Sickness is a spiritual issue just as sin is a spiritual issue and we should not judge others who become sick or diseased. We should not point to their diets, lack of exercise, or any other failure to take care of their bodies. The body is designed to heal itself and live forever, simply look at Adam and his offspring until spiritual death finally took hold on their bodies. Our spirit is the highest level of our existence and impacts our soul and our body, in that order. If our spirit is without revelation then our mind and body will reflect that state in our actions and health.
Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 7 to a sinful woman who weeping ministered to Him with an alabaster flask of fragrant oil:
50 Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved (sōzō) you. Go in peace.”
Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 5 to the woman with the issue of blood:
34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well (sōzō). Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”
In Mark chapter 6:
56 Wherever He entered, into villages, cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well (sōzō).
The word sōzō means to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction; to save a suffering one (from perishing), i.e. one suffering from disease, to make well, heal, restore to health. The issue in each case was resolved by the person exercising faith, not by a certain diet, supplement, or exercise regimen. I encourage us all to diet, exercise and take supplements as FATHER directs but we must not lose sight of how sickness and disease are resolved at their root cause.
Every one of us must deal with our own spiritual weakness no matter how we are viewed by others. Our egos would have us project ourselves being strong and fully matured in all areas yet each of us has weaknesses which must be resolved. There are times in my life when I was full of faith in the area of healing but then over time I would no longer focus on those promises and my body would take on sickness or disease requiring me to once again focus on those same promises of healing. I allowed myself to get lax in specific areas of the Promises of FATHER until my body finally responded to my spirit being “void” again.
What steps do I take when I get sick? I go back to The Word and once again immerse myself in the healing Scriptures because I know that I have become spiritually weak in that area. The simple Truth is found in Romans chapter 10 where Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT:
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Jesus tells us that our faith will make us sōzō. By immersing ourselves in FATHER’S Word, we build our faith up in our spirit then our body responds. FATHER’S Word has the power of healing in it so we must by faith receive HIS Word and receive healing. As we spend time in HIS Word, doubt and unbelief are purged from our spirit and we then produce good fruit in our body. Our fruit or lack thereof are good indicators of our spiritual state in the various areas of our life. Jesus spent much time in communion with FATHER during His ministry. If He found it needful, so should we.
Jesus did not judge those who were sick but instead had compassion toward them and his desire was to heal all who were sick and afflicted no matter what state they were in. The woman with the issue of blood had seen the doctors of her time and she spent all of her money trying to get healed. In the end it was her faith in The Word that healed her. Anything which promotes sickness, disease, destruction, or death has at its roots a spiritual issue. I have no issue receiving pain relief by a doctor while I am focusing on dealing with my spiritual issue. I want to minimize the focus on the problem so that I can concentrate on the solution found in the revelation of FATHER’S Word.
As we properly align our spiritual man with the Living Word, our minds and bodies will respond and be healed. We must build up and exercise our faith in the area of our weakness to the point where we know our prayer is immediately answered in the spirit and no longer are we moved by what we are seeing or feeling. Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 11:
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
Pray, believe, and receive are all in present tense. As we exercise our faith in the present, our request made known to FATHER is answered in the present so let us believe HIM now and not consider the temporal as defining the result of our prayer.