Cancer.
Heart disease. Multiple sclerosis. When we think of killer diseases,
those are the names that come to mind. But the truth is, there’s a far
more deadly killer on the loose in the Church today. And it’s destroyed
more lives than any of us can imagine. It’s called tradition. Traditions rob believers of their healing. They steal the power from the promises of God. Here are three you should beware of:
1. The tradition that says it’s not always God’s will to heal you. It
is God’s
will to heal you! It says so in His Word. If you don’t believe that it
is, then you can’t pray in faith believing you’ll receive. You’re like
the farmer who sits on his porch and says, “I believe in crops, but I’m
not going to plant any seed this year. I’ll just believe, and if it’s
God’s will, my crop will come up.” That farmer will never see his crop.
Faith is the seed of healing—if you don’t plant it, it won’t grow. A
prayer that includes the words “if it be thy will” won’t produce a
healing harvest. You must know without a doubt that healing is always
God’s will for you.
2. Another tradition we hear is that
healing has passed away. That there are no miracles today. But the Word
of God proves that’s not true. In Exodus 15:26, God says, “…I am the
Lord that healeth thee.” He also tells us that He does not change
(Malachi 3:6). He has never changed since the beginning of time. For
healing to pass away, God would have to pass away...and He is not about
to do
that!
3. The third dangerous tradition is
this one: “God gets glory from Christians being sick.” That tradition
totally violates the Word of God. The Bible says that people gave glory
to God when they saw the lame walk and the blind see. God receives glory
from your healing—not your pain!
The world is looking for
a way out of sickness and disease, not a way into it. Let’s break down
those traditions and deliver a hurting world from the most dangerous
killer of all.
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