

Chapter 3
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The Crucifixion

If you want an intimate relationship with God, you want a greater understanding about the crucifixion. You need to know what He did for you and why. When you discover the ultimate task accomplished by our sweet savior, you'll become more intimate every day.
God is crazy about you! He wants you free from sickness, disease, poverty and all the evils of this world. Because of His deep love for you, He came upon the earth and absorbed within Himself your pain, your suffering, your sins, sickness, heartache and disease. He took upon Himself leprosy, issues of blood, blindness, disabilities, infirmities, mental illness and poverty. Every miracle healing Jesus performed in the Bible was YOUR healing, to free you from the afflictions of the world.
The only way to defeat the power of evil is through the power of love. Jesus came into the world as a living willing being to absorb evil and take it to the cross to be crucified and buried. He came as a willing sacrifice to be sin for you, and with each sin you give to Him, His all-powerful love seeps into you.

The Son of Man came upon the earth to be delivered up treacherously to be crucified. Two days before Passover, the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered together in order to arrest Jesus by stratagem secretly, and put Him to death. They plotted to kill Him by means of the crucifixion, the most inhumane form of punishment. The crucifixion is a criminal's death, reserved for the most heinous crimes.
Jesus went up to Gethsemane to pray, because His death was drawing near. Scripture says that grief and sorrow overwhemled Him, and Jesus prayed, "My soul is very sad and deeply grieved, so that I am almost dying of sorrow." Thus He asked His Father, "If it is possible let this cup pass away, nevertheless I want not my will, but as you will and desire."
His spirit was willing to fulfill every detail of the plan He came upon planet earth to accomplish, but His flesh was weak. The flesh screams and mourns at the thought of being tortured and put to death. His soul felt like it was being crushed, this Man Who was filled with such awesome and powerful love. But He did not submit to the languishing of spirit, He rose up and walked fearlessly toward His assailants.
The hour was at hand when Judas, who had turned Jesus in to the chief priests for a about twenty one dollars and sixty cents, came toward Him. Along with Judas came a large crowd carrying swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and the Jewish elders, whom seized Jesus and took Him away. This man of great compassion, integrity and strength, was arrested with no more dignity than a mass murderer.
And what caused the Chief Priests and elders to secretly plot against Jesus, conspiring His arrest, death and burial? Pontias Piolet, the governor, asked when Jesus was taken before Him, "what crime He has committed," but no one answered. The Chief Priests and council tried to find some false evidence against Him, but could not find any, even though many told lies about Him.
In order for the Scriptures to be fulfilled, Jesus had to be crucified, to save us and give us eternal life. Although Religious leaders resented Him and Roman soldiers who were brought into control the crowds that followed Jesus, heeded the scribes and elders condemnations cast against Him - scarcely justified the murder of God's spotless Son.
Could it be He was feared greatly, afraid that this Man in the flesh could actually be God. Wouldn't it be easier to put Him to death on the cross, since Deutoronomy 21:21 says that "a man who is hung on a tree is under the curse of God," and be done with Him forever. Out of sight and out of mind would seem the only answer for those who resented and treated Him unjustly.
But, when the final decision came to put Jesus to death, Judas was seized with remorse. Thus he went repentantly to the Chiefs and elders and confessed that he had condemned an innocent man, and returned to them their money. But they were not concerned with his recantation and held him responsible. Sorely revolted because of what he had done, Judas went off and hung himself. Within the next twenty four hours the Romans and Jews conducted an interrogation. Six times they relentlessly questioned Jesus, but He would not answer a single word, nor come to His own defense. God said not a word insomuch as it brought great amazement to the governor.
Pilate received a message from his wife to release Jesus, proclaiming Him an innocent man. She said she had suffered a great deal today in a dream because of Him. But when the crowds shouted, "Nail Him to the cross," Pilate was afraid a riot would embark, so he cowered to the crowds demands...washed his hands...whipped Him, and turned Him over to be crucified.
It was then that the Son of Man endured the most humiliating and most shockingly morbid injustice ever. The most horrifying blood bath ever taken place in the course of history was about to come to pass. Pilate's soldiers took Jesus into the governor's palace, and in front of a mass crown, they stripped Him naked of His cloths. And upon Him they donned a scarlet robe, a garment of dignity worn by Roman officers of rank.
Weaving a crown of thorny branches, they placed it on His head and beat with a stick the thorns into His scull. The soldiers knelt before Him and mocked, reproached, insulted, and defied the Lord. They repeatedly spit in our beloved Lord and Saviors face, while beating Him to death.
