Carrying What We Do Not Need To Carry! Part 4

CARRYING WHAT WE DO NOT NEED TO CARRY...PERRY STONE, JR.

If we carefully examine the sufferings of Christ, He was literally made sin wth our sins and sick with our sicknesses. But the atonement does not end with spiritual and physical healing. Christ also bore our mental (emotional) healing.

Emotional problems are the underlying root of many spiritual and physical problems. Perry spoke of knowing many doctors and per the medical doctors, there are many people in hospitals today whose root cause of sickness is a problem of unforgiveness, strife and bitterness. The inner spiritual crises creates stress that affects the well being of the physical body. Many people are seized by fear of what may happen in the future. Others have suffered emotionally for years, greiving over the loss of a loved one. Some live with a spirit of rejection, trapped in a zone of inferiority. The good news is that Christ's redemptive work included emotional and mental healing. Isaiah tells us:

He was despised and rejected of man 53:3
He was a man of sorrow and acquainted with grief 53:3
He was oppressed and afflicted 53:7
The chastisement of our peace was upon Him 53:5

Christians who walk in rejection and dwell in their past, not forgiving those who have erred against them will be emotionally weak against any attack of the adversary. One of the dangers in not forgiving ourselves and others, is that it can open the door and allow the tormenting spirit to operate in your mind. Matthew 18:34-35. Not to mention, Matthew 6:15 "But if ye forgive not men their trespasses , neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."

Christ knows what all this is about. Read John 6:42. Matthew 4:3-6. Luke 23:34. He was rejected and oppressed, He was tempted and Christ forgave. Even on the cross he forgave.
Your willingness to forgive those who have abused or emotionally harmed you becomes the key to locking the door on tormenting spirits that mentally harass you. As believers, walking in forgiveness is not an option, but rather a command.

Jesus said: Matthew 6:12 "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." Matthew 18:34-35 "and his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors,till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses."

Matthew 5:44, Luke 6:28 Jesus said to pray for those that despitefully use you and bless those that persecute you. Jesus bore our physical, mental (emotional) and spiritual weaknesses. If Christ has carried this, why should we? If we can easily accept, through faith, the fact that Christ died to forgive us our sins, why should it be difficult to accept how Christ also brought healing to our mind and body?

I cannot begin to tell you how much I am learning about healing. I have to look inside myself and ask God to show me where my sin is. What in my life is hindering me from being the person God created me to be. What is hindering me from being totally free? What sin? What unforgiveness? Sit down with God today and begin the healing you have waited for, for so long. Only God can bring us that kind of healing. It is a journey. Begin your new journey with God today...heal yourself and you will see life differently than ever before. I pray for all of us to begin this journey and to share our healings with each other. It is going to be amazing.

In Christ's Love,
Max and Tammy

Dear Heavenly Father, show each of us where we need to let go and forgive. Show us the sin in our lives that is causing us and others harm, show each and every one of us. Open up our hearts and show us where we need to change. Lord we want You to show us who we really are so that we can let You cleanse us and become Free. We want to be Free. Lord help us to become who You created us to be. Heal us Lord. Heal our minds, our bodies and our souls. It is in Your name that we pray. Amen.

Carrying What We Do Not Need To Carry! Part 3

CARRYING WHAT WE DO NOT NEED TO CARRY - Perry Stone, Jr.

He Carried Our Sicknesses:

While the forgiveness of sin is the central feature of Christ's work, Isaiah the prophet also indicated that the Messiah carried more than just our iniquities.

Isaiah 53:4 "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows".

Note that the common Hebrew word for sickness is Kholee. This Hebrew word is from the root chalah, meaning to be week, sick or afflicted. We read in Deut. 7:15 "And the Lord will take away from thee ::all sickness (kholee)..." This word is translated sickness in 1 Kings 17:7, 2 Kings 8:8.

The common word for pain is macob. This is used in Job 33:19. "He is chastened also with pain (macob)." Another verse in Jeremiah 51:8 reads, "take balm for her pain (macob)."

Alexander McLaren notes, "the Hebrews drew no sharp line of distinction between diseases of the body and those of the soul, as we are accustomed to draw. All sickness was taken to be consequence of sin." In other words, both sin and sickness are a result of the fall of Adam.

