“Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you” (Jeremiah 5:25).
Let’s open our hearts and acknowledge our sins. Sin hinders God’s blessings; it separates us from His presence and true love.
“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love: according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is always before me” (Psalm 51:1-3).
God is much pleased with wholehearted repentance. We will be free from guilt and face God with much confidence and humility.
“He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation” (Psalms 91:15,16 ).
February first week, Violet was in the bed, pale, weak and grief stricken, wheezing heavily and coughing due to breathlessness. Her beauty, that was admired and that which provoked jealousy by her neighbours and friends, was now marred because of cancer. Worship and prayer was in progress in the next room. All her relatives, her two brothers’ family, her two sisters and friends from far and near had assembled in the hall of the old cottage. She is expected to survive another two weeks according to the expert physicians, who have been treating her.
She cried to the Lord, “Heavenly Father please let thy mercy be on me. Heal me from the dreaded disease that has been killing me slowly. Am I not thy vessel? I am thy temple and your child. You alone have I seeked and followed. In thee I trust My Lord, deliver me from this sickness. Please do not let my husband lose his wife and my kids their mother. Lord, I am sure you will not be happy to see my children grieved without their mother and my husband a widower. Deliver me from the jaws of death. I will testify this miracle and proclaim thy love to this entire world. I will comfort the comfortless, help the needy, feed the hungry and quench the thirsty. I will minister to every sick and comfort every troubled soul. I want you to use me for your glory. Have mercy Lord”. She prayed candidly and honestly out of her heart with tears flooding her eyes.
Lying on her bed, she looked at her husband and her two kids. Sorrow filled her heart, tears rolled down her eyes. She was troubled. She loved and longed to live for the sake of her husband, whom she loved and served, and her kids who were too close to her heart.
She wanted to live though she was battling cancer for almost two years. It destroyed her peace, marred her beauty, and breath alone was left in her.
Many a times when she faced the mirror, tears rolled down her rosy cheeks for she lost all her hair: the long beautiful flowing locks due to chemo. She used to cry alone; the grief that she is going to be gone. “Why did this strike me”?
The lump in her breast was as hard as a golf ball. She was suffering from stage four-breast cancer.
After Violet prayed, she fell asleep, breathing hard and surrendering her body, soul and spirit in the hands of the mighty Lord, the giver of life.
Hearing her, the Lord was moved, He wept and the next moment He was beside her bed. His nail pierced hand was on her forehead gently patting her. She realised the power like the jolt of electric shock moving into her from head to foot. Every cell in her body could feel the power and her body was shivering. At that fraction of a second, the sickness that tormented her for more than two years was defeated and crushed by the power of the Almighty God. She opened her eyes and saw her Mighty Physician her Father Lord Jesus Christ by her side and she leaped out with special strength, raised herself to see the mighty Lord, and said Lord it is you, she instantly fell at His feet and was healed miraculously.
Violet was just a simple and humble woman but used to read the Bible every day and spend time with the Lord. She taught her kids to pray, praise, and grow closer to the Lord. However, cancer touched her. Cancer controlled the family. All the discussion was only on cancer. In spite of cancer touching Violet, she never failed in her day-to-day duties of taking care of the house old chores. She used to prepare the breakfast for her husband and kids, pack their lunch boxes. She was a woman as in Proverbs 31: loving, caring and affectionate.
Having seen the struggle of my mother in cancer, I would like to declare that Cancer has no power over you but you have the Power of God to destroy it.
Your name is carved in His palm and He remembers you every second.
It can be a test of faith or to correct one of your loved ones to bring him or her into the perfect hedge. In addition, when the Lord has a healing ministry for you in order to know what is sickness and how people suffer God might allow such sickness for a while, but He will never leave you nor forsake you. The pain, suffering and torment are for a very short while. He is a very loving God. He cares for you. Therefore, be of good courage.
As a family, we were all united in prayer. Because of the trials and tribulations, we knew and understood our calling. We grew closer to God. We tried to please Him in all aspects of our life. Our only motive and aim was to save our Mom from cancer and we knew that only the Lord Jesus Christ can save. As we prayed earnestly God intervened, and corrected everyone. He anointed us with His mighty Holy Spirit and He was the Supreme member and the Head of our family.
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all things shall be added unto you. He gives peace, which we cannot find anywhere else.
Make up your mind today. If cancer or any other disease has affected you or your home, never lose hope. Hold onto the Lord. It is for a purpose. He is going to change your life. He is going to transform everything in your home. Be courageous. It is the battle, which the Lord will fight if you surrender totally to Him. Do not fear. Speak to God. He is waiting to hear you. He will speak to you. Keep on thanking the Lord.
How to fight and win over trials and temptations?
Firstly, you have to submit all your petitions to the Lord. Pour out your heart to Him. Then believe that the Lord has heard all your prayers and has answered them. God truly hears, He hears even the faintest cry: for He is your Dad. Now keep thanking the Lord for the miracle. Keep on thanking Him. Believe that He has healed you no matter even if it has taken time, do not doubt but have faith and thank Him continuously and praise Him for the healing. Ask Him to anoint you with His Holy Spirit. You need the Lord first; if He is in you then you are perfect in health. No sickness can touch you when He is in control of you. Where His Spirit is there is liberty.
Praising and thanking the Lord will do wonders in your body and in your home. You have been called to testify to this world. Know the purpose and know the calling. Pray without ceasing. In everything giving thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
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