BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

Take a Double Dose of God’s Medicine According to Proverbs 4:22, "AMP," one reason staying in the Word is so vital is because it is “healing and health,” or “medicine” to all our flesh. What would you do if you went to the doctor for an illness and he prescribed a medicine for you that could save your life? You wouldn’t just put it on the shelf and let it sit there. If you did, it wouldn’t help you. So you’d take it as prescribed! For God’s Word to work in us the way He intends, we must do the same thing. We can’t just leave our Bible unopened on the nightstand. We have to do what God says: “Attend to my words, consent and submit to my sayings. Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart” (verses 20-21, "AMP"). I like to take God’s healing medicine even when I’m well. I want to get His Word in my heart and mind in advance so that when I need it, it’s already inside me. I’ve done this for so many years now that I rarely have symptoms of sickness come on my body at all. But if they do, I increase my dose. I go over healing scriptures and take God’s medicine daily, three or four times a day. What specific scriptures do I use as my healing medicine? The Bible is full of them and I love them all, but one of my favorite passages is Isaiah 53:4-5, "AMP." It says this about the crucifixion of Jesus: "Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and pains [of punishment].... He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we are healed and made whole." According to those verses, when Jesus went to the cross He took upon Himself all the bad things that came on the earth through mankind’s rebellion in the Garden of Eden. He “redeemed us from the curse,” as Galatians 3:13-14 says, so that THE BLESSING could come upon us. What does it mean to be redeemed from the curse? For one thing, it means all our sins are washed away. There’s no sin we could ever commit that hasn’t already been taken care of by the blood of Jesus. That’s why we can receive Him as Lord, live clean lives, and not only be forgiven of sin but walk in victory over it. This, by itself, is a tremendous BLESSING. But there’s even more to it. As Deuteronomy 28:60-61, "AMP" says, “all…diseases.... every sickness and every affliction” are included in the curse. Therefore, healing is just as available to us as forgiveness of sin and the new birth—simply because Jesus has paid the price for it. So, receive your healing by faith today. Take your stand on the Word of God and keep His medicine in front of your eyes, in your ears, in your heart and in your mouth until there’s not one symptom of sickness left in your body. Learn how to live healed—all the time! V *********************************** "gems" "Your family is a powerful force for God when you're all in agreement with one another. That's why it's so important to stay out of strife and walk in love at home." *********************************** Points to Get You There: Health 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! Here are a few points to help you: 1) Keep your attention on God’s Word and do what He says. Proverbs 3:1-2: “My son, forget not my law or teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; for length of days and years of a life [worth living] and tranquility [inward and outward and continuing through old age till death], these shall they add to you” ("AMP"). 2) Dwell in the secret place and declare God’s faithfulness over your life. Psalm 91:1-2: “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” 3) Constantly remember how much God loves you. Psalm 145:8-9: “The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion. The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.” 4) If you sin, repent quickly and receive forgiveness. 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 5) When symptoms threaten, double up on the medicine of God’s Word. Proverbs 4:22: “For they are life to those who find them, healing and health to all their flesh” ("AMP"). NOV '13 : BVOV : 31

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