Depression Par 2

 

What is Depression? Part 2

In Part 1 of What is Depression we discussed the definition of fear, the spiritual roots of fear, and the ministry of casting out fear.  In part 2 we will identify the different types of fear working in people causing us to experience depression that we are not aware of or do not associate with.  The spirit of fear causes the majority of all sicknesses and diseases.  That is why God says do not fear 365 times in the bible.

Sorrow definition - a feeling of deep distress (fear) caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others.  Notice distress in the definition.  It means to have extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.  Similar words are sadness, unhappiness, regret, depression, misery, despondency, despair, heaviness of heart, broken-heartedness, and heartache.  Sorrow is very damaging to our soul and it is not healthy to our mental and physical.  A broken heart can cause heart problems.  Psalms 34:18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart.  God is near those with a broken heart, but He does not want you to have a broken heart.  Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite (repentant) spirit.  Always consider the mind body connection.  Whatever happens to our soul will affect our physical.

Regret definition - feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that has happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity).  Similar words are remorse sorrow (there is that word again), contrition, guilt, shame, self-reproach, self-accusation, self-condemnation, self-critical, sadness, disappointment, unhappiness, and dejection.  It leads to feeling like a failure, fear of failure, fear of people judging you. So, we have a triple whammy here. Regrets, fear, and beating up yourself because of regrets. All contributing to depression. 

Hopelessness definition - a feeling or state of despair (the complete loss or absence of hope).  This can be issues with marriages, children, churches, illness, faith, jobs, government, and even self.  The key point here is fear that nothing will ever change.  It will cause us to go into deeper depression called oppression or a spirit of stupor.  God speaks of this in Romans 11:8 “God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, To this very day.”  The verse is symbolism.  It means God has allowed a spirit of stupor or deeper level of depression or numbness.

Unloving definition – Not loving. Similar words are cold, detached, hard-hearted, heartless.  Most people do not like what they see in the mirror. In most cases they hate themselves or have an extreme dislike towards their self.  They do not think they are worthy to be loved.  This is fear. They feel like a failure.  Unloving cause a person to beat up on their selves.  Many times, they do not love others because they have been hurt by them. The fear they will be hurt again.  There is a fear they will run into them in public.  All this fear causes depression, because we have trusted in mankind for love instead of God. A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. John 13:34

Anxious definition - experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. Similar words are: worried, concerned, apprehensive, fearful, uneasy, ill at ease, perturbed, troubled, bothered, disturbed, distressed, fretful, fretting, agitated, in a state of agitation, nervous, in a state of nerves, edgy, on edge, tense, overwrought, worked up, keyed up, strung out, jumpy, afraid, worried sick, with one's stomach in knots, on pins and needles, stressed, under stress, in suspense, uptight, a bundle of nerves, on tenterhooks, jittery, twitchy, in a sweat, antsy, spooked, and squirrelly.

Mini-Hoarding - Hoarding disorder is an ongoing difficulty throwing away or parting with possessions because you believe that you need to save them. You may experience distress at the thought of getting rid of the items. Hoarding is more prevalent than we want to admit. Just look at your garage.

We have been programed by commercials and society to buy more and more things.  We buy tools, clothing, and shoes.  We become collectors of many things that suit your fancy like athletic shoes, cars, and toys. We buy things to keep up with our friends.   Before you know it, your garage is full of stuff and we must find additional storage so we rent storage spaces.  Have you notice how many new storage facilities have been built near you?  We cannot bear to part from our possessions.  We feel a need to save these items and become upset (distressed) by the thought of getting rid of them.  Hoarding crates soul ties.  People become one with their stuff and cannot bear to let it go. 

Money is another thing people hoard.  The fear of losing their money brings great stress/fear.

Trauma definition - A deeply distressing or disturbing experience. Shock, distress (fear), stress (fear), strain, pain, anguish, suffering, upset, agony, misery, sorrow, grief, heartache (both mentally and physically), heartbreak, torture, disturbance, disorder, jolt, ordeal, trials, tribulation, trouble, worry (fear), anxiety (fear), burden, adversity, hardship. 

Traumas to the mental and physical are all fear related.  Traumas and the fear attached to them will cause many of the sicknesses and diseases we all experience over time.  Traumas and the fear attached to them cause depression.  Traumas will compromise your immune system.  It will cause your metabolism to slow down which causes weight gain leading to fear of looking fat to self and others. They will have a feeling of hopelessness and despair (depression).  Traumas lead to PTSD.  PTSD is rooted in extreme fear and they relive the trauma over and over.  It paralyzes them and keeps them in captivity.

The above definitions are all traumas to the soul.  What happens to the soul affects your physical.  It is a mind body connection.  The trauma definition links all the above definitions.  They lead to depression. 

2 Timothy 1:7 is a verse that is very informative. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.  Fear does not come from God, so that leaves Satan as the culprit. God give us power over fear and gives us a sound mind.  It is Satan through fear that give us an unsound mind.  It leads to a stupor (“God has given (allowed) them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, to this very day Roman 11:8) as we get older because of all the fears in our lives.  Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and many other brain impairments lead to memory loss.  This is the unsound mind God talks about in 2 Timothy 1:7. God tells us the cause is fear.  What do doctors tell us? 

So, we continue to go to the doctor as a first and last option for answers, but all they do is treat the symptoms and we remain sick and diseased. Doctors don’t heal.  They just give us drugs and operate on the symptoms.

