Root Cause of
Sickness and Disease
I am involved with two healing ministries which is a natural
progression from my studies in the area of sickness and disease the past three
years. More specifically, the spiritual root cause
of sickness and disease.
I want to explain the immune system and the role of white
blood cells that help fight off sickness and disease. I hope to show you how the morrow in the
bones that produce the white blood cells are so important to our health and how
it relates to what it says in the Bible.
The job of the immune system — which is a collection of
structures and processes within the body — is to protect against disease or
other potentially damaging foreign bodies. When functioning properly, the
immune system identifies a variety of threats, including viruses, bacteria and
parasites, and distinguishes them from the body’s own healthy tissue.
The major components of the immune system include:
Lymph nodes: Small, bean-shaped structures that produce and
store cells that fight infection and disease and are part of the lymphatic
system — which consists of bone marrow, spleen, thymus, and lymph nodes. When the
body is fighting infection, lymph nodes can become enlarged and feel sore.
Spleen: The largest lymphatic organ in the body contains
white blood cells that fight infection or disease.
Bone Marrow: The yellow tissue in the center the bones
produces white blood cells.
Lymphocytes: These small white blood cells play a large role
in defending the body against disease. The two types of lymphocytes are
B-cells, which make antibodies that attack bacteria and toxins, and T-cells,
which help destroy infected or cancerous cells. Killer T-cells are a sub-group
of T-cells that kill cells that are infected with viruses and other pathogens (infectious
agent) or are otherwise damaged. Helper T-cells help determine which immune
responses the body makes to a particular pathogen.
Thymus: This small organ is where T-cells mature.
Leukocytes: These white blood cells that identify and
eliminate pathogens are the second arm of the innate immune system.
Diseases of the immune system:
Disorders of the immune system can result in autoimmune
diseases, inflammatory diseases and cancer.
Immunodeficiency occurs when the immune system is not as
strong as normal, resulting in recurring and life-threatening infections. In
humans, immunodeficiency can either be the result of a genetic disease such as
severe combined immunodeficiency, acquired conditions such as HIV/AIDS, or
through the use of immunosuppressive medication.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, autoimmunity results
from a hyperactive immune system attacking normal tissues as if they were
foreign bodies. Common autoimmune
diseases include Hashimoto's thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes
mellitus type 1 and systemic lupus erythematosus. Asthma and allergies also involve the immune
system. A normally harmless material such as grass pollen, food particles, mold
or pet dander is mistaken for a severe threat and attacked.
While symptoms of immune diseases vary, fever and fatigue
are common signs that the immune system is not functioning properly.
I think this brief explanation give us an idea of how the
immune system works and how important the immune system is. As I said earlier, I want to focus on the
bones and the bone marrow where the white cells are produced. In basic terms, it is the bone marrow that
produces the white cells that fight off sickness and disease. Once the immune system is compromised, the immune
system does not produce enough white cells to fight off sickness and disease. I will attempt to explain how sin affects our
immune system using the word of God.
In the book of Psalms and Proverbs you will find Scriptures
referring to bones in one way or another.
I will list Scripture and add my commentary to give you somewhat of an
explanation of each Scripture.
Psalm 6:2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O
Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
Immune system is weakening. Bones are mentioned repeatedly in the Psalms
as a symbol for the health of the whole body.
Psalm 31:10 For my life is spent with grief, And my years
with sighing; My strength fails because of my iniquity, And my bones waste away. His immune system is failing and not
producing white blood cells because of his sin.
Psalm 32:3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old. Through
my groaning all the day long. Complaining, instead of confessing our sin,
results in physical and emotional repercussion.
Psalm 38:3 There is no soundness in my flesh Because of
Your anger, Nor any health in my bones Because of my sin. Not all sickness is the result of our sin,
but in many cases it is. Sin is also passed
down the generational line and with it the sickness and disease that accompany
that sin.
Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in the heart of man causes
depression. Depression weakens the
immune system. Anxiety is another word
for FEAR. FEAR manifests in the
physical. Symptoms can be headaches,
itching, chest pain, neck, back and leg pain, seizures, and panic attacks to
name a few. Did you know that rejection,
abandonment and an unloving spirit is FEAR?
Many people with abandonment issues have allergies as symptoms.
Proverbs 14:30 A sound heart is life to the body, But
envy is rottenness to the bones. Rotten bones will produce below normal white blood
cells.
Proverbs 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, And
a good report makes the bones healthy. Good things in your life produce normal
white blood cell count.
Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness
to the soul (mind) and health to the bones.
Opposite of pleasant is unpleasant.
The unpleasant things you hold captive will dry the bones. It weakens the immune system.
Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart does good, like medicine, But
a broken spirit (hopelessness) dries the bone. Dried bones produce almost zero white cells
to fight off disease.
Proverbs 18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain him in
sickness, But who can bear a broken spirit?
Your spirit may be operating, but a broken spirit can cause death.
I think you may be getting an idea of how we think, act or
speak can bring curses to us in the form of sickness because our sin
compromises our immune system. I would
encourage you to read the curses in Deuteronomy 28:15-68. As you come across each word, look it up in
the dictionary.
Example:
V. 20, confusion – mental uncertainty
V. 21, plague – disease
V. 22, inflammation - arthritis
V. 22, scorching – mental anguish
V. 27, tumors – cancer
V. 27, itching – excessive secretion of Histamine due to
fear.
V. 28, confusion of heart – not able to see, spiritually
confused
We have many that are suffering and to be effective in the
healing ministry we must be able to identify the spiritual root cause of sickness
and disease. Identifying symptoms and relying on the Holy Spirit as we pray will
allow us to be more productive in setting the captives free.
Lastly, we must teach the Body the spiritual root cause of
sickness and disease in the classroom, conferences and in church services. Too many are coming to church broken and damaged
and leaving broken and damaged. We put
on our best face, but our countenance paints a different picture. You can see it in their eyes the suffering
that is taking place.
I will leave you with this Scripture: Luke 4:18 “The Spirit
of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the
poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the
captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are
oppressed
Many Healing Blessings to you all,
Tony Sanchez 4-22-14
