“So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit” (John 19:30)
Welcome to this Easter month of resurrection. There are four basic ills plaguing and bedeviling mankind. They are the issue of sin, sickness, poverty and death. Below are ways how Christ offered real solutions via dying on the cross to these maladies
Sin: “We know that our old (unrenewed) self was nailed to the cross with Him in order that our body (which is the instrument) of sin might be made ineffective and inactive for evil, that we might no longer be the slaves of sin” (Romans 6:6, AMP). Our evil Adamic nature was crucified with Jesus on the cross, and by putting our faith in Christ and His finished work, we begin to experience mastery over fleshy desires and cravings. As we look up to Christ, we are also saved from the penalty of sin which is eternal death (John 3:14-15).
Sickness: A recent edition of Charisma magazine featured the story of how a lady Bishop named Mickie Winborn overcame ovarian cancer and breast cancer. She was giving six months to live after the first diagnosis of ovarian cancer which later spread to her breasts. She had whole congregations, anointed men of God and community of believers praying for her. Her real deliverance came when God opened her eyes to see that she had been trusting in her past good works as basis for her divine healing. She had a revelation that the source of healing is the finished work of Christ on Calvary. Jesus’ body was crushed that our bodies might be mended and receive healing (Isaiah 53:4-7). She has been cancer free for 30 years after she was miraculously healed after the revelation experience.
Poverty: This is a result of the curse that was released on mankind when Adam fell in the Garden of Eden(Genesis 3:17-19). The Roman soldiers placed a crown of thorns on Jesus’ head which pierced His scalp and made blood to flow freely from His head. This crown of thorns signifies a curse on His head, and since the head of a man represents his/her destiny, Christ was accursed for our sake and redeemed us from the curse of poverty. The word redemption from where redeem derives is also a commercial term which means to buy back something by making full payment for it. Jesus bought Christians back from poverty by suffering the shame of poverty. Scripture reference: Galatians 3:13-14
Death: Jesus came to unravel the mystery of death to mankind. When the truth about something is discovered, that thing loses most of its power! By Jesus death and resurrection, He became the first to rise from the grave and thereby making a mockery of death. Death has no more dominion and power over Him. And everyone who puts genuine faith in Him has conquered the fear of death, and also death. Those who die in Christ are said to fall asleep because theirs is not a final, eternal death (1 Thessalonians 4:13-14).
CONCLUSION: The body of sin was destroyed on the cross, the affliction called sickness was also dealt a big blow by Jesus. The shame called poverty was removed and the mystery of death was resolved. Believe in the finished work of Jesus on the cross and these evils plaguing mankind will hold no impact on you in Jesus name. Have a blessed month!
Ade(Gboyega) ESAN
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