We put so much hope in diets, but we remain sick and diseased. Food does not cause depression and only plays a small part in our health.  Food can irritate the symptoms of sickness and disease, but cannot help cure us.

Fear causing the symptom of depression is sin. Stop fearing.  God gives us a very basic remedy for healing sickness and disease in His Word.  The key is to follow His instructions multiple times per day if needed until the symptoms go away and you are healed.  The instruction is in James.

Confess your trespasses (sin) to one another (To God in Jesus Name), and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent (profound) prayer of a righteous man avails much, James 5:16 and pray away the fears causing depression and other fear sicknesses and diseases in the Name of Jesus.   

God gives us power and authority over Satan and his kingdom in Luke 9:1 Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.  What is hindering you? Is it because of your belief?

We go into church sick and diseased and we leave sick and diseased.  The leadership and the flock are failing because we do not believe God’s Word.                                               Tony Sanchez 10-25-23

Depression Part 1

 What Is Depression? - Part 1

Depression is defined as a mental health disorder that involves your thoughts, your behavior, your feeling, and your sense of well-being.  People who are depressed feel consistently sad, anxious, and empty.  They can also feel hopeless, worthless, guilty, irritable, ashamed, sad, lonely, withdrawn, restless, and have suicidal thoughts.  They lose interest in activities that were once pleasurable to them and they may overeat or experience a loss of appetite.  They may have problems with fatigue, sleeping, concentrating, and making decisions.  Withdrawal, isolation, experiencing hopelessness and despair are some of the worst results of depression. 

Biologically, depression is defined as a chemical imbalance in the body. There is nothing organically wrong with the brain, but there is a disruption in the normal function of the brain’s neurotransmitters, so that they fail to secrete the correct balance of three chemicals: serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine.  The homeostasis, or balance, of the brain chemicals is affected.  Over a period of time, mental illness and disorders are the result. 

Science does not recognize just one cause of depression; it says that depression is a result of a combination of factors.  One factor may be heredity; a part of our family tree can make your more susceptible to the riggers that interfere with your brain’s chemical balance.  Other factors are environmental issues, psychological elements, or a side effect of certain medications.  However, one thing science does not acknowledge is the influence of evil spirits, which are the root cause of mental illness according to Proverbs 12:25. 

Spiritual Roots of Depression

Science is all about the psyche (soul).  But you many not really need more counseling for your soul.  Instead, you may need to get rid of an evil spirit that is influencing your thoughts.  You must decide not to be influenced by this spirit anymore.  The evil spirit may need to be cast out and evil thoughts cast down in the name of Jesus so that they can no longer torment you.  Let me explain what evil spirt I am talking about.  It is in God’s Word in Proverbs, Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25 NKJV. Anxiety is fear and fear is described as a spirit in 2 Timothy, For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind 2 Timothy 1:7.

In addition to fear, Henry Wright found that there are several spiritual roots behind depression.  Self-accusations, self-introspection, self-hatred, and self-centeredness are the enemies of someone struggling with depression. These spirts are coupled with shame, guilt, and self-condemnation.  Self-pity is the glue that holds it all together.  If you struggle with self-pity, then you are struggling with your faith.  Self-pity frequently reflects the failure of something in the past that you are constantly reliving and bringing into the present.  Serotonin can be depleted in individuals who do not feel loved and accepted.  Feeling unloved and fear of not being loved is a huge factor in depression.

In such situations, because of the spirit-soul connection, the hypothalamus and other parts of the limbic system are then affected.  Those glands responsible for regulating mood, thinking, sleep, appetite, and behavior.  Important chemicals the brain needs to function correctly are thrown out of balance.  All the enemy must do is manipulate your biochemistry to create this havoc.  He does it, once again, through the influence of thought. His kingdom of darkness gives you a thought, convinces you that this thought come from you, and then pressures you to agree.  These are all lies from the evil one.  In the case of depression, you brain will then conform to those thoughts.  A person becomes one with the thoughts producing depression.

The problems with psychiatry is that it is the practice of medicine apart from an understanding of how God has created us.  Practitioners treat their patients as though they had only a soul and a body.  They do not acknowledge or understand that we are also a spirit being because they cannot see the spiritual realm.  They do not understand that a spiritual influence is the root cause behind 80 percent of diseases and disorders of the mind and body.  Their efforts are hindered because they only treat the physical symptoms and do not consider the possible root cause of the sickness and disease.

 Ministry

How do we minister to a person who has depression?  We pray out the fears causing the depression.  This can include fear of not being loved, fear of not being worthy, fear of rejection, fear of abandonment, fear of confrontation, fear of failure, fear of the future, and many more.  Most people have many of these fears and many additional fears.

Understand, that this is a process.  We can pray away many fears, but the person will bring fear back into their soul.  The key to healing is to identify these fears that are brought back in and pray them out until these fears are minimized to a point of not affecting us anymore.  This could be total healing as well.

There is a wonderful scripture that promises eradication of fear that causes depression.  It is found in 1 John: there is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us, 1 John 4:18-19.  We must embrace this scripture and use love to be healed from depression.  We must love ourselves as God loves us.

What does it mean to those who are standing in the gap for those with depression?  We are to love on them over and over without no condemnation.

