would not! God wants our bodies to be kept well!   Many would ask, “If God wants people well, why are so many sick?” Great question! There are many reasons, but here are three:   1.     Many don’t know they can live healed. 2.     Many don’t believe God wants them well. 3.     Many don’t understand how to receive healing.   In previous blogs, I’ve covered the fact that it is God’s will to heal and it is God’s will to heal every time we ask. Today I want to show you how to receive healing.   The Lord so desires that we be well that He has provided many methods whereby we may be healed. One method that is critical for every believer to know about is the method of prayer.    Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. Mark 11:24 NKJV   The subject of this verse is PRAYER. Prayer is available to everyone, not just a select few. The King James version states it this way: “Whatsoever things ye desire…” This passage is talking about praying for things you desire. For now, we’ll just consider one desire: healing for your body.   Let’s insert it into this verse: “When you pray, believe that you receive healing, and you will have it.”   Some would argue, “But I’ve prayed before and I didn’t receive healing.” Many determined their prayer was not answered by how they felt after praying. However, Jesus said clearly, “And you will have it.” I want you to see that first you must believe you receive healing. God's Will For Your Health and How to Receive Your Healing Many have cried, “But I’m not healed!”   That’s a person who is going by their head instead of their heart. When you pray, you have to believe you receive healing first, and THEN you will have healing. When are you going to have healing? After you believe you receive! When do you believe you receive healing? Before  you have it!   Some are thinking, “But that doesn’t make sense. It’s not even common sense!” That’s exactly right! It’s way above common sense.   Isaiah 55:9 KJV tells us: For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.   Did it ever occur to you that God’s way would be different than your way? This kind of thinking is as high above common sense as the heavens are above the earth. This kind of thinking receives a lot of criticism, but it also receives what it desires from God.   This type of prayer has been working in my life beautifully for 40 years now. One example is when my youngest daughter was just a few months old. She had cold symptoms that developed into a more serious condition with labored breathing. I ended up bringing her to a doctor, and then an ER visit. I was told that if there was a third visit, they would diagnose her with asthma. I was determined to receive her healing and that there would be no diagnosis.   I prayed for healing according to Mark 11:24. And then I continued to thank God that my baby was healed, regardless of what I saw and heard. Faith will stand on what God has said, regardless of what it sees, hears, or feels. Those symptoms disappeared. But we had several more episodes over the next year that were screaming, “she has asthma.” I continued to stand and say only what I believed about it. We never did need to go to the ER again, and those symptoms never returned.   So many fail to receive because they believe the lying symptoms of the devil more than they believe what God has said in His Word.   I believe that, as scripture says, God is not a man that He should lie. If anyone is lying, it’s the devil and his symptoms. So when I pray, I believe I receive and refuse to be moved by anything until I receive the answer. God is no respecter of persons. You can do the same thing and be assured of victory every time you pray according to the will of God in faith! If you're in the Aurora/Naperville area and are looking for a church that teaches the uncompromising Word of God, we invite you to visit Abundant Life Family Church . As a Word and Spirit church, we are committed to helping believers grow in faith, experience the power of God, and walk in His promises. Our services are filled with dynamic worship, Bible-based teaching, and an atmosphere where the Holy Spirit moves. Whether you’re searching for a church home or seeking a deeper relationship with God, we welcome you to join us and be part of a thriving community of faith!

