Live Healed!
by Gloria Copeland
When sickness strikes, it’s wonderful to receive healing from the Lord. But you know what’s even better? Living in divine health all the time.
That’s something I’ve endeavored to learn how to do and I’ve really gotten the hang of it.
Praise God, I’ve been living healed for many years now! What’s more, I have my faith set on continuing to do so all the days of my life.
If you know much about me, this doesn’t come as surprising news. After all, I’ve been teaching Healing School in our ministry campaigns and conventions for over 35 years. When I first started, some people worried that I wouldn’t be able to apply what I was teaching in my own life. “What if you end up getting sick and dying young?” they’d say.
I suppose they thought I’d look foolish if that happened. But I never shared their concern. I figured even if I did miss it somehow and died young, I’d rather go to heaven doing everything I know to do to believe God’s Word about healing, than go there in doubt and unbelief saying some dumb thing like, “See, I told you God’s Word doesn’t work!”
Of course, these days no one worries about my dying young anymore. It’s too late for it to happen now. I’ve already passed up that opportunity. Now I’m starting to live in the fulfillment of the promise God made in Psalm 91:16: “With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.”
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not winding down. The Lord also promised to renew my youth like the eagle’s (Psalm 103:5), and according to Genesis 6:3, that promise is good to at least age 120. So I plan to be around here for a good, long while yet—and I plan to keep living healed the whole time.
“But Gloria,” you might say, “if your body stays healed, how will you ever die?”
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