Conclusion

Why do we continue to seek mankind instead of God?  Doctors, science, and mankind do not have healing solutions for depression.  We have a choice in what and who we believe.  Believe in mankind or believe and act on the promises of healing God provides in His Word.  Amen and Amen.                                                                             Tony Sanchez 9-30-23

 

ADHD

 The are three ranges of ADD: the lower range, the mid-range, and the high range.  The high range is hyperactivity.  We primarily deal with ADD in Children.  Dealing with ADD in adults is more difficult.  ADD comes out of a dumb and deaf spirit.  There are many classes of psychological diseases falling under the category of dumb and deaf.  Jesus cast out a dumb and deaf spirit from a person who could not speak, Mark 9:25   When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!”  See Matthew 11:5, Mark 7:32, Mark 7:37, Luke 7:22.

There is still a lot to learn about ADD, that involves the spectrums from the lows to the mediums and the highs.  We have more experience in the hyperactive range than the lower range, though we have had some cases in the lower and medium ranges.

We understand Add to be a neurological interruption.  We also understand ADD is or can be familial or inherited.  It seems to run in the family trees. We have a very strong feeling it is tied to a dumb and deaf spirit putting a person in bondage.

Add, dyslexia and gender disorientation have something in common.  Don’t think, because I have merged dyslexia and ADD with gender disorientation, that anyone is at risk of becoming gender disoriented because they have ADD.  They do, however, have a common thread.  There is a double mindedness that comes and this is an inherited family curse.  A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. James 1:8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

When you find ADD, you will also find it in the parents and grandparents.  You won’t find it in just one place.  You will find it right down the generational line.  It is the same with dyslexia.  It involves a type of double mindedness and confusion and the prime root of the confusion is gender disorientation because of an inversion of godly order in the home.  The home is ruled by matriarchal control rather than the patriarchal authority as God Intended, 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

That home is ruled by the female, not the male.  The confusion coming from that is producing ADD, dyslexia, and gender disorientation.  When the males do not rule the home in love, the female has not choice but to take the reins. In addition, when women are the matriarch of the family, the children, male and female take on the personality of the women.  This does not allow the males to be the patriarch of the family as God has designed.

The minute she does, Satan entire kingdom comes to help her.  She was never designed to rule the home; she was designed to follow a patriarch who is Godly.  I might add, I am not a chauvinist and I do not send females back into the oppressive rulership of ungodly males in the name of the Lord.  When the female is being oppressed, I call for immediate separation and resolution.

I will protect the children and female first before I will protect the male.  The male should be protecting the female and the children to begin with so I hold him to a higher level of responsibility.

The female and the children should follow the male as he follows Christ.  The head of the woman is to be the man and head of the man is Christ.  But the head of Christ is the Father and nobody quotes the rest of that Scripture.  It does not stop with Christ; it stops with the Father, 1 Corinthians 11:3

This brings the male back into the rulership, not just as the husband, but in a similar relationship Christ has with the Church as our Husband.  The husband is called to represent God as the father to his family just as if it were God Himself.  It’s a tough job, but it is the work God has called a man to do.

I also have observed various standpoints of rebellion as part of this profile.  Historic family rebellion exists in the families who have been involved in occultism and false religions.  Historically, it is an interrupter of the thoughts.  It interferes with self-esteem.  It involves much self-rejection, self-hatred, and guilt.  It often involves dyslexia and other various breakdowns of perception.  Many times, you will find color blindness, which is also inherited.  You can also have other peripheral problems coming with this family profile.

Many schools are dealing with disruptive children in the classroom and recommend the drug Ritalin.  Ritalin is a very dangerous drug. This drug is the shame of our school system in America because it is the lazy way out of a problem.  The problem is children who are on Ritalin is from a national organization’s research concerning children on Ritalin and it shows that 50 percent of them, at some point in their lifetime, ended up afoul of the law and in jails.  This directly related to the drug, not to ADD.  There is a psychotic value that come with Ritalin and it’s horrific.  It is a Pandora’s Box and yet it is currently the “drug of choice” for ADD.

In the hyper range of ADD, the child is fine if he or she is concentrating on an object of interest.  The nerve synapses and the flow of focusing are normal, but when the child is not motivated, the neurological flow is interrupted and there is activity called ranging, including free-floating thoughts and impulsive realties.  The child does whatever comes to mind.  Tony Sanchez 7-27-23

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Allergies and the Immune System

Immune system definition – The immune system protects you from outside invaders.  These include germs such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, toxins (chemicals bade by microbes).  The immune system is made up of different organs, cells, and proteins.  There are two parts of the immune system.

·         The innate immune system – You are born with it and it is a rapid response system.  It is the first to respond when it finds an invader.

·         The acquired immune system – This system with help from the innate system, makes special proteins (called antibodies) to protect your body from a specific invader.

Bone Marrow – Bone marrow is the spongy tissue in the hollow centers of a person’s long bones. It is the blood cell factory.  Healthy bone marrow releases blood cells into the bloodstream when they are mature and when required.  Without bone marrow, our bodies could not produce the white T cells we need to fight infection, the red blood cells we need to carry oxygen, and the platelets we need to stop bleeding. 

God in His word has much to day about bones and how it affects our health good and bad.

Job 21:24-25 His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moist. Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, never having eaten with pleasure.  Verse 24 says his bones are moist.  Meaning that healthy morrow in the bones is producing white T cells to fight off infection.  Verse 25 tells us that bitterness of others and self weakens the bones (marrow) which produces white T cells resulting in immune diseases.