I don’t think that anyone would dispute that sickness and disease are enemies of mankind. Historically, people have continually looked for the fountain of youth and for cures to vanquish disease. But the good news is that Jesus has already thoroughly defeated sickness and disease, and if we will believe it and learn to receive it, we can live healed.   Today, I want to continue establishing the truth that divine healing belongs to us.    And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed." But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, "Send her away, for she cries out after us." But He answered and said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, help me!"  But He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread  and throw it to the little dogs."  And she said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour. Matthew 15:22-28 NKJV   Notice that Jesus called healing “the children’s bread.” Who are the children? During the time of this event, the children Jesus referred to were the children of Abraham—God’s covenant people. Jesus was saying that healing belonged to the seed of Abraham. This Canaanite woman was not a daughter of Abraham and therefore, did not have a covenant with the God of Israel. However, her faith could see that even a crumb that fell from the children’s table would be enough to heal a dog—a non-covenant person.   Throughout history, bread has been a staple of life for mankind. Even the poorest of people had bread to sustain them. How fitting that Jesus would call healing “BREAD.” Bread is for EVERYONE, not just a few privileged people. Therefore, we can conclude that healing is for everyone. Jesus paid the price for everyone to be both saved and healed.   In another text, Jesus referred to Himself as the bread of life.    I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world." John 6:48-51 NKJV   In the Old Covenant God used many types and shadows of things to come. One of those types was the manna which rained down from heaven every morning and sustained the children of Israel for 40 years in the wilderness. Jesus was saying that people who were spiritually dead, yet in covenant with God, ate supernatural bread in the wilderness to sustain them physically. But now He came down from Heaven to give spiritual life to those who would believe. Spiritual life includes healing and health. Jesus said, “The bread that I shall give is My flesh.” Let’s look at what the Bible also says about the flesh of Jesus.   And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 NKJV   Jesus IS the Word of God made flesh. Therefore, if Jesus is the bread of life, the Word of God is the bread of life. As we feed upon the Word of God, we are feeding upon the bread of life. God's Promise of Healing: It Belongs to You! Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.  Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.  For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. John 6:53-58 NKJV   Jesus said, “I live because of the Father”—He never had a sick day in His life because of the life of the Father in Him. Then Jesus went on to say, “So he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.” If we feed on His Word, we too can live free of sickness and disease. Now lest you think Jesus is endorsing cannibalism, He went on to clarify what He meant.    It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63 NKJV   Jesus was not saying we must eat His physical flesh and drink His physical blood to have His life. He was saying that His blood will set us free from the power of Satan, and if we feed upon His Word we will have His life and health.     Psalm 23:5 says,  “ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.”   The Lord has prepared a table before us in the presence of our enemies. One of those enemies is sickness. I wonder if there is any bread on the table?   YES, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY BREAD ON THE TABLE!   The trouble is that so many have their eyes on what the enemy is doing instead of the provision on the table that’s right before them. You are invited to partake of God’s healing bread on the table He’s prepared for you, and you can do that right now. If you're in the Aurora/Naperville area and are looking for a church that teaches the uncompromising Word of God, we invite you to visit Abundant Life Family Church . As a Word and Spirit church, we are committed to helping believers grow in faith, experience the power of God, and walk in His promises. Our services are filled with dynamic worship, Bible-based teaching, and an atmosphere where the Holy Spirit moves. Whether you’re searching for a church home or seeking a deeper relationship with God, we welcome you to join us and be part of a thriving community of faith!

