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RCCG Open Heaven Devotion 2012 – Pastor E. A. Adeboye (ISBN: 978-36079-4-4)
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Monday 10 December

Bible in one year: Jeremiah 27-29

FASTING IS HEALTHY

Memorise: He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. Psalms 105:37 provided for our health. In Exodus 15:26, He says:

Read: Isaiah 58:6-8

God wants us to live in good health (3 John 2). In fact, He has already

…if thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

From the above covenant statement and promise of God, you can see some things straight away: First, it is possible to live healthy all your life. Also, there are conditions attached to healthy living, one of which is that you must hear and totally obey God’s commands. Here, there is no room for half obedience. It is either you obey all or nothing. Many times, when people flout God’s Word, they fail to realise that the Word they have disobeyed will erode their health, making it impossible for them to live in total health. If you want to maintain good health, keep God’s command hundred percent. In addition, God says He will not bring certain sicknesses upon His obedient children. You will not have AIDS, cancer, hypertension, madness or any deadly disease in Jesus name.

Moreover, in today’s reading, God says if you fast correctly, your health will spring forth speedily. Those who fast stay healthier than those who don’t. Some scientists carried out an experiment with rats. They separated them into two groups. One group was fed daily so they became fat and plump. The other group had their feeding spaced out so they skipped some meals. After a while, they injected poison into the two sets of rats. Within hours, all the fat ones died but after three days, the only thing noticeable in the other group was that a little part of their tails had changed colour. So begin to fast from today. Whenever you are going beyond three days, take water occasionally, except if you are doing a dry fast. Fasting will help you to shed some weight if you are fat. Junk food and over eating are fast weakening God’s people. Start your fast because you will need it to become great. Psalms 105:37 says none of the Israelites was feeble. To be great, study great men.

ACTION POINT:

Set aside at least one day in the week for fasting and sustain it accordingly.

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Monday 3 December

Bible in one year: Jeremiah 3-5

SIN AND HEALTH

Memorise: Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16

Read: James 5:13-16

God gives power to the faint according to Isaiah 40:31. This shows that, He is ready not only to share His health and fame but also His power. Many times, as a result of fasting, my whole body will be weak. But the moment I stand behind the altar and take up the microphone, strength comes. All He wants you to do is to stay connected to Him as your Source. What do you do to be healthy? Psalms 107:17-19 says afflictions come on fools because of their iniquities. God wants you in perfect health so if you fall sick, it cannot be God. Sometimes, sickness is as a result of sin. According to 1 Peter 2:24; in such instances, God would first forgive your sins before healing you. This simply shows one is more important to God than the other. If you are sick, all that matters to you is regaining your health but God sees beyond your physical need; He sees the need of your soul; hence if you are not yet saved, He would prefer you got saved before healing you. Furthermore, after you are born again, since He has already come inside of you, it becomes easier to chase out sickness from the inside than when the devil is still in charge of the government of your life.

A classic case study on this is recorded in Mark 2:1-12 where a man sick of the palsy was brought to Him. Because He could see that the man was in need of salvation, He first forgave his sins before healing him. It is only unfortunate that sometimes instead of looking inwards when we are sick, we look for somebody or some demon to hold responsible. If only we can admit our mistakes like eating the wrong food, not taking enough rest, entertaining worries, not doing exercises or harbouring hurts, un-forgiveness and bitterness, etc., we will be able to know how to stop most sicknesses. If you admit your faults and confess them to Him, He will not only forgive you, He will also heal you (James 5:16). What are you doing that is currently keeping you sick? Stop it. If it is your diet, change it. If it is secret sin, confess and forsake it.

PRAYER POINTS:

Using 3 John 2, pray that God will heal and prosper your spirit, soul and body.

Pray also that every effort you make will be prospered.

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