The four scriptures below describe inflammation of the bones caused by an infection, which may spread to the bone marrow and tissues near the bone.  Osteomyelitis can cause severe pain in the infected bone.  If not treated, it can kill bone tissue affecting our immune system.

·         Job 30:17 My bones are pierced in me at night, and my gnawing pains take no rest.

·         Job 30:30 My skin grows black and falls from me; my bones burn with fever. 

·         Job 33:19 “Man is also chastened with pain on his bed, and with strong pain in many of his bones. 

·         Psalms 6:2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

Psalms 38:3-4 There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your anger, nor any health in my bones because of my sin.  For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.  As with any sickness and disease, the root cause is from sin (Deuteronomy 28:15-68).

Proverbs 3:7-8 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.  Evil is sin.  Sin will compromise your immune system.

Proverbs 12:4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.  The women who cultivates her relationship with God first, then relates appropriately to her husband, will powerfully influence him in every area of his life.  Bringing shame is a painful feeling of humiliation or destress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.  This behavior can cause distress, anger, anger, bitterness, and un-forgiveness.  Bitterness contributes to the weakening the immune system.

Proverbs 14:30 A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.  A tranquil mind brings good physical health.  Envy brings jealousy, anger, and bitterness.  Again, it weakens the immune system.

Proverbs 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report makes the bones healthy.  A bad report is being mean, argumentative, provoking arguments, and being contentious.

Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.  Pleasant words keep your immune system healthy.  Harsh words at self and others weaken the immune system.

Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.  A broken spirit is tied to feeling unloved, unworthy, depression and (hopelessness and despair), and sadness.  Motivation to exist has been broken at one level or another. They will feel lonely, exhausted, and lethargic.  Most important is the immune system is compromised.

Isaiah 58:11 The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.  God’s promise to leads us and helps us when our soul is hurting.  One must submit to God to which will build up or immune system.

Fight or Flight

During times of stress, your body can release Cortisol after releasing its “fight or flight” hormones, such as adrenaline, so you continue to stay on high alert.  Too much Cortisol can cause excessive Cortisol that is harmful to your immune system.

Fear As A Spiritual Root

Have you ever been fearful or have you ever seen a fearful person?  They are dressed up in fear.  It has become an actual part of the personality.  They have become one with fear. Fear is not from God, For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind 2 Timothy 1:7.  Fear comes from Satan.

Fear is not just a psychological manifestation; it is an evil spirt that is plotting against us.  Fear is a spirit that comes from Satan’s hidden kingdom.  God is the One who calls it a spirit of fear.  We would be wise not disagree with God.  While faith is greater than fear, they are equal in these two ways: they both project into the future, and they both demand to be fulfilled. 

Science recognizes some of the results of fear.  Most medical professionals agree that having a fearful outlook on life will cause your health to be affected negatively.  Many people do not want to hear this, but Henry Wright believes all allergies are caused by the spirit of fear.  Allergies are a product or a result of who you are deep within and how you relate to God, yourself, and others, rather than how your body responds to the natural environment around you.

Fear, anxiety, and stress comes predominantly from relationship breakdowns.  The primary cause of allergies is not feeling safe, having fear and anxiety in love and relationships.  Cortisol does not destroy the immune system because of nutrition.  Cortisol destroys the immune system because of fear.

Let us talk about Cortisol because over secretion of Cortisol plays a big part in our immune system.  Cortisol is a naturally occurring steroid released by the adrenal glands.  Cortisol is important in flight or flight but, if it is present on a long-term basis, it destroys your immune system.  According to medical information, long-term over-secretions of cortisol has direct physiological effect on the following functions: Carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, protein metabolism, inflammatory effects, digestive function, urinary function, connective tissue function, muscle function, bone function, vascular system, and central nervous system function.

Now begins the destruction of the immune system.  According to the medical community it is fear, anxiety, and stress. Fear produces a broken spirit according to Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones. The over secretion of Cortisol continues immunosuppression (suppression of the immune response).  When you have the breaking down of the immune system, an interesting thing happens with the B cells.  When you have a reduction of B cells at this level, antigen-antibody relationships develop.  Your body start attacking everything.  That is what an allergy is.  The antigen becomes the enemy, but the antigen is the food you need.  Now the body is eliminating what it needs in order to stay alive.

You may be shocked to learn you may not be allergic to anything.  You are experiencing the biological phenomena of fear and the consequences of Cortisol release.  You are experiencing a biological manifestation that results in a compromised immune system.

The immune system is the part of your body God created to identify organisms that are dangerous to you and to destroy them.  God has created several different types of white corpuscles to be fully formed, ready for action and ready for war.  I want to focus on the white corpuscles called the T cells and the B cells.  If you have a healthy immune system, nothing foreign can stand in their path.  However, there are various things that can interfere with your immune system, keeping it form serving you.  Excessive Cortisol is one of them.

Here is what happens when things go wrong.  As the immune system is compromised by the Cortisol drip.  As the immune system is compromised by the Cortisol drip, the T Cells that help to guide the work of the immune system are destroyed by the Cortisol. At the same time the B cells activity increases and become excessive.  Every cell in your body, healthy cells, and invader cells, including viruses, bacteria, and caner, has an identifying marker called an antigen flag.  When things function as God created them, the antibodies recognize the antigen flag and attack and destroy the unhealthy invaders.