God wants us to understand the life and power  that are in His Word. So many people are looking for power in their lives. There is no greater power in this world than the Word of God. And His Words are a never failing remedy for any situation in life, including sickness.   According to Proverbs chapter 4, God’s Words are life and health. And John 6:63 also tells us,  “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”   If we ever fully realize how much power we have at our disposal in our words, we will be far more cautious about what we say.   Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. Prov 18:21 NKJV   Let’s look at the power of the spoken Word of God in a few Bible passages.     Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented."  And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."  The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.  For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers   under me. And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!  Matthew 8:5-11 NKJV   There are only two things that made Jesus marvel, and that was unbelief and great faith. Wouldn’t it be terrible to have Jesus marvel at our unbelief? We should always strive to have great faith. Great faith is simply faith in God’s Word. It is taking God at His Word. God wants us to have the same great faith the centurion had. He wants us to have the same great faith that HE has! He wants us to have confidence in the authority of His Word.   And…. There’s something else we need to have great confidence in: OUR WORDS!! Jesus taught that we must believe in our own words when we speak them if we want them to come to pass.   So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Mark 11:22-24 NKJV   The God kind of faith, or great faith , is the kind in which a man believes something with his heart and says what he believes, and it comes to pass. We cannot have great faith apart from speaking WORDS of faith. We have been given great and precious promises, and all these promises of God legally belong to us. Healing is a promise to us and therefore belongs to us. But one reason we don’t have the reality of all His promises is because we haven’t always done our part to believe and speak the promises correctly.   When it comes to sickness, we must understand that it is often determined to stay. Therefore, we have to be more determined to drive it out. This always requires believing and speaking.   How to Take God's Medicine for Your Healing Numbers 33:55 says: “You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers. But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall be that those whom you let remain shall be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land where you dwell.”   The promised land is a type of our inheritance in Christ. The things we put up with or let remain will be an irritant or a thorn in our sides. If we put up with sickness and disease instead of driving them out by our words, they will be a thorn. If we put up with lack, it will be an irritant. But we can drive these things out of our lives by believing and speaking God’s Word.   Joshua chapter 17 tells us the Canaanites were determined to dwell in the land. Joshua told the Israelites they had great power and that they could drive out the Canaanites. We, too, have great power available to drive out all sickness and disease from our bodies. That power is released by speaking the Word of God only!   Did you know that your words dominate you? God never made a failure; failures are man-made. They are made by wrong believing and wrong speaking.   Our lips can bring healing and health or keep us sick. Our lips can make us victors or keep us captive. We can fill our words with faith or with doubt. We can fill our words with love or with poison.   Our faith will never rise above the words we speak. Wrong thoughts may come and even persist. But if we refuse to put those thoughts into words, they will die unborn!   If we develop the habit of speaking THE WORD ONLY, we can enjoy all the promises God has given us. If you're in the Aurora/Naperville area and are looking for a church that teaches the uncompromising Word of God, we invite you to visit Abundant Life Family Church . As a Word and Spirit church, we are committed to helping believers grow in faith, experience the power of God, and walk in His promises. Our services are filled with dynamic worship, Bible-based teaching, and an atmosphere where the Holy Spirit moves. Whether you’re searching for a church home or seeking a deeper relationship with God, we welcome you to join us and be part of a thriving community of faith!

According to the Bible, it is always God’s will to heal. Jesus paid the price for us to be whole in our minds and in our bodies. There are many ways to receive healing.  However, I believe the most significant method is by simply taking God’s Word like you would take medicine.   God wants us to understand the life and power that are in His Word. He made the world through His Words; that reveals how powerful His Words really are. God’s Word is also a never failing remedy for any situation or circumstance we face in life, including sickness and disease.   According to the following scriptures, God’s Word is full of life, health, and healing.   My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Prov 4:20-22 NKJV   The word “health” in verse 22 actually means medicine in the Hebrew. So we could say that God’s Word acts like medicine. God’s Word, or God’s medicine, will heal ALL your flesh. This means any physical problem you may face is completely curable by the word of God!   Many will say they believe in healing, but they fail to take God’s medicine according to His instructions. Some have never known the instructions, and some simply do not follow the instructions they know. Let’s break down God’s instructions for taking the medicine, which He prescribes in Proverbs 4:20-22:   Attend to God’s Word – make it a priority. Incline your ears unto it – listen to His word every chance you get. Let it not depart from your eyes – look at the healing scriptures and say them out loud repeatedly. Keep them in the midst of your heart – this requires meditating day and night, not just once in a while.   