Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness— by whose stripes you were healed.
1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
Over the past few days we’ve been talking about the power of positive resistance.
We as believers are empowered to resist what isn’t from God. We’ve been given the spirit of faith inside us, so no matter what comes against us, we have the power to resist and overcome.
For example, we don’t have to give into sickness. When something is attacking our bodies, sometimes we can begin to make the illness a part of our identity. We start to refer to it as “my arthritis” or “my cancer.”
But when we begin to make the disease a part of us, we’re submitting to the disease. We stop resisting it.
We might think that we’re just being realistic when we accept our situation, especially if the doctors have told us that we will need to live with the condition for the rest of our lives. But we should never submit to “there’s no hope”!
Yes, sickness will still push at you from time to time and you may have to deal with disease. Things happen on this planet that we can’t always explain. I’m not saying that you should resist medical help or pretend that the illness isn’t there. There are times when treatments or surgery are necessary, and that’s okay. All I’m saying is, don’t accept the illness as your new normal, as though it’s a part of you.
Resist those lies from the devil, and the Word promises that he will flee. Submit to the truth of God’s Word, because it says that by Jesus’ stripes, you were healed!