God Hates Sickness

I think the first thing I want to say about sickness is this - God hates sickness!!! So much so that the Father sent His Son to put on flesh, live a blameless life, and then die on a tree so that we would be redeemed to Him. He came that we would know life, and life abundantly. If you are battling sickness today - it is NOT your portion.

Isaiah 53:5 - "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed."

John 10:10 - "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."

In John 10:10 we see that we must give credit where it is due. Satan - steals, kills, and destroys. God is a giver of life.

Rev. 21:4 - "And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

Revelation 21:4, talks about the end of the Millenial reign (the 1000 years that Christ will again take His rightful place of King of Kings, ruling on the earth.) Revelation tells us that at that point there will be no more pain, sorrow, death, or crying. Death, itself will be cast into the lake of fire forever (Rev. 20:14). The Lord’s intention is to completely abolish the spirit of death forever. We must remember this. Death & sickness only have a short time (in the big picture) to wreak havoc on the earth.

I know that for me, it is a regular battle to break every agreement I have with sickness. Especially with long-term illness, I think it’s easy to get into a mindset of acceptance without waging war on the darkness. Fighting that battle is truly wearisome. But we MUST remember that He came that we would have life.

He told us to pray, “Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” There is NO sickness in heaven. He desires that we partner and agree with His heart in saying no to sickness in ourselves or those around us.

So, what does this look like? In my case, I regularly bring before the Lord (with thanksgiving) my request for complete healing. I remind Jesus that He died for my sins and He was wounded that I would be healed. I stand knowing that I can’t deliver myself but that He is faithful and is able to heal me. I hope that today is the day that I know His full resurrection power in my body.

And if I don’t know it fully today (I haven’t known it fully yet) I ask again tomorrow, and I believe and say that He is good whether I am healed or not. Though it is wearisome and painful to remain in the tension of believing for healing without seeing it come to pass, oh how beautiful are those who hope without seeing the reality of His Name manifest!

God hates sickness, and whether we (or those we love) are battling short or long-term sickness we need to hate what He hates, as well as agree with His heart for healing and life. I pray that the Lord would give you courage to agree with Him for your healing today and that He would strengthen your inner man in the midst of the fight. He is good and His mercy endures forever!