When they tired of their malicious acts, they led Jesus away to be crucified, to bear the greatest torture ever. A firing squad, the electric chair, the gallows I am sure, would have been a greater welcome. Weak, weary and in dire pain, Jesus was forced to carry the cross, (a wooden stake with a horizontal crossbar in which criminal's were tied and nailed), to Golgotha; "The Place of the Skull."
The cross, which is the chief emblem of Christianity, is now a decoration awarded for bravery. It is used today as a mark at the end of a letter to signify a kiss.
On that horrifying day at Calvery, the Son of God was laid on the cross, and into hands and feet nails were driven. As the blood streamed from His body, the cross was lifted up, and the nails tore and pulled against the flesh of His wounds. Pushing His feet upward to relieve the pain, bones shattered, splintering His supporting structure.
The Divine Ruler of the universe became a victim, powerless before a crowd of soldiers in the garden of Gethsemane. Nailed to the cross, waned, agonizing and weak, the crowd jeered and baited Him to come down, but He remained bound, blood splattered, pain injected, suffering until the very end; for quite simply, He could not save Himself, if He were to save us.
It was this scene that revealed the false gods of the ruling world, for they broke their own honor and justice. It was religion that castrated the very image of God our Father, executing Him to defend their own powers. Torturing, mockery, blatant hate and violence proved that the ruling leaders had claimed themselves as god. Each attack proved their godlessness by their violation of the laws.
Thus in the midst of day, the whole land and earth enveloped in darkness for three hours. Silenced was the winds and the rains, motionless was the universe on the anniversary of Christ's crucifixion. Then a loud shout came from the voice of Christ, "It is finished," and He breathed His last breath and gave up His spirit.
"At once," Matthew, Mark, and Luke all recorded, "While the sun's light faded, the curtain of the Holy Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom; the earth shook and the rocks were split."
In the old Testament a curtain was made of fine twined linen veil, skillfully worked with cherubim on it, to separate the Most Holy place from the Holy place. (See Exodus 26:31-35). The fist partition or tabernacle was called the sanctuary, the second the Holiest of all.
The Holiest of all, where God's presence dwelled, had a golden alter of incense and the ark of the covenant overlaid with gold. In it were two stones with words of the covenant written on them. The Priest's used the first tabernacle regularly to minister, but only the High Priest were allowed into the second, and he did so once every year. He took blood offerings to God to cover his sins and the sins of others. But as long as the curtain remained, these offerings could not clear the conscious of the worshipers.
When Christ went into the Holiest of all, He did not take blood offerings, rather, He took His own blood and obtained eternal salvation for us. Christ did not go into the tabernacle made by man, He went into heaven itself, where He now appears on our behalf. The tearing of the curtain ended all sacrifice, cleansed all conscious, and made us free from sin.
As the pale, crumpled, lifeless figure hung on the crossbeam, a soldier plunged a spear into Jesus' side, and immediately blood and water came gushing out. The passage written in Zechariah in 12:10 forwarned, "And they shall look upon Me Whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for Him as one who is in bitterness for his firstborn. In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, and the land shall mourn." That Scripture was fulfilled, and the curse of the law was canceled.
Could Jesus have performed a miracle and broke loose from the nails, healed His flesh, and proven that He was God? Yes indeed, but instead, His lifeless body hung on the tree with little image of the Divine Deity of God, because of His love for us. It seemed to those who watched His death, that He died in weakness, but the Author of our salvation stood strong as He did all the days of His life. He resisted until He bled in order that we need not bleed when we resist.
Jesus became obedient to death so that we could unite intimately with God our Father. He became a sacrifice to be rid of our oppressions, so once again we could embrace His omnipresence. The crucifixion gives hope to those who deny God, for it proves that love defeats sin, ceases death, and triumphs over evil. This was the only way God could satisfy the great and awesome love with which He loved us.

Misunderstanding the crucifixion has caused many to fall. God came to show you, by example, the way to living a prosperous, fruitfilled life. But many people have followed Him to the cross and their hopes and dreams remain tortured, hanging on a tree. God took the most horrifying event in history and brought about a victory. He gave you a gift of life, but hanging on the cross forsakes the workings and all its effectiveness of His powers.
The crucifixion is merely a supreme example that should not be followed. "Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives. [All] are justified and made upright and in right standing with God, freely and gratuitously by His grace (His unmerited favor and mercy), through the redemption which is [provided] in Christ Jesus
Whom God put forward before the eyes of all] as a mercy seat and propitiation by His blood [the cleansing and life-giving sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation, to be received] through faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in His divine forbearance He had passed over and ignored former sins without punishment.
