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Have you repented of them? “Yes.” Then forget them. God certainly has. He’s said to you in the Bible what Jesus said to the man who was sick of the palsy, in Matthew 9. I don’t know what kind of sin that man had been involved in, but whatever it was, when his friends brought him in on his bed and laid him in front of Jesus, that sin must have been the biggest thing on his mind because it’s the first thing Jesus addressed. Before He said anything to the man about his healing, He said, “Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee” (verse 2). If Jesus could say those words then, how much more is He saying them to you now? You’re living under the New Covenant! You’re a new creation in Christ Jesus. Every sin you’ve ever committed, or ever will, has been blotted out by the blood of the Lamb. God has “forgiven you all trespasses,” wiped out the record of them and taken it out of the way by nailing it to the Cross (Colossians 2:13-14). Now you need to do the same thing. Wipe that sin out of your consciousness. Get it out of your way by confessing the sorry thing, whatever it was, and receiving God’s forgiveness by faith. Then go on and live a healed, BLESSED, abundant life! That’s what Jesus told the man with the palsy to do. When the other people who were present that day wondered if He really had the authority to forgive the man’s sins, Jesus said: “Wherefore think ye…whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. And he arose, and departed to his house” (Matthew 9:4-7). Think about that! The same power that forgives is the same power that heals—and that power was released into your spirit the moment you were born again. So tap into it. Let it flow out of your spirit into your body. Say this in faith: Jesus Christ is LORD over my life and He bore my sickness, weakness, and pain. He purchased wholeness and healing for me, spirit, soul and body, and I receive it now. The power of sickness has been forever broken over my life. My days of sickness, disease and pain are over. I am saved! I am healed! I am free! V ************************************ If you need healing in your body, look up the following verses and read them aloud daily. Refuse to give in to doubt and unbelief. And remember, God's Word works! Ex. 15:26 Ex. 23:25 Deut. 7:14-15 Deut. 30:19-20 1 Kgs. 8:56 Ps. 91:9-10, 14-16 Ps. 103:1-5 Ps. 107:19-21 Ps. 118:17 Prov. 4:10 Prov. 4:20-24 Isa. 41:10 Isa. 53:4-5 Jer. 1:12 Jer. 30:17 Joel 3:10 Nah. 1:9 Matt. 8:2-3 Matt. 8:16-17 Matt. 18:18-19 Matt. 21:21 Mark 11:22-24 Mark 16:14-18 Rom. 4:16-21 Rom. 8:2, 11 2 Cor. 10:3-5 Gal. 3:13-14, 29 Eph. 6:10-17 Phil. 2:13 Phil. 4:6-7 2 Tim. 1:7 Heb. 10:23 Heb. 10:35-36 Heb. 11:11 Heb. 13:8 Jas. 5:14-16 1 Pet. 2:24 1 Jn. 3:21-22 1 Jn. 5:14-15 3 Jn. 2 Rev. 12:11 ****************************************** words on faith Check Your Affections by Gloria Copeland “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” Colossians 3:1-2 Separating yourself from the ways of the world doesn’t always mean just leaving destructive activities behind. It often means simply getting rid of those things that don’t build you up spiritually. Hebrews 12:1 says as we run the race that is set before us, we are to lay aside weights. You may have weights in your life that are slowing you down spiritually. They may not be bad things in themselves, yet they are draining you of spiritual power. You may be so wrapped up in your occupation, for instance, that you spend all your time thinking and talking about it. Or you may have a hobby that has become the center of your attention. The problem with things like that is not that they are sinful, it’s that they’ve captured your affection. It’s time to check your affections. The Bible says in Colossians 3 that we’re to set our affections on things above, not on things on the earth. God wants you to set the affection of your heart on Him. Why? So that He can pour out His affection on you! You can’t give anything to God without His giving you much more in return. When you set your affection on Him, He will bless you, and bless you and bless you! V BVOV : 9