December 17, 2019
Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today, is from the book of Psalms 41:8,3. An evil disease, “they say, clings to him, and now that he lies down, he will rise up no more.” But the Lord will strengthen him on his bed of My Dear illness. You will sustain him on his sick bed.” From the above context we learn that the disease wherewith he is afflicted will certainly make an end of him, for people consider that it is the punishment of some great, enormous crime which he will not repent of and which proves him however he has appeared to be the son of Belial. The people feel that God has begun to punish him. He will continue so to do till he destroys him and then we shall get rid of him and they say that they will divide the spoil of his preferments. For they say, “’ Now that he lies down on his sick bed he will rise up no more”.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, We often complain about the sincerity and that there is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men. For people usually take pleasure in the fall of another especially his own associate, closely known to him. But the Bible says, that the Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing. “Strengthen” means to support, to uphold, to sustain, in other words it means that God would enable him to bear his sickness or would impart strength to him when his body fails to be healthy. It does not mean that He will turn his sickness to health; rather He will relieve and comfort him. The general sentiment is that God will show Himself merciful to those who are merciful and kind to those who are kind.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, There is a difference between the prediction of man and plan of God. What man thinks is that he will die due to illness on his sick bed. But what does God say, “He will not die rather live to proclaim the gospel of God. Many are thinking that he will never again rise up from his sick bed. But God says, He will allow him to arise from his bed of illness and let him live.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, there are many who are reading this message today, well to those of you who are suffering with serious illness and are lying down on your sick bed, I wish to encourage you, never get frustrated, for the Lord who made you and has given you life is able to cure all your disease and it is a trivial thing for the Lord to do. There is nothing that God cannot do for you. All things are possible to them that believe on His name.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Only God can deliver you from any crisis, be it health issue, financial crisis, or any affliction that you may go through. If God gives healing for a person, He will not add sorrow to it. For the Bible says, I am the Healer. The Lord gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. We are healed by His stripes. God bore our sins in His body on the cross so that we might die to sins. Yes, sin leads to sickness. Therefore we need to keep away from sin. He who commits sin is a slave to sin. However when a person comes to faith in Jesus Christ, he or she, is set free from sin. No more sickness can enslave your body. You will be healed completely. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you because you bore our sins, in your body. You forgive all our iniquities and heal all our diseases. We praise you Lord for you are kind to those who are kind and merciful to those who are merciful. Heal us of our sickness and help us to live this life peacefully.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