Unfortunately, whey your immune system is malfunctioning, this system has a breakdown.  The B cells mistakenly create antibodies that attack the antigen markers of natural substances that are not invaders.  Instead of attacking viruses and bacteria, they will attack grass, pollen, dust, animal fur, perfumes, and certain foods.  Your body reacts with an overproduction of histamine, which produces various “allergic” reactions, such as itchy eyes, runny nose, sinus headaches, and rashes.  One can take an antihistamine to bring you some relief from the symptoms, but it does not make the problem go away.  It just treats the symptoms. 

To the degree that your T cell activity decreases, B cell activity increases.  That is why the more your immune system is compromised, the more complicated your allergies become, from simple to medium to complex.  If your immune system is normal, B cells activity is regulated and allergies cease to exist.  You can be around anything and be able to eat anything you want and never react.  Therefore, an allergy is the result of fear, anxiety, and stress, which causes excessive B cell activity from T cell death coming out of long-term Cortisol drip.

What Is The Secret To Defeating Allergies

The number of allergies or sicknesses and diseases you have indicates how much your immune system has been compromised.  The secret to defeating allergies/sickness/disease is recognizing and identifying the fear that is causing the excessive release of Cortisol.  Fear of not being loved by parents especially the father, fear of not feeling worthy, fear of rejection, fear of abandonment, fear of being offended, fear of not being accepted, fear of being judged, etc.  Mend the broken relationships in your life that have caused you fear.  Forgive the persons, government, organizations, and churches whom may have led to offenses, distrust, and fear of relationships committed against you.  Most of all, forgive yourself for beating yourself to a pulp. You are worthy to be loved because God loves you.  Submit to God, not mankind.        Tony Sanchez 7-19-23 

Godly Works

 What is Required of Us When Doing Works For God?

Works definition - In Christian theology, good works, or simply works, are a person's (exterior) actions or deeds, in contrast to inner qualities such as grace and faith.

Works are "good" only when they spring from the principle of our love of God. The moral character of an act is determined by the moral principle that prompts it. Faith and love in the heart are the essential elements of all true obedience. Hence, good works only spring from a believing heart and can only be carried out by one reconciled to God

Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.;

James 2:18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

James 2 :22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?

Good works have the glory of God as their object; and they have the revealed will of God as their as a standard.  

Deuteronomy 12:32 “Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from

Revelation 22:18-19 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Good works are an expression of gratitude in the believer's heart

John 14:15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

They are the fruits of the Spirit

Colossians 1: 9-12 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

Good works with the sincerest believers are accepted through the mediation of Jesus Christ (Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him), and so are rewarded; they have no merit essentially, but are rewarded wholly by grace and by their actions.

The Biblical foundation for works has been established.  Works can include missions, bible studies, all phases of church and individual ministry, volunteering, teaching, evangelizing, praying, etc.

What is not taught in the church and should be required, or should I say commanded to do while doing works by all believers.  Two come to mind.  One in the Old Testament, and the other in the New Testament.

1.      Isaiah 61:1-3 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me. To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, 3 To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”

Whatever works we do means we will encounter believers or nonbelievers who are suffering with sickness and disease mentally or physically. God has called us to bring them out of captivity.  To bring them out of prison where souls reside.  Psalm 142:7 Bring my soul out of prison, That I may praise Your name; The righteous shall surround me, For You shall deal bountifully with me.

2.      Mark 16:15-18 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands

Mark 16:15-18 is called the Great Commission. After Jesus arose from the grave He appeared to the eleven disciples to instruct them on what He wanted them to do going forward. No exception.  From this time forward the disciples did exactly what Jesus commanded them to do.  They carried out the Great Commission and they instructed those they encountered and taught them to do the same. Thus, they became disciples who discipled others all the way to the present.  We do this because we love God (John 14:15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments). All or parts of the Great Commission must be applied when doing works for God.  Unfortunately, the body of Jesus Christ fails to do this.  It is very rarely taught in the church, much less carried out.  For whatever reason, this basic commandment passed on from disciple to disciple and ceased for most of the body of Christ.  Jesus did not give believers an option. We must carry out the Great commission.

All or parts of the Great Commission is to be used to bring people out of captivity from being sick and diseased.  Sickness and disease come from disobedience (sin) as outlined in Deuteronomy 28:15-68.  God promises us we can be healed if we confess our sins (James 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another (before God), and pray for one another, that you may be healed) and ask God to forgive us (1 John 1:19 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness).

Pretty basic stuff from God’s Word.  Yet the body of Jesus Christ fails to believe, teach, or make themselves available for healing so they can come out of captivity.                                                       Tony Sanchez 3-12-2023

 

Tattoos

 

Are they okay for Believers?

This is a very touchy subject for pastors to teach.  They are fearful of the backlash from the body.  Therefore, you most likely will not hear a teaching on tattoos.

Tattoos are more popular in America than ever before. The number of people with tattoos has increased dramatically in recent years and especially with the body of Jesus Christ.  Have you noticed how many pastors, church leaders, and members of their respective church have tattoos? Tattoos are not just for delinquents or rebels anymore.

The New Testament does not say anything about whether a believer in Jesus Christ should get a tattoo. Therefore, we cannot say that getting a tattoo is a sin that so many use as an excuse. Or is it a sin?  What does the Bible say?

