Spiritually Sick, Paralyzed, and Blind

Through the course of reading the four Gospels. Jesus healed those who were physically sick, blind, and paralayzed. Many individuals only see these as physical healings. But they too also represent healings that occur spiritually. Luke 4:40, mentions how Jesus Christ healed people with various sicknesses and diseases. A disease or sickness occurs when the bacteria or an virus enters the body and it can't fight it off. Spiritually sicknesses comes in the forms of sinful addictions and habits that attack the spiritual being and weaknens it.

Sinful addictions weakens the Spiritual Immune System and doesn't allow the person to be able to fight against the enemy or to serve God in Spirit and in Truth. It allows more viruses (demonic spirits) to enter into the body and have dominion over it. Jesus came to heal those who are Spiritually Sick, and who's sickness has overpowered there Spiritual Immune System. Inorder to regain perfect health spiritually, we must turn unto God and allow him to renew our minds and to RE-GENERATE us.

John 9, Jesus heals a man who is Born Blind. Individuals are Spirtually Blind when they are under false doctrine and teachings. The Pharisees and Sadduccees were very knowledgeable of scripture and the laws of God, but they couldn't SEE who Jesus was and why he came, and what his purpose was. Jesus came to bring order and to remove the veil from the eyes of those who are confused about doctrine and beliefs. He came to set the standard for how to live and to carry ourselves.

Matthew 9, Jesus heals a paralyzed man because of his FAITH. This is a representation of someone who is spiritually weak and is dependent on others to push them along into the Kingdom. They can do absolutely nothing spiritually without the help of other individuals and totally lack discernment. But Jesus also came to help those who are weak, and can't discern whats the next move to make, and how to stay away from sin. The comforter has come to lead us into truth, and help bring all things to our rememeberence. The Holy Spirit gives us a direct line of communication from information that was passed along in the chain of command. First from God, to Jesus Christ, then to the Holy Spirit, and then to the TRUE BELIEVER.

Inorder for us to overcome our sicknesses, blindness, and current paralyzed state we must come wholeheartedly to Christ acknowledging our current condition and allowing him to LORD over our lives. We must break off from our own independence that got us in the mess in the first place, and become DEPENDENT on Christ!!!

Give as Jesus Gave

It is true, along the course of our relationship with Christ, we totally get what WE put in. Christ will never give you more than you can bare spiritually or naturally wrather its a blessing or a spiritual gift. Inorder for us to maximize our fullest potential in Christ, we must put in WORK!! Work being as in SERVING AS JESUS SERVED.

Reading through the four gospels in the new testament many of Jesus's characteristics and moral traits were highlighted. During the times when he was being persecuted, he continued to show love and mercy. When we are being led by Christ, there will come times when persecution may come from family members, the church, or the world. We must continue to show love towards those who persecute us, because we all once would have persecuted Christ (In the Old Man). Christ granted mercy to those who were deceiving and to those who were being deceived.

He never neglected to share the gospel to anyone who was THIRSTING AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS. He even did so for the woman at the well even though Samaritans weren't accepted equally as Jews, her eagerness and THIRST, moved Christ. He moved in her life, and will move in our lives at a level depending on what we PUT IN!! While being called the Son of the Devil, he continued to show mercy and allowed them to REPENT.

When we are in need of encouragement, its important for us to encourage. When we are in the need of love, its important for us to love. When we are in financial need, it is important for us to give. When we need mercy, mercy will be shown to those who have shown mercy. What you lack, you must give inorder to mature spiritually. The more of a servant you become, the more knowledgeable of God you will become. As you continue to serve, you will begin to take on more of his NATURE!!

Our giving is totally done through the Holy Spirit, and allows for us to receive deeper Revelation and Understanding of scripture. Serving forces us to deny our bodies of pleasure and to receive pleasure from the fact that we are pleasing God and not man. This opens the door for ministries and opportunities to minister. When we receive revelations or blessings or anything from Christ, we must share it so that it blesses and encourages others.

Serving Hurts and is a task that is totally opposite of the FLESH which loves to receive, but not to give. We can observe the story of Cain and Abel, and look at how Abels deed was more pure and sacrificial than Cain's. Our natural instincts are to receive and get all that we can and as much of it as possible. We see this in the WORLD today a.k.a THE AMERICAN DREAM.