As Christ began to heal the sick in His day, Matthew quoted the seven hundred year old prophecy form Isaiah 53:4 being fulfilled through Jesus Christ. Notice the wording of the following passage:

"That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet saying, Himself took our infirmities and bare our sickness. Matthew 8:17

Christ not only bore our sins, He carried our sicknesses. For 2,000 years, God has healed the physical sicknesses of those who believe in Him.

Dear Heavenly Father help us to understand all of what dying on the cross for us entails so that we may become Free In You! To understand what being Free in You really means so that we can be a light here on earth for You and Your Kingdom. It is in Your name that we pray. Amen.

Tammy

Carrying What We Do Not Need To Be Carrying! Part 2

Carrying What We Do Not Need to Carry: Perry Stone, Jr.

Can you imagine never having known the impact of sin and never having experienced a sinful nature, then suddenly having the weight of the iniquity of the entire world fall upon you? The mental anguish must have been almost unbearable. Yet, Christ bore the sins of the world that we might be free from bearing our sins. We need not carry the sin that Christ carried if we accept the forgiveness and cleansing provided in His sufferings.

"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot." 1 Peter 1:18-19

When the sinner approaches God for forgiveness of sins, the precious blood of Christ cleanses the spirit and soul from all sin. 1 John 1:9.

The venom of the serpent.

As humans we are all subject to the bite of the serpent, satan. We have no protection against him without Jesus Christ. As Christ bore the sins of the world, He experienced a bite from the serpent. Christ's blood built up immunities to the serpents bite and when we are bound by sin receive a fresh application of His blood, the life of Christ enters our spirit thus making the deadly bite of the enemy null and void. By faith, we receive a spiritual blood transfusion and the law of sin and death is broken as the law of the Spirit of life in Christ is released Iain our spirit and our mortal bodies.

"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." Romans 8:2

Most Christians fully understand this great plan of salvation and redemption. Yet, according to Isaiah, there are other benefits to be derived from the sufferings of Christ. The two areas Isaiah spoke of deal with emotional and physical well being. More on that tomorrow.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for who You are. Thank you for Your tender love and mercies. Please help us to see ourselves as You see us. It is in Your name that we pray. Amen.

Tammy

Carrying What We Do Not Need To Be Carrying! Part 1

My breads will be coming out of the book called The Meal That Heals by Perry Stone Jr. This book has been so eye opening for me and I want to share what I can w/you. This weeks Breads will be about:

Carrying What We Do Not Need To Be Carrying!

When I found out I had breast cancer my mom said, I wish it was me and not you. She cried. If I didn't know how much my mom loved me before then, I certainly know now. She would carry this sickness for me even if it meant to her death.

How much more does Christ love His children? After 42 months of ministry, Christ and three disciples huddled under the gnarled olive trees in the garden of Gethsemane. As the disciples' eyes became heavy with sleep, the eyes of Christ pierced the veil of what was coming as He begged that the cup of suffering would pass from Him. (Matthew 26:39)

In the darkness, Christ interceded to His father for three hours. (Matthew 26:36-46) Luke indicated that "His sweat became as it were great drops of blood" (Luke 22:44) Luke said He entered into agony. The greek word is agonia and it implied extreme emotional stress. Why was Christ under such mental pressure? How could His sweat become as great drops of blood?

Only Christ and God were aware of what was about to unfold. The pressure of the sins of the world was being transferred to the Son of God. Satan was unaware of of this process. 1 Cor. 2:8 "Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.

Colossians 2:14 "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to the cross."

2 Cor. 5:21 "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him."

For the love of God is so great that He became man only to be beaten and nailed to the cross so that we may have eternal life with Him.

My prayer is that we understand that though our sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow, though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah 1:18 I, even, I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

My mom cannot take my cancer from me. But Jesus can and did take away our sins. Why are we still carrying them around? Drop the baggage right now and allow God to cleanse you and make you white as snow. He remembers them no more, who are we to carry it around after all that Christ went through?

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for bringing us to Your Word. Thank you for loving us so much that you have taken away our sins so that we may have eternal life with you and a life full of abundance. Help us to stop carrying our shame around and turn to you in total faith. Help us to shine for you! Lord thank you for all you have done and give us the strength to let go of our shame and understand what You did for us on the cross. It is in Your name that we pray. Amen.

Tammy