It was to demonstrate and prove at the present time in the now season) that He Himself is righteous and that He justifies and accepts as righteous him who has [true] faith in Jesus.(Romans 3:23-26).
Because our conscious could not be cleared through blood offerings, we were spiritually dead. The crucifixion justified our past actions and released all consequence of sin. Christ was set forth as the atoning sacrifice. Through faith in Him your heart is made perfect. Those who sacrifice themselves and hang upon the tree have mis-construed the meaning of God's demonstration. God justifies and acquits all punishment, and accepts as righteous those who truely love and believe in Jesus.
The word punishment is frightful, and when we believe we must suffer for our sins, we overreact and cause a prominent division. And when we've not the courage to admit we are the cause of the division, anger seethes within. Anger calls forth attack, attack calls forth more fear, and fear is drawn to punishment. Jesus, the innocent lamb, sinned not, therefore He did not perceive himself as being persecuted. He did not become angry nor fear, nor did He believe His torture was a form of punishment.
Regardless, His passiveness and death was perceived as a betrayal, and an abandonment by others. The world judged His death as divine cruelty and convicted The Father of torturing and murdering His own Son. They did not see it as it actually was, an act of sacrificial love.
It was our Father Himself Who planned His own crucifixion to save our souls. "It was God (personally present) in Christ, reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself, not counting up and holding against (men) their trespasses (but canceling them), and committing to us the message of reconciliation)" II Corinthians 5:19.
God suffered because of His love for us, but that love will render powerless if we choose to refuse it. God makes His appeal through us, and as Christ's ambassador I beg of you, to claim the divine favor He is offering you and be reconciled to Him. Re-establish a friendship between the two of you, and let Him exert His Holy influence on your soul and turn it into Christ.
Since we are flesh and blood, God became like us and shared in human nature. He had to become like us in every respect to destroy satan, who holds the power of death. He shared in our insults, our embarrassments, our family debates, our poverty, our rejections and pain.
Everything is made clean by blood, and sins are forgiven only if blood is poured out. Christ was offered in sacrifice to forgive sin by taking our sin, to make perfect the people who come to God. He had to conquer death through death, by the offering that He made of His own body once and for all. He experience pain to know compassion for human beings. He shared in our sufferings, so we may learn without having to experience the same sufferings of others.
He had to acquaint Himself thoroughly in the embodiment of the flesh, to re-unite Himself with man in the body of Christ. Because He came upon earth and experienced our pain and weakness and prayed for their release, our prayers are answered in a new and special way. He became a merciful and faithful High Priest in service of God, that He might make atonement for us. "Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted" (See Hebrews 2:18).
Now when you ask for forgiveness, He will remember your sins no longer. He will put them away as far as the east is to the west. And after these things have been forgiven, an offering to take away sin is no longer needed. Since He Himself suffered and made atonement for our sins, we are free from the penalties of the laws of cause and effect. Through the curtain, that is, through Christ's own body, opened a new way so you and I are able go into the Most Holy Place. You can now go near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, for your body has been washed with pure water and made clean from a guilty conscious.
The breaking of the curtain re-established a new covenant, unlike the covenant God made with our forefathers. "For if that first covenant had been without defect, there would have been no room for another one or an attempt to institute another one" (Hebrews 8:7). We did not abide in the old covenant, thus God made a new one, through Christ, which is more superior than the old.
And why did God make this new covenant?
God saw His children sinning again and again and we were taking it out on ourselves. We became angry and scared and hurt, and blamed ourselves and others for everything that happened in our lives. We were aware of our sins, holding them to us, having no release through the old covenant.
When God said, "Do not covet" (crave, envy, begrudge), sin took control and engaged in all sorts of sinful practices. Without the law there was a living way (before Adam's sin), but when the law came sin worked through the commandments and brought forth dissension and sin was revealed. What was meant to bring life everlasting was wrenched away and death arrived.
With this new covenant however, Christ is the Mediator between God and man, and it is based on higher promises of greater things. With this new covenant comes gifts and purified cleansing through the blood, and releases us of sin. It does not do away with the commandments of Moses, it strengths the bond of life.
For this is the covenant that I will make for the
house of Israel, says the Lord; I will put my laws
into their mind and write them in their heart; and
I will be to them a God, and they will be to me a people.