Jesus gave continuously and in various ways. He left the throne in heaven to come down in the form of a man, an image that he created to save us. While completing the task at hand, those very same people that he came to save, rebuked him and KILLED HIM. But he still loved, and completed his task as the PERFECT SERVANT who serves while enduring tribulation and without receiving the proper recognition for ones work.

Men of God

"What the church needs today is nor more machinery or better, not new organizations or more and novel methods, but men whom the Holy Spirit can use... The Holy Spirit does not flow through methods but through men. He does not come on machinery but on men. He does not anoint plans but men...Natural ability and educational advantages do not figure as factors in this matter; but capacity for faith, the ability to pray, the power of thorough consecration, the ability of self-littleness, an absolute losing of one's self in God's glory and an ever-present and insatiable yearning and seeking after all the fullness of God - men who can set the church ablaze for God; not in a noisy showy way, but with an intense and quiet heat that melts and moves every thing

For God. God can work wonders if He can get suitable men."

Quoted by: - E. M. Bound

Do Not Love The World

The Christian Church during its inception was noticeably set apart from the world. Today we must continue to be "Sanctified", which means, "to be set apart, and holy, separated from sin." As followers of Christ, we can't dwell in the mist of sin without delivering Christ message in some way. Its important that we do not become overwhelmed with the World's entertainment (de-tained for entry) or music. Its important that we turn away from the World, and turn toward Christ.

1 John 2: 15-17,"¹⁵Do not love or cherish the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. ¹⁶For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh [craving for sensual gratification] and the lust of the eyes [greedy longings of the mind] and the pride of life [assurance in one's own resources or in the stability of earthly things]--these do not come from the Father but are from the world [itself]. ¹⁷And the world passes away and disappears, and with it the forbidden cravings (the passionate desires, the lust) of it; but he who does the will of God and carries out His purposes in his life abides (remains) forever.

How as Christians, can we continue to use the World's entertainment and say it's not effecting us. We can't, we have to beware of what we allow to enter us, through our eyes, ears, or through physical contact. We will begin to crave for what we allow to enter-tain us. We must continue to feed on things that will enhance us spiritually, we can't improve both spiritually and naturally. We have to drop everything and follow Jesus Christ,

Matthew 4:19,"¹⁹And He said to them, Come^[a]after Me [as disciples--letting Me be your Guide], follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men!"

Matthew 19:21,"²¹Jesus answered him, If you would be perfect [that is,^[a]have that spiritual maturity which accompanies self-sacrificing character], go and sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; and come,^[b]be My disciple [side with My party and follow Me]."

When we begin our walk with Christ we first must count the cost (Luke 14:28) and understand that his ways are not our ways (Isaiah 55:8) , and we will have to let go of the very things that we cherished most in our sinful state in order to follow him. We can't bring the lusts of the World, and the sin that we once had dominion over us, because we Must Worship Him In Spirit And In Truth (John 4:24). We must depend on the Holy Spirit to Lead us and to help us achieve holiness. It's the Spirit of the Lord that breaks addictions, and opens our eyes to the deception of the enemy. But it is also up to us, to Listen and willfully pray and seek the Lord about who and what we are allowing to entertain us.

As Christians, we must separate ourselves and submit to the will of God, his presence will not rest upon those who are Worldly and halfhearted. The outcome of christians who haven't turned away from the World is currently what can be seen in some Churches today around the Globe. Allowing HIP-HOP, and loving HOLLYWOOD so much that we put our Christian standards to the side and magnify there status in the WORLD!! We should embrace them with charity, and direct them towards Christ and not support their Anti-Christ Lifestyle.

When we begin to allow this, this dilutes the authority of the Church, because it opens the door for mockery from those who are in the World. Lets sanctify ourselves unto the Lord, so that he may pour into us more of his Spirit, so that we can be used by him to reach those who are lost and have never known him!!!!!

One With Christ

Since the existence of mankind, we have allowed the enemy to bring enmity in between us. Using our physical characteristics, social status, location, race, and ethnicity to break up the unity within man that Jesus intended.

Ephesians 3:6,"[It is this:] that the Gentiles are now to be fellow heirs [with the Jews], members of the same body and joint partakers [sharing] in the same divine promise in Christ through [their acceptance of] the glad tidings (the Gospel)."

It is through the Gospel of Jesus Christ that we are unified, partaking in the same divine promise in Christ Jesus. We all began from one man (Adam) and one woman (Eve). Dividing up mankind into separate groups/clicks weakens its ability to maximize its full potential in Christ. Not being able to worship together, offsetting minute cultural differences that don't conflict with the will of God. This hinders the church progress in reaching souls, and has played a role in its current weakened state.