All of these instructions imply a continual, ongoing action.   Suppose you were diagnosed with an illness last year and the doctor prescribed a certain medicine. If you get sick with the same illness this year, he will prescribe the same medication again. You wouldn’t tell him, “Oh no doctor, I can’t take that because I already took that medicine last year.” That’s because we know the dose that was taken last year will need to be repeated in order to work again this year.   It’s the same way with God’s medicine. God’s Word will not benefit you if you have the attitude that you’ve heard all that before. In order for it to work for you, you must stay with it and keep taking it every day.   Follow These 4 Instructions to Receive Your Healing There are several parallels between God’s medicine and natural medicine. First of all, God’s word is a healing agent just as natural medicine is a healing agent. The medicine itself contains the capacity to produce healing. God’s word contains within it the power to produce healing in our bodies.   Psalm 107:20 says,  He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.   Second, medicine is no respecter of persons. Medicine doesn’t just decide to work for a select few people. In the same way, God’s Word is not a respecter of persons. However, His Word IS a respecter of faith . It works for those who receive healing by taking the medicine that produces it.   Third and most importantly, medicine must be taken according to directions to be effective. If you take an antibiotic one time a day for two days when the instructions say two times a day for seven days, it will not work for you. It is the same for God’s medicine. We must follow the instructions in Proverbs chapter 4. We are to keep His words in the midst of our hearts by continually attending to them.   Notice this:  it is only as God’s Words get in the midst of your heart and stay there that they can produce healing in your body. They must penetrate to your spirit through meditation – attending, hearing, looking, muttering, musing, and pondering – to produce healing in your body.   Once God’s Words do penetrate, they will surely bring health to all your flesh! If you're in the Aurora/Naperville area and are looking for a church that teaches the uncompromising Word of God, we invite you to visit Abundant Life Family Church . As a Word and Spirit church, we are committed to helping believers grow in faith, experience the power of God, and walk in His promises. Our services are filled with dynamic worship, Bible-based teaching, and an atmosphere where the Holy Spirit moves. Whether you’re searching for a church home or seeking a deeper relationship with God, we welcome you to join us and be part of a thriving community of faith!

When it comes to the subject of divine healing, one of the greatest difficulties is getting people to see that it’s always God’s will to heal. Many would agree that God can and does heal, but they dispute the truth that it’s always His will to heal. The reason for this is that they place their own experience or the experiences of other people above the written Word of God.   I agree that many do not receive their healing. But this is not because God decided He would not heal them that time. It is interesting to note the very same people who believe it’s not God’s will to heal them will spend time and money to seek medical treatment. If they really believe it’s not God’s will to heal them, why would they try to get out of the will of God and seek healing through medicine?   One reason is that everybody wants relief from sickness and disease. I think we can all agree that sickness is not a GOOD thing. God gives us good gifts, and healing and forgiveness are a few of them. Most Christians believe that it is always God’s will to forgive, but not all believe it’s always God’s will to heal. Let me show you how God has made forgiveness and healing a package deal!   Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Ps 103:2-3 NKJV   Under the Old Covenant, the Lord stated He forgives ALL our iniquities, and heals ALL our diseases. Our covenant today is a new and better covenant. So how could we have less forgiveness or less healing than the Old Covenant?   Now let’s look at what Jesus had to say about this: So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city. Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you." And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, "This Man blasphemes!" But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise and walk'? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins" — then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house." And he arose and departed to his house. Matthew 9:1-7 NKJV   Jesus was saying that it’s just as easy to receive healing as it is to receive forgiveness. And He proved this by the fact that the paralytic received his forgiveness and healing at one time. Remember what Psalm 103 says—He forgives ALL our iniquities and He heals ALL our diseases. Healing and forgiveness go hand in hand. God's Will For Your Health and How to Receive Your Healing Isaiah 53:4-5 from the Amplified Classic translation says this: Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and pains [of punishment], yet we [ignorantly] considered Him stricken, smitten, and afflicted by God [as if with leprosy].   But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we are healed and made whole.   In this passage of scripture, we see the reasons Jesus suffered for us: 1.     He bore our sicknesses and weaknesses for us. 2.     He bore the punishment of our transgressions (sins). 3.     He bore our mental anguish and gave us peace.   The passage closes by stating, “By His stripes we are healed and made whole.” These were all paid for at one time. Just as much as we are forgiven, we are healed. And to prove that this does not mean spiritual healing, it is repeated in the New Testament in Matthew chapter 8. Here, Jesus healed a leper, a centurion’s servant, Peter’s mother-in-law, and then all who came to Him that same evening. Immediately following all these healings, it says:   When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses." Matt 8:16-17 NKJV   Jesus healed all these people to fulfill what Isaiah said in Isaiah 53. His healings show that “with the stripes that wounded Him we are healed” does not mean spiritual healing, but rather physical healing. I encourage you to read the entire chapter to see all the different people who were healed by Jesus.   