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The verse continues: “But David encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord his God.” We must do the very same thing during the times in which we are living. Verse 8 says, “David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them? The Lord answered him, Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.” The phrase “recover all” resonated with me. I told my congregation that Sunday, “If you or your family have been afflicted by COVID-19, it is time to recover all right now.” The very same thing goes for you. What The LORD said to David is what He is saying to us—RECOVER ALL!! Redeemed From COVID-19 I have been declaring this phrase over and over again to our congregation: “Galatians 3:13 says we are redeemed from COVID-19!” Verses 13-14 say, “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us…that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” Jesus redeemed us from every sickness and disease, including COVID-19. The word redemption comes from the word redeem. Very simply, it means “to buy back.” It is the price paid to rescue someone who is under the oppression of another. It means to pay a ransom note to obtain someone’s release. This is exactly why Jesus was born into the earth. We need to keep this in mind as one of the primary reasons we celebrate Christmas. He came to pay the ultimate price to free us from the curse of death, poverty and sickness; and deliver us into life, prosperity and perfect health. First John 3:8 reveals that Jesus‘ came to “destroy the works of the devil.” While preaching this message, The LORD gave me a most unusual illustration. He reminded me of one of the Rambo movies. For those who are not familiar, "Rambo" was a character played by Sylvester Stallone (who also played in the "Rocky" series). In one of the "Rambo" films, there were some soldiers who were captured during the Vietnam War. But Rambo, a former military hero, left no one behind. At his own peril, Rambo went behind enemy lines to rescue the prisoners—but not before he shot up the enemy and left them running for cover. It is a great illustration of Jesus. He went down into the pit of hell for us and took upon Himself the entire curse of the law, including sickness, disease and COVID-19. After He defeated satan, He was raised from the dead and raised us up to be seated with Him in heavenly places. The price for our Redemption from the curse was enormous. First Peter 1:18-19 says, “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things…but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” First Corinthians 6:20, "AMPC," proclaims, “You were bought with a price [purchased with a preciousness and paid for, made His own]. So then, honor God and bring glory to Him in your body.” Because we were bought with the blood of Jesus, we can boldly proclaim, “I am redeemed from COVID-19 and any other sickness and disease!” Delivered From the Curse So often, people read about THE BLESSING in Deuteronomy 28:1-14. They don’t want to read about the curses in verses 15-68. I actually like reading about the curses. Why? Because they expound everything I have been redeemed from! For instance, look at Verse 22. It begins by saying, “The LORD shall smite thee….” Whoa, wait a minute before we go on. That is a mistranslation. It is not The LORD doing the smiting. It is the effect of the curse. That is why it would be better to read that verse by saying, “[The curse] shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.” First of all, we have been redeemed from all of the above! In Hebrew, the word consumption is a wasting disease of the lungs. We have been redeemed from that as well as from burning fever. From this scripture alone, we can say, “I am redeemed from every kind of lung disease, inflammation, breathing disability and fever—all manifestations of COVID-19.” Bulldog Faith The spirit of faith is aggressive. It is like a bulldog that seizes The WORD with a grip that cannot be shaken off. That is what each of us must do. We must take hold of The WORD of God and bite down on healing scriptures and not let go until we experience the full manifestation of the healing power of God in our body. 18 : BVOV

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