We must take upon the full nature of Christ and have the fruit of the spirit manifested in us so that we may unite as one in Christ.

Galations 5:22-23,"22But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness,23Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law [[a]that can bring a charge].


Its by his spirit we are able to unite as one, showing love toward one another, not outwardly love that can be faked, but agape love. As we look into the systems of the World, we continue to see how we are divided up and separated. Black History Month for instance, but yes we should remember the pain African Americans endured to become free and to be treated as whites were, but without the spirit it has been faked and lacking of real charity.

As the church we must recognize that Christ has broken that wall that separates us. We must be able to worship Christ comfortably among our brother-en of different ethnicities, races, and cultural background.

Ephesians 2:13-14,"13But now in Christ Jesus, you who once were [so] far away, through (by, in) the blood of Christ have been brought near.14For He is [Himself] our peace (our bond of unity and harmony). He has made us both [Jew and Gentile] one [body], and has broken down (destroyed, abolished) the hostile dividing wall between us,

Our Churches should be diverse, and we can look into the World as it even has made a false attempt to bring people of different races together. The Church as a whole is behind because we aren't willing to think as Christ thought, not being affected by what was presented to him in the natural, but walking with Spiritual Eyes. The secular music industry, entertainment world, and politics have even diversified but we are stuck on the BLACK CHURCH!!!!

Walking with Christ

As Christians we must walk in the Light, and not of darkness. We must separate ourselves from anything that isn’t of GOD. This includes music, associates, organizations (fraternities/sororities’), etc. As we walk with CHRIST we must enter into the Battle. The Battle is fighting against SATAN and his army. In order to begin a life with CHRIST, one must REPENT. REPENT means to take on a new mindset, turning from sin and going with God. Jesus Christ is the only way to God, there isn’t any other person or thing you can go through.

The CHURCH is supposed to be a place to edify you and build you up, so that you can go on and proclaim the gospel as Jesus instructed us ( Mark 16: 15-18 KJV “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”)

It’s important to understand the True meaning of this scripture. Jesus is telling the disciples what their priorities are as followers of Christ. As Christians today, we have these very same priorities. We must GO; we have to preach the gospel as the spirit moves through us. But in order for the spirit to move we must make the first STEP. After you have repented you must be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Being baptized renews your mind, and allows you to begin to kill the old man, and prepares you to receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

It is often seen through majority of the New Testament that Jesus and the Prophets spoke about the Holy Spirit and gave detailed information about its purpose. After being baptized, you must seek Christ and he will give you the comforter as he promised us. There aren’t any set rules that you must obey to receive it, you must fast and pray and seek the Lord. As you seek Jesus, he will show you things that are preventing you from receiving the Holy Ghost. Once you are saved you will have the signs that were mentioned in the scripture (speaking with new tongues, casting out of devils, the laying hands on the sick, and being able to overcome the traps and infirmities that has tried to come over you). It’s important that we strive to manifest all of these signs; it is what makes us true believers according to what Jesus told his disciples.

Disciples are those who follow Christ, so YES, we must abide by this!! There is no running or standing on the sideline on this walk. We must get into the spiritual warfare and save souls. It’s important to evaluate your surroundings, meaning things that are in your home and your friends. Once you embark on this journey, waves will thrust themselves against you, and they may turn on you! It is a part of the walk. Believing in Christ is shown by OBEDIENCE!!!! When we are obedient in Christ this allows us to bear fruit (save souls). This is our priority on this earth, not becoming a millionaire, or being a pop star.

We must be spiritual but able to live in a natural world. Jesus was able to adapt to various environments and was always able to do his father’s work. Luke 9:23-27, “And he said to them all, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s and of the holy angels. But I tell you of a truth, there is some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. “

We must take up our own crosses and deny ourselves daily. This means to fast and seek the lord continually! This is an everyday thing; you will fall short if you ever take a break. This is a spiritual battle and there aren’t any breaks, or stopping points. We must lose ourselves and become selfless; we must give our lives totally to Christ. He must be in us, for the things that defile us can only come from within in us, Mark 7:15 “there is nothing from without a man, that entering him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.” We must allow Christ to fill us with the Holy Ghost so we may be used by him for his will and not our own. Pray and seek CHRIST, remove yourself from the false prophets’, WE MUST SPREAD THE GOSPEL, and not prosperity, or faith stuff!!

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