Here is another very enlightening passage in the New Testament: Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. James 5:14-16 NKJV   I love the question: “Is anyone among you sick?” It really implies that there may not be any.  And because the early church understood their covenant of healing, there were not many sick. However, if someone happens to be under attack with sickness, here is the solution: Pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of Jesus. And the prayer of faith will “save” the sick.   The word “save” is translated from the Greek word “sozo,” which means to heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole. So we can rightly interpret that the prayer of faith will HEAL the sick and he will be forgiven! Again, forgiveness and healing are together—a package deal!   I trust you are beginning to see that it’s the plan of God for all to be forgiven and to be healed.   Isn’t it time for you to receive and enjoy your forgiveness and healing? If you're in the Aurora/Naperville area and are looking for a church that teaches the uncompromising Word of God, we invite you to visit Abundant Life Family Church . As a Word and Spirit church, we are committed to helping believers grow in faith, experience the power of God, and walk in His promises. Our services are filled with dynamic worship, Bible-based teaching, and an atmosphere where the Holy Spirit moves. Whether you’re searching for a church home or seeking a deeper relationship with God, we welcome you to join us and be part of a thriving community of faith!

Satan is the originator of sickness and disease. Before the fall of Adam, there was no sickness, disease, or pain. One preacher said it this way: “Sickness is the foul offspring of its father, Satan and its mother, sin.” God never puts sickness on anybody. He is a loving heavenly Father and wants His children well.  He made provision for us to be well.   Many would agree that God doesn’t make people sick, but they wonder if it is always the will of God to heal. Let me answer that by giving you a few solid scriptural references.   Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals ALL your diseases. (Ps 103:2-3 NKJV)   This passage does not say that healing is only for a selected few. The unspoken subject is “You”! It also says that the Lord heals ALL your diseases. Some would argue that this was the Old Testament. That is true, but the Bible says we have a new and better covenant today. How could something that’s new and better offer less than the old?   We know that Jesus was the will of God in action. I have challenged people to find even one place where Jesus ever told somebody, “I’m sorry, but it’s not My will to heal you this time.” You will not find Jesus turning any person away who came to Him for healing. And He will not turn you away either! One of the greatest chapters in the New Testament that reveals the nature and will of the Father is Matthew chapter 8.   When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean." Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. (Matt 8:1-3 NKJV)   Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented." And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." (Matt 8:5-7 NKJV)   Now when Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever. So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them. (Matt 8:14-15 NKJV) When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses." (Matt 8:16-17 NKJV)   In every one of these situations, Jesus responded with compassion and healing. He did not differentiate between a hopeless leper and Peter’s mother-in-law. He healed ALL who were sick in fulfillment of prophecy.   Jesus plainly taught through His Words and His actions that sickness and disease come from the enemy, Satan. God wants His children loosed from Satan’s bondages! God wants YOU healed of satanic oppression.   It's Always God's Will to Heal You! The following account from Luke illustrates the will of God beautifully: Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, "Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity." And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, "There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day." The Lord then answered him and said, "Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound — think of it — for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?" And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him. (Luke 13:10-17 NKJV)   This woman had a spirit of infirmity, and notice where it came from: “whom Satan has bound.” Jesus also declared that this woman should be loosed and He gave two good reasons why: 1.     Satan had bound her  – God’s people should not be bound by sickness or disease, because Jesus already paid the price for our healing. 2.     She was a daughter of Abraham – she had a covenant with God. Under the New Covenant, those who are born again are sons and daughters of God.   The Bible also teaches that those who belong to Christ are the seed of Abraham.   And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Gal 3:29 NKJV)   If the woman who was a daughter of Abraham ought to be loosed, then New Covenant children of God ought to be loosed!   The next time Satan tries to bind you with sickness, you don’t have to accept it. You can be healed, because healing is the will of God for you! If you're in the Aurora/Naperville area and are looking for a church that teaches the uncompromising Word of God, we invite you to visit Abundant Life Family Church . As a Word and Spirit church, we are committed to helping believers grow in faith, experience the power of God, and walk in His promises. Our services are filled with dynamic worship, Bible-based teaching, and an atmosphere where the Holy Spirit moves. Whether you’re searching for a church home or seeking a deeper relationship with God, we welcome you to join us and be part of a thriving community of faith!