We must consider what the bible says in Leviticus 19:28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.

I sure there will be many of you saying that the Old Testament does not apply because it is the old law and that the New Testament and the new law supersedes the old law.  Why read the Old Testament?   Interesting that believers think they can compromise the Bible by excluding what is in the Old Testament.   

Ten Commandments – Exodos 20:1-17

Precepts – l Psalm 119:4 You have commanded us to keep Your precepts diligently.  Psalm 119:63 I am a companion of all who fear You, and of those who keep Your precepts.  Psalm 119:93 I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have given me life.

Statutes - Exodus 15:26 and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.” Leviticus 18:5 You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the Lord. Leviticus 20:8 And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the Lord who sanctifies you.

Jesus said He did not come to destroy the Law or leave out Old Testament.

Matthew 5:17-19 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.  For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

◦ Children are to honor and obey their parents Ephesians 6:1–2 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.  “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise. For a minor to get a tattoo in violation of his or her parents’ wishes is biblically unsupportable. Tattoos born of rebellion are sinful.

◦ “Outward adornment” is not as important as the development of the “inner self” and should not be the focus of a Christian 1 Peter 3:3–4 Do not let your adornment (tattoo) be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. A person who desires a tattoo to garner attention or draw admiration has a vain, sinful focus on self.

◦ God sees the heart, and our motivation for anything we do should be to glorify God (1 Corinthians 10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God). Motivations for getting a tattoo such as “to fit in,” “to stand out,” “to be cool” etc., fall short of the glory of God.

◦ Our bodies, as well as our souls, have been redeemed and belong to God. The believer’s body is the temple of the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 3:16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?         1 Corinthians 6:19–20 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. How much modification of that temple is appropriate? Is there a line that should not be crossed? Is there a point at which the proliferation of tattoos on one body ceases to be art and starts becoming sinful mutilation? This must be a matter of individual reflection and honest prayer.

◦ We are Christ’s ambassadors, delivering God’s message to the world 2 Corinthians 5:20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. What message does the tattoo send, and will it aid or detract from representing Christ and sharing the gospel?

◦ Is it possible tattoo can become and idol

◦ Whatever does not come from faith is sin Romans 14:23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin, so the person getting the tattoo should be fully convinced that it is God’s will for him or her.

Is it possible tattoos become and idol; An object of ardent or excessive devotion and admiration or one that is adored, often blindly or excessively?

Is a tattoo a carved image onto your flesh?  Deuteronomy 4:23 Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of the Lord your God which He made with you, and make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything which the Lord your God has forbidden you.

If you are still not convinced tattoos are a sin, perhaps you can answer the questions below:

·         Do tattoos define you as a believer in Jesus Christ and God almighty?

·         Do you think tattoos make you cool, special, or important? 

·         Do you parade your tattoos for everyone to see?

·         Are tattoos an addiction? Do you know addictions are sin?

·         Are you setting a tattoo standard for you kids?  Meaning, is it okay to get a tattoo at any age?

·         Does God and Jesus approve of your tattoos?

When Christians parade their tattoos, they are telling other Christians it is okay to have tattoos.  We cannot be like Jesus if we got tattoos.  The Bible holds us accountable, but how can we apply Scripture to our lives if we do not know Scripture?  We must read the Bible.  Do not let the world program you and define you.  Tattoos are of this world.

We cannot be one with tattoos.  We must be one with God.  1 Corinthians 6:17 17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.  John 14:20 At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.

Thank you God for your revelations from Your Word                                   

Proclaiming the Word of God

 

Tremendous power is released through proclaiming the Word of God.  Many believers are unaware of this amazing potential that is available to all Christians.  Whether it is a situation of personal need or an international crisis that needs to be resolved, learning how to proclaim the Word of God into that situation releases God’s creative power, which can utterly transform the circumstances.  Every believer has both the privilege and responsibility to proclaim God’s Word.

Isaiah 55:10-11 “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

What It Means to Proclaim

The word proclaim is a strong work.  It comes from a Latin word that means “to shout forth.”  A related word in the language of the New Testament is one that means “to confess.” Confess means “to say the same as.”  For us, as believers in the Bible, confession involves saying the same thing with our mouths as God has already said in His Word.  When we make the words of our mouths agree with the Word of God, we position ourselves to receive the full backing and authority of Jesus.

In Hebrews 3:1, the writer said that Jesus is the “High Priest of our confessions.”  This is very important statement.  If we have no confession, we have no High Priest.  Jesus is the High Priest of what we confess.  In other words, whenever we say with our mouths what the Bible says about us as believers in Christ, then we have Jesus as our High Priest in heaven, releasing His authority and His blessing over our confession here on earth.

A proclamation is a confession that is made aggressive.  It is a word that speaks of spiritual warfare.  It is releasing the authority of God’s Word into a situation, into your won life, your family, the life of your church, political situations, or whatever it may be. There are countless situations that need to have the power of God released into them, and there is no more effective way to release the power of God than by proclamation. 

We are challenged to go beyond teaching His Word and to begin proclaiming it.  Essentially, it is a ministry of proclamation.  A key verse is found in Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.  This age cannot close without having done our job as the church of Jesus Christ – as His witnesses on the earth.  Our task is to proclaim the gospel “in all the world.”  We can experience the tremendous power of the Word of God simply by proclaiming the Word in faith.