(Hebrews 8:10).
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and
their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. When God speaks of a new covenant, He makes the first one
obsolete, (out of use and annulled because of age) is ripe
for disappearance and to be dispensed with altogether
(Hebrews 8:12-13).
The old covenant's rules and regulations had no effect, the new covenant however, we are forgiven or made right with God when we believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood for us on the cross. God did this to demonstrate that He is honorable and can be trusted, regardless of the circumstances. He is merciful and just, and he declares sinners to be right in His sight when they believe in Jesus.
God planned the crucifixion to give us power over sin and resurrect us into a new life in Christ. But man betrayed God by twisting His plan and accused Jesus as being guilty of sin. Ignorance of the Scriptures and self-denial maintains our suffering, when we deny Jesus' innocence. His perfect and purified blood bathed us clean, washed away our sins, and removed all impurities. But if we purposely go on sinning again and again, there will no longer be a sacrifice to take away sin.
Sin and sickness can only remain if you maintain in the mind the fury of the attack, for within this vision you hold both yourself and Jesus guilty. This vision is so horrifying we rebel and violate every moral and divine law, in hopes to release our pain. Subconsciously we hold God responsible, so sin is kept alive, and the blood is blocked from cleansing all that ails us.
Within the deep conscious of our mind, we re-enact the plotting and conspiracy of Christ's death, and listened to the lies of satan. Now we believe God is guilty, so we turned away and we are sick and suffer. But God's plan for salvation cannot be nullified, unless of course you continue to hold yourself and God guilty. When you let Christ be your atoning sacrifice, your sins will be removed and God's voice will be heard without interruption. Then you will hear His call to salvation, not for sacrifice.
God does not call you to suffer! If this were true the crucifixion would prove that God is merely a martyr - a cruel and savage being. God has put the sacrifice of Christ in the place of blood offerings. Through faith in His gracious act of mercy you receive redemption, not suffering.
In a most unsettling way, the thought of suffering for our sins brings forth fear. Fear is so upsetting it distorts our perception and keeps us from kingdom's gates. God did not call you to come to the cross for healing, He calls you to faith, to release fear, and to trust in the act of atonement for our sins. If you believe God persecuted Jesus, that He severely abused His Child, you will fear Him and never get to know Him.

Do you believe God has forsaken you? Do you believe God forsook His Son on account of the last statement He made before dying, "Father why have you forsaken me." Did you simply take it for granted that Jesus held His Father responsible for leaving Him to suffer and die upon the cross? Did you not search for a greater meaning to save yourself from all your pain and suffering. Instead you blame God for deserting His only begotten Son, thus you believe God has forsaken you too.
When we assume, we make a mockery of ourselves and others too. We should not presume, especially when it comes to God, for receiving inconclusive evidence and insufficient information will cause the blood to clot. If you will look in Psalm 22:21 you will find this statement to be the "A Psalm of David" MY GOD, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning"? It was written by David as an unutterable depths of woe. It was prophesied to be fulfilled at the cross, to acknowledge that God's operation "has been finished."
"As I swore that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you" (Isaiah 54:9). God is in control, and He promises He will not forsake you. Do not lose courage then, for through Christ we are not people that turn back and are lost, instead we have faith and are saved.
Satan pursues the precious life, and every prophet in the Bible was attacked by his deceptions. Believe what you will, but the truth is that God is not guilty. And He will not hurt you because you are His beloved. You are part of Him, and those who believe in His innocence will find peace here on earth and eternal salvation.
For though the mountains should depart and the hills be shaken or removed, yet My love and kindness shall not
depart from you, nor My covenant of peace and completeness be removed, says the Lord, Who has compassion on you
(Isaiah 54:10).
God is a compassionate and loving God and He does not place stipulations on who He loves or will love. GOD IS LOVE, and His love shall not depart nor leave you, nor can it be shaken. Kindness, compassion and love holds no anger, but releases Jesus from guilt. Those who maintain the crucifixion by crucifying themselves through His sufferings, are suffering for man not God. Release your anger and suffering then to Jesus, for He has overcome, and He will rise you from damnation.
Jesus indeed experienced suffering, but we need not beat ourselves up seeking to escape the same pain. Use the crucifixion as it was meant to be used, as a foundation, by following His example. Not through His suffering, rather by
resisting immoral conduct and harmful practices, and by
rebuking the judgments the world cast against Him. You will suffer only by supporting their beliefs and judgments. Satan maintains the crucifixion through projection, causing you to deceive yourself. He holds Jesus on the cross bleeding in agony, so you will remain there with Him.
