Act Like the Word Is True

. . . giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love.


Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do they get sick, have accidents or have a downturn in life? Well, we know why the people of the world have these things happen to them. But what about Christians? Our Father God doesn’t have any sickness to give us and He doesn’t arrange for accidents to happen. As children of God, we don’t have to take disease and calamities from the world’s father anymore because He doesn’t have rule or authority over us. We have been delivered from the power of darkness.

But, because of lack of knowledge, Christians often don’t realize sickness comes from the devil. Therefore, they don’t resist the symptoms when they show up. Or they may think that sickness is a blessing from God and therefore want to keep it. I also believe Christians think that this is just part of living on the earth!

When these Christians start feeling symptoms, they just say in resignation, “Well, I guess I’m sick.” They don’t know the enemy is trying to bind them up, cause them problems and keep them from obeying God or reaching the beautiful destiny that God has planned for them. They’re ignorant of the devil’s efforts to hinder them from doing the work of the ministry and fulfilling the Great Commission. Therefore, they don’t resist the devil. When symptoms come, they “sign for the package,” receive them and get sick.

Amazingly enough, another major reason many Christians are sick is that they haven’t obeyed James 4:7. “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” They just haven’t had the spiritual energy or intestinal fortitude to resist the symptoms and act like the Word of God is true!

If you’re going to live in divine health as God intended, you first have to know that sickness comes from the devil. Then you have to act on the Word. When symptoms come, resist them in the name of Jesus! Act like the Word is true in your life—because it is!

Confession: I am delivered from the power of darkness. I submit to God and resist the devil, and the devil has to go and take his symptoms with him!