Taking Hold of God’s Word

Moses was commissioned to deliver Israel from the Egypt. Despite God’s commission, Moses felt he was not equipped for the task.  Moses had lost all of the self-confidence he had had at the age of forty.  He was now eighty. Ultimately, God used the rod Moses had in his hand as an instrument of power to carry out His will.

We have a rod as well in the form of His Word.   If you can understand its unlimited potential, you can use it as Moses used his rod to extend God’s authority into any situation where Satan opposes the people and the purposes of God.  We must take hold of the Bible as our rod and extend God’s authority through it into every area where Satan is opposing us.

We must rely on the Helper (Holy Spirit) to systematically use Scripture after Scripture to show us how to direct us in each area of attack. 

The strategy is to: First, proclaim the appropriate Scripture with bold, unwavering confidence.  Second, we must accept the Scripture we proclaim as true, even before you see the outworking in any situation.  The third, loud and jubilant praise.

In order to receive the maximum benefit from these Scriptures, here are three simple steps to follow:

1.      Ask the Holy Spirit to make “alive” to you any Scriptures that are appropriate to your particular situation.

2.      Read these Scriptures many times out loud.

3.      Gradually proceed form reading aloud to memorization.

The Word and the Spirit Together

As noted, before about Moses, if you are a Bible believing, committed Christian, you also have a rod in your hand.  It is the Word of God.  Think of your Bible as the only instrument you need in your hand to be able to do everything God calls you to do.

The most important thing we need to realize is the power of God’s Word.  It is a supernatural book.  The Bible contains power that isn’t obvious when you first look at it.  But, when you begin to understand it, its power is limitless.

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. Psalm 33:6

The Hebrew word for “breath” is ruach, which is also the word for “spirit.” So, all of creation came about through two things: the Word of God and the Spirit of God.  Everything that exists, has existed, or will exist owns its origin to these two forces working together.  The Word must work with the Spirit.

Think about the tremendous power our words, and yet how simple they can be.  This is a picture of how God speaks, too.  Every time He speaks a word, it is carried by His breath – His Spirit.  The Word and the Spirit of God always go together.  The Word and Spirit brought the universe into being, and they must continue working together to sustain it.

2 Peter tells three powerful facts: the Word creates, the Word maintains, and Word abolishes.

For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 2 Peter 3:5-7

By the Word of God, the earth and heavens were brought into being; by the Word of God, they are maintained in being; and by the Word of God, they will pass away.  The Word of God creates, maintains, and abolishes. 

In 2 Corinthians 3:6, Paul said, “the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”  In other words, the Word by itself, without the breath, does not bring life.  It has to be the Word and the Spirit together.  You may have a sermon that has a lot of Scripture in it, but if it does not have the breath of the Spirit, then it is dry.  It does not produce life; it produces death.  The two must always operate together. 

By proclaiming the Word of God, means releasing it into a particular situation.  It takes confidence and boldness.  It’s not for timid.  You must make up your mind that you believe it.

It is God’s Word, and if you say it with a believing heart through believing lips, it is just as effective when His Spirit says it through you as it is when God Himself says it.  If the Spirit of God propels the Word of God through your mouth, it is as effective as when God spoke the universe into being.

After Moses got back to Egypt, he stretched out the rod.  By doing so, he exercised the authority that was in the rod.  We as believers need to do the same.  Our rod is the written Word of God.  God requires us to take the written Word of God and proclaim His Word over any situation where the authority of God is needed.

One of the most effective ways to release the power of God into a situation is by proclaiming it in faith and under the anointing of the Holy Spirit.  Remember, that the Word must go with the breath. When the breath or Spirit of God propels His Word from our mouths, we can release it into any situation.  Our prayers and proclamations have all the authority of almighty God in that situation.

God did not step down off His throne, take the rod from Moses, and say, “I’ll do it for you.” This is what most of us expect to happen.  God give us all the power and authority in His word, Luke 10:9 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.  God equips with everything we need to fight Satan and win the battle.  We win by proclaiming God’s Word in the name of Jesus.   

Healing comes from prayer, confessing you sin to God and asking God to forgive us.  James 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.  This is God’s proclamation in His Word.  It’s our proclamation as believers in Jesus Christ of Nazareth who came in the flesh.

Folks, we are losing the battle because we have not been taught how to pray effectively.  Sicknesses and diseases are overcoming the Body of Christ and nonbelievers. We must change our ways as we wait for the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.                                                                  Blessings, Tony Sanchez 10/30/2022

 

References:

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Derek Prince – Prayers and Proclamations

Are You One With Your Sickness/Disease?

I have been in a healing ministry for the past 18 years.  It amazes me why most people that I come across do not make themselves available for healing prayer.  They know and I know they have sicknesses and diseases.  Yet, they continue in their sicknesses and diseases.  They become one with their sickness/disease/sin!  Why is this?

This phenomenon is at work with all of mankind and the church is not doing its part to bring brothers and sisters out of captivity even though we have been anointed to do so, Isaiah 61:1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound.  The church hierarchy has not been properly trained to bring the body of Jesus Christ out of captivity.  The Church has not properly trained the body of Jesus Christ to bring themselves and others out of captivity.  We come to church sick and diseased and leave sick and diseased.

