DAVID A. MCMILLEN

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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.

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"WOULD GOD GIVE YOU A DISEASE?" BY DAVID MCMILLEN

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By: DAVID A. MCMILLEN
Posted in: INSPIRATIONAL

YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT I HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT PEOPLE SAYING THAT GOD PUTS ILLNESSES ON PEOPLE TO EITHER TEACH THEM SOMETHING OR TO GET GLORY OUT OF IT.  THIS IS SO WRONG IN SO MANY WAYS.  DO YOU THINK YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO ONE OF HIS OWN CHILDREN?  

 

ANYWAY, THEY WENT ON TO ASK ABOUT PAUL'S THORN IN THE FLESH.  LET'S PUT THE SCRIPTURE HERE SO WE ALL CAN READ IT.  2ND CORINTHIANS 12:7-9 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.  For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.  And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

 

 

PAUL'S "THORN IN THE FLESH" WAS NOT AN ILLNESS OR SICKNESS AND GOD DID NOT GIVE IT TO HIM ANYWAY.  AS THE SCRIPTURE SAYS IT WAS "THE MESSENGER OF SATAN".  THE GREEK WORD THAT WAS TRANSLATED "MESSENGER" HERE IS "AGGELOS" AND IT MEANS "A MESSENGER, ESPECIALLY AN ANGEL".  HIS THORN WAS AN ANGEL THAT SATAN ASSIGNED TO PAUL TO TRY TO DISCREDIT HIS TEACHING OF JESUS SO THE PEOPLE WOULD NOT BELIEVE HIM.  IT WAS A FORM OF PERSECUTION FROM SATAN AND GOD SAID HIS GRACE WAS SUFFICIENT.  

 

THE REASON GOD DIDN'T TAKE PAUL'S THORN AWAY WAS NOT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO AFFLICT PAUL, IT WAS BECAUSE BELIEVERS ARE NOT REDEEMED FROM PERSECUTION.  PAUL EVEN SAID THIS IN HIS SECOND LETTER TO TIMOTHY.  LET ME JUST PUT IT HERE.  (2ND TIMOTHY 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”)  SO, YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS THAT SICKNESS OR PAIN HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH PAUL'S THORN AND WE MUST CONTINUE STUDYING THE BIBLE TO BE SURE WE KNOW THESE THINGS AND CAN CORRECT PEOPLE WHEN THEY GET OFF BASE.   

 

WE ALL ALSO NEED TO CONTINUE TO THANK JESUS THAT WE ARE HEALED.  THE SCRIPTURE TELLS US THIS IN 1ST PETER 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.  IT ALSO SAYS THAT WHEN WE PRAY, WE MUST BELIEVE WE HAVE RECEIVED AND THEN IT WILL BE GIVEN US.  MARK 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.   

 

SO WE MUST STAND STRONG IN OUR FAITH AND BELIEF AND OUR HEALING WILL BE MANIFESTED INTO OUR BODIES.  JESUS TIMING IS PERFECT AND WE MUST TRUST HIM.  AND, DON'T EVER LET ANYONE TELL YOU THAT GOD PUT A SICKNESS ON YOU, THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.  HE LOVES ALL OF US.

 

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

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