As a registered nurse, I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to sickness and disease. People long for health and healing more than almost anything else in life. Although I have not been a sickly person, even as a child I dreamed of an existence where there was no sickness or disease. So where does sickness come from and why are people sick? These are very important questions that need clear scriptural answers. You see, in order to receive healing from God, the first thing that must be established is the origin of sickness and disease. Jesus said: John 10:10 NKJV The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. This scripture reveals to us that anything that steals, kills, or destroys comes from Satan. Sickness and disease have never blessed anybody’s life. Rather, they have stolen from people, they have killed people, and they have destroyed people’s lives. I want to state emphatically that God is NOT the author of sickness and disease. Jesus said that He came to give us a life that’s filled with abundance. Thank God one of the reasons Jesus came was to reveal the will of the Father God. If we want to know what God is like and see Him at work, we must look at Jesus. Jesus is the will of God in action. I challenge anyone to find even one place in the gospels where Jesus put sickness or oppression on people. The Gospels reveal that Jesus healed and blessed people everywhere He went. Acts 10:38 KJV How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. We see from this passage that healing is doing good. We also see that people with sickness were oppressed by the devil. The devil is responsible for sickness and oppression. Jesus does good and heals people who are oppressed by the devil. This means that everyone who was healed under the ministry of Jesus was oppressed by the devil. In the same manner, God is not responsible for natural disasters in the earth. It’s difficult for some people to understand that the laws that govern this earth today came into being through the fall of Adam. When Adam sinned, the curse came upon the earth. There was no sickness or disease in the garden of Eden before the fall of man, and there is no sickness in Heaven. Because people don’t understand this, they often blame God for sickness, accidents, tragedy, and even storms and natural disasters that occur. Insurance policies label these events as “acts of God”. However, they are not acts of God. They are acts of the devil. Watch Christine Miller's teaching on "The Origin of Sickness". Jesus never brought any storms on people. He rebuked storms. One time a storm had arisen on the Sea of Galilee and Jesus was asleep in the back of the ship. The disciples awoke Him and said, “Master, carest Thou not that we perish?” Jesus arose and rebuked the wind. He wasn’t rebuking something God did. He was rebuking something the devil had stirred up. The way some people or even ministers talk, you would be led to believe that God and the devil swapped jobs. God is still good and He never contradicts Himself. Why would Jesus tell us to heal the sick if God wanted some to stay sick? Mark 16:15-18 NKJV And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." This would confuse people if it was God’s will for only some to be well. Therefore, it can’t be the will of God for any in the church to stay sick. Here’s another great passage. The word “save” in the Greek also means heal. James 5:14-15 NKJV Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Jesus’ attitude toward sickness was warfare with Satan. He dealt with sickness the same way He dealt with demons. Since sickness and disease are of the devil, we must follow in the footsteps and attitude of Jesus and deal with disease as Jesus dealt with it. He commanded it to leave, so we command it to leave. You don’t have to put up with another day of sickness because it did not originate with God! If you're in the Aurora/Naperville area and are looking for a church that teaches the uncompromising Word of God, we invite you to visit Abundant Life Family Church . As a Word and Spirit church, we are committed to helping believers grow in faith, experience the power of God, and walk in His promises. Our services are filled with dynamic worship, Bible-based teaching, and an atmosphere where the Holy Spirit moves. Whether you’re searching for a church home or seeking a deeper relationship with God, we welcome you to join us and be part of a thriving community of faith!