Scripture says, "pick up your cross and follow me." It doesn't say come be nailed beside me on the cross. "Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to be My disciple, let him deny himself [disregard, lose sight of, and forget himself and his own interests] and take up his cross and follow Me [ cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying, also]".
He is saying to cleave steadfastly to Him, follow His example in everything you do, and if you must die for Him, so be it. God launched an attack upon His own character to prove that through Christ, we have the ability to overpower sin and bring it into submission. We put ourselves on the cross seeking to ease the pain of our guilt, but when we try to share in His blood suffering, we subject ourselves to punishment.
Look and you will see, if you are bound by nails upon the cross, you are hanging alone because Jesus is not hanging with you. He has been resurrected, awaiting to free you from the nails that are binding you from a warm and loving relationship with your Father.
Jesus is the Truth and the Light. If you will look to the Truth peace will draw near, then you will release yourself from the cross and resurrect. Only those who carry guilt and fear are bound, so get down off of that cross now. God promises you love. He came upon the earth to heal, forsaking none. Satan took the crucifixion and plotted again God to deceive us, and it has never been forgotten. But Jesus accomplished His mission, and if you accept Him, you are free to unite with Him in His resurrection.
Therefore I urge you, do not cling to the old rugged cross or you will not be saved - You will remain guilty and in constant pursuit of punishment. It is your choice to remain hanging upon the tree of death, crucifying yourself for nothing, or you can receive God's invitation to life and remove yourself at once. Stamp in your mind that your sins have been forgiven; that you have been bonded out of your prison. Your part in the suffering of Jesus is to believe in Him and learn from Him. Your job is to resist sickness, a bad attitude, rage and revenge. Defy every lie that tells you otherwise.
God's divine plan set forth "has been accomplished" because Jesus resisted temptation. Upon His walk through life, He took rebuke and condemnation - upon His arrest and interrogation He did not surrender nor succumb to His own defense - upon the cross He did not curse at those who tortured and persecuted Him, nor did He become angry, whine or cry. He maintained a strength beyond the strength of the human flesh.
Only through such powerful restraint could we be empowered to resist the temptations of the world. Each time Christ resisted He became stronger, tantamount to muscles which strengthen from exercise. Now every time we resist He strengthens us where eventually we will not be effected at all.

How To Resist Sickness, Poverty, and Passions?
It's difficult to have an intimate relationship with anyone when our head is throbbing, our stomach aching, or when the fear of death is settling in. How can we keep our mind on God when we're consumed with shopping for that new outfit, or that new boat or car, or that new or that new or that new? How can we create an intimate relationship with God when we indulge in excessive luxuries and wantonness? How can we open up to a God of love when our love is in the material instead of the spiritual?
Let's take sickness for example:
The mind is a very powerful weapon and when mis-used it can cause horrific pain. Simply imagining our body sick, pain is experienced and the conscious becomes guilty, because we allowed the attack and condemn ourselves to suffering. Once you refuse to let the image of pain into your mind, you'll have accepted God's plan, then you'll be healed by the stripes of Jesus.
Whatever the pain, immediately I ask Jesus to make it go away, and immediately He does. It's amazing. Don't just sit there and let the pain roll over on you. Ask God to get rid of that pain and take it from you, after all, He already has.
Contrary to popular belief, God does not want you sick. He wants you healed and whole so you can glorify Him and love Him in the way He expects. Tantamount to your children, you expect them to respect and love you just because you are their parent. You want them well so they are free to live a life of happiness and abundance.
Therefore I urge you, "Resist Sickness", even though it may intrude. DO NOT agree with its intrusion. Resist the initial signs and you will be empowered with the strength that Jesus has embraced, and the symptoms will be released. Resist means to deny or refuse! Refuse and turn away from everything that contradicts God's demonstration and acts of mercy. Declare the health of your body and mind. Declaring that you are sick, poverty stricken or diseased, you break the blood covenant and claim suffering as your own.
The quantity and quality of resistance depends on your healing. When suffering comes and we focus on Jesus, we can maintain our strength in knowing He has already absorbed it for us. Looking into the scriptures, I can see His strength and feel His endurance - His powerful, bold and dynamic courage. When I dwell in Him and His proverbial strength, out pours His power and into my being comes physical and mental strength.
Can you see His strength and feel His courage in your spirit?