I visit many churches and most teach a surface or grace message, yet we still sin and are still in captivity, Romans 6:1-2 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?  Do we understand that the grace of God brings salvation (deliverance from sin and its consequences to all), but does not absolve us of our sins? For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, Titus 2:11-12.  We must stop telling the body of Christ that all our sins are forgiven because of grace or repentance. Again, grace and repentance do not absolve us of our sins. We must teach the body that our sins are forgiven only IF we confess our sins to God and ask God to forgive us so we may be healed, Confess your trespasses (sins) to one another (to God), and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much, James 5:16.  This is effective prayer.  We need to be forgiven of our sins or we will be separated from God, Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear. We must identify the sin that you are one with and make it your enemy.

Now comes the hard part in trying to explain the title of this teaching: Are You One With Your Sickness/Disease? My goal is not to bring guilt and condemnation, but to set the captives free.  

A scripture in 1 Corinthians tells a very important truth, But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him 1 Corinthians 6:17. Not one with sickness/disease/sin. God is a jealous God (Exodus 34:14).  God does not want us to be one with anyone or anything.  God wants you to be one with Him and to submit to Him, and be one with Him.

Unfortunately, we are joined more with our sins of this world than with God.  Sins that will allow Satan to deceive us and control us in almost every aspect of our lives even when we claim that we are of God, We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one 1 John 5:19.

Many of you may disagree with the previous paragraph.  Just ask yourself these question, “How much time do you spend with God/Jesus/Holy Spirit, how much time do you spend in the Bible, and how much time to you spend carrying out the Great Commission (Mark 16:15-18)?”  How much time do you spend with this sinful world and it’s influences?

How Does Sin Control Us?

Sin controls us in many ways.  Sin works to destroy our temple, (Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s 1 Corinthians 6:19-20), causing sickness and disease.  Most, if not all sickness and disease get progressively worse as we get older leading to extreme sickness and disease.  Extreme sickness and disease will dominate our physical and emotional.   It dominates our thoughts which leads to being one with the sickness and disease.  Sickness and disease makes it very difficult to seek God when our focus is on our sickness and disease.  Sickness and disease is caused by disobedience (Deuteronomy 28:15-68) and it destroys our body which is the temple of God, His Son, and the Holy Spirit.  1 Corinthians 3:16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

I will give you some examples on how we become one with sin.

Addictions – Every addiction has its roots tied to the unloving spirit (not feeling loved or worthy to be loved). With it brings rejection, abandonment, bitterness, anger, and un-forgiveness.  One turns to addictions to fill l the void of feeling unloved. When you see one with an addiction, they will most often have more than one addiction.  Addictions like drugs, alcohol, hoarding, shopping pornography will dominate their lives.  Ever try to throw out anything that a hoarder has?  Nothing else matters.  They become one with their addiction because their attention has shifted away from God to their addictions.    

Unforgiveness – Unforgiveness always includes a record of wrongs of all that have hurt and damaged a person.  It can be against family, loved ones, friends, employers, government, churches, organizations, etc.  Along with unforgiveness comes bitterness and anger.  The record of wrongs consumes them and they will relive the record of wrongs each day with themselves and others.  They become one with unforgiveness and their record of wrongs.  Their attention has shifted away from God to their unforgiveness and record of wrongs.

Fear – Everyone deals with thousands of fears built up since conception including the fears of the past generations. Rear of not being loved is a huge factor.  Fear can paralyze you.  It can lead to high blood pressure, headaches/migraines, insomnia, panic attacks, heart attacks, strokes constricted blood vessels, cramps, and sleep apnea, and depression.  One must consider mental illnesses such as Schizophrenia, paranoia, and psychosis. These are referred to as an unsound mind or a double minded in the Bible, James 1:8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.   One must strongly consider how mental illness is tied to fear.  Many will have these symptoms that can dominate their lives.  They become one with fear and its symptoms because their attention has shifted away from God to their fears.

Depression – This is one that is so very, very impactful.  The root of depression is fear according to God’s Word, Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression Proverbs 12:25. It can progress to oppression or a deeper level of depression called a spirit of stupor in Romans 11:8 just as it is written: “God has given (allowed) them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, To this very day.” Depression is hopelessness and despair and it can take a person into a deep hole.  Fear of not feeling loved greatly contributes to depression.  In extreme cases the person can eventually become comatose.  It is a vegetative state of existence.  They are not able to see God or hear from God or anybody else.  They become one with this sickness. We have given Satan permission to wreak havoc in our lives.

Our sin that has caused sickness and disease will take us away from being one with God to a prison where we are one with our sin.  God and His Word shows us how to come out captivity if we follow His instructions.  God wants us to take back our freedom to escape Satan’s snare (2 Tim 2:25-26 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance (changing our ways), so that they may know the truth, and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will).  We do this by confessing our sins, the sins of the generations, and asking God to forgive us and the generations, which leads to repentance.

Romans 6:12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.

Paul says in Romans 7:24-25 (NLT) Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin (sickness and disease).

In conclusion. The purpose of this teaching is to bring us to knowledge on how sin can become one with us.  It controls and deceives us.  It will not allow us to seek ministry that will deliver and heal us according to God’s promises.  Biggest hinderance to healing is not making ourselves available for prayer and believing God can heal you.  Are you ready to do your father’s will?

Thank you, God and the Holy Spirit, for given me the tools to write this in Jesus Name.              Tony Sanchez 3-27-2023