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And
as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the
sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye
have received, freely give.
– Matthew 10:7-8
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There are those who've said
that some of the diseases that are on the rampage right now, diseases
such as AIDS, are God's way of punishing immoral people today. There is
absolutely no scriptural basis for that!
God does not bring
disease on the human race. In fact, if there's anyone in heaven and
earth who hates it, it's Jesus. The devil is the one who's trying to
tell us otherwise. He's promoting a lie, trying to get us to believe God
is the One who's inflicting these diseases on people because he knows
that if the victims believe that, it will drive them further from God
than ever. And that's his aim.
It's time you and I as believers put a stop to that lie. Some time ago, the Lord spoke to my heart and told me so. He said, Reach out to those who are suffering. Let them know I didn't do this to them. Let them know I'm their Deliverer!
That
word was not just for me, it was for the whole Body of Christ. We need
to tell people who've been afflicted with AIDS or any such disease that
Jesus is Lord over it. We need to tell them that God loves them dearly,
and He has the desire and the power to heal them.
God is not
responsible for the suffering we're seeing around us. That's just a
nasty lie the devil is passing around. And if you and I do our job
right, very soon another word is going to start spreading through the
streets. The news is going to get out that Jesus Christ is not their
captor, He's the One who can set them free!
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