Accepting a sickly body, blame is cast upon Jesus and we hold Him guilty as sin. Usually it's held in statements that conclude we are being punished or corrected for something we have done wrong. You must accept the crucifixion as your redemption before your suffering can end and healing comes into effect.
Whenever we sin or make a mistake, we vision ourselves being crucified. This vision extends outward and reflects back. But Jesus offers you a gift in which you can return to Him, a vision of yourself without guilt to free yourself from those tormenting thoughts. Once you accept His gift, you'll no longer crave suffering from the belief that you deserve to be punished. When you accept redemption, you'll release your commitment to suffer, then you can give a wonderful testimony claiming Jesus' innocence.

The book of John tells of a man with a deep seated and lingering pathological disease, which had captured him for thirty eight years. He was an invalid lying by the water and he couldn't get up. Jesus said to him, "do you want to get well?" The man laid in pity and defeat and said he had no one to help him into the pool, and when he tried to rise someone would get ahead of him. His body crippled his mind, and excuses crippled his actions. Jesus said, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk." The man instantly was well and recovered his strength, simply by believing he could.
When someone is determined to heal, they will be. If you want a healed body, accept God's invitation to health and healing will come. The decision is up to you, but if you choose to remain defeated, lying by the water side, you'll remain crippled in body and mind and continue to condemn Jesus of sin.
The vision you hold in your mind unconsciously seeks to punish Him, therefore you punish yourself. Sickness is your testimony proving Jesus' guilt, so you sentence Him to death to prove He sinned. Sickness is revenge, and it tells its story through suffering and despair. Through Christ you have been given the power and ability to resist the temptation of sickness, but if you refuse this gift, you will hold Jesus and yourself upon the old rugged cross.
Visualizing yourself in a state of good health, you are stating His innocence in absence of attack. This confirms the truth, that you have been redeemed from suffering, which proclaims Jesus innocent as well as yourself. Denying sickness allows others to see your healed wounds, and proves that you have responded to God's appeal for sacrificial love. Then you will be looked upon with the eyes of forgiveness, and other people will find there healing there. Yes, they will gaze past their pain and into the innocence they see in you.
Your healing proves that Jesus finished the work He came to do; that the Scriptures have been fulfilled. It proclaims His innocence and that you have looked beyond the worlds lies and into the Truth. Through your healing, others will find the Truth and see your innocence, then they will know that judgment was never warranted; that no hostile intention can harm them with the venom and perpetual grip of fear.
So proclaim Jesus innocent and shine this truth into the hearts of others. Your healing gives others consolation, for it proves that you are guiltless, free from deception and testifies on your behalf, which speaks for itself.
Sickness begins in the mind and calls forth depression, vanity, bodily concerns, fashion statements, fruitlessness and infirmity. When the mind is sick, peculiar desires are excused, and we steal every butt of gratification to satisfy our unfulfilled lives. When the mind is smutted and defiled, we suffer the pains of sickness, disease and death. We accept the strange theory that life in eternity is a but a lie, and we die within the closing of the tomb.
Indeed this thought battered my mind as a child, for this teaching was heavily instilled. But to die within the closing of the tomb seemed senseless, for what purpose then, would all of life have, especially after all the suffering we go through. This theory maintains the craving for temporary pleasures, which becomes a sign of rebuke and maintains guilt. Those who vouch for death leave signs where aftermath is plain to see. Your purpose is to testify that sin and death has no basis for action, which immediately stops its revolting effects.
Once you re-create a picture of yourself as innocent, free from blame, you'll come into neutral territory where you are neither good or bad - You will come into the realm where there is no basis for judgment at all. Jesus took His own blood to obtain for you eternal salvation; to return to you that which was lost...your natural, innocent, healed self.
When your mind is on your own business and the Holy Spirit is your guide, the mind will be free to choose without censoring. It will wait willingly for its purpose to be revealed so it can act effectively upon the plan it receives. This openness of mind abolishes sin, which gives the memory recall of God and the plan He foreordained in His love for you.
This is where peace resides, health is restored, and death no longer exists; the Spirit comes alive and the promises are fulfilled. When healing becomes your main interest, the mind will communicate this information and declare the truth in the beauty that it speaks of. Allow then, the power of the Holy Spirit to break through and send the message of eternal life, perpetually free from all attack upon the mind, body and soul forevermore.

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Grow in grace (undeserved favor, spiritual
strength) and recognize and knowledge and
understanding of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ (The Messiah). To Him (be) glory
(honor, majesty, and splendor) both now and
the day of eternity. Amen (so be it).
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