DIVINE WORD MINISTRIES

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 31st MARCH 2024 WALK IN HIS FREEDOM 2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. (NIV) God Almighty is the Holy Spirit and where this Holy Spirit is, there is freedom. And the Bible declares in 1 Corinthians 6:19 "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;" This is what Christianity is all about; housing and expressing the Holy Spirit. One of the very things He brought to us and brought us into is His freedom.  God wants you to live in, experience and share His freedom. He set us free from the power of sin, satan and the world. And He wants us to remain free. Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. The purpose He set us free is freedom. He wants us free. Freedom from needl

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 30th MARCH 2024 HE FAVOURS YOU TO PROSPER Leviticus 26:9 "’I will look on you with favor and make you fruitful and increase your numbers, and I will keep my covenant with you. (NIV) To be fruitful and increase in whatever you do is propserity, and it takes favour to get there. And God says "’I will look on you with favor and make you fruitful and increase your numbers, and I will keep my covenant with you." Some Christians still have question about prosperity, and that shows their lack of knowledge of the truth. Because reading through the scripture you would find that it is only God who gives and sustains one's prosperity. All the men who walked with God and became great; Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David and others were prosperous and God was responsible for it.  It's important to understand that money is not the definition of propserity. Money is just one fruit of prosperity. Prosperity is all round well

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 29th MARCH 2024 SEEK ADVICE Proverbs 11:14 For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers. (NIV) Some people are too proud to seek advice from someone else. Most especially when they think they are bigger than those around them. You hear them say "how can I, a whole me seek advice from that nobody?" Nothing is wrong asking your son for an advice concerning an issue, he could give you an advice that would work.  Wisdom is not in the size of a body, one's age, experience, social status, academic attainment, wealth or any such thing. Wisdom is Divine; it could work through anybody. The Bible says in our theme scripture "For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers." This is one of the very reasons people fail in life. Too proud to ask for some piece of advice. You set out a plan and go about it headlong without reviewing it with the thought of some

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 28th MARCH 2024 NOTHING SUCCEED AGAINST YOU Isaiah 54:16-17 "See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc; no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me," declares the LORD. (NIV) I love God's expression in the above scriptures, He said "See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc;" In other words I created these people who forms weapons and I didn't create them with the ability to manufacture a weapon that can destroy you. Therefore, "no weapon forged against you will prevail..." Glory to God! Again notice, He didn't

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 27th MARCH 2024 CALL THINGS INTO BEING Romans 4:17 As it is written: "I have made you a father of many nations." He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed —the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not. (NIV) God said to Abraham at the time He had no child, He said "I have made you a father of many nations." Did you notice God didn't say 'I will make you a father of many nations." But that "I have made you..."? At a time he had no child and was already old. God calls things into being.  God doesn't call things that are as though they were not. no. He calls things they are not as though they were. In other words He calls things into being. Where a particular thing doesn't exist He calls it into existence. And you are just like your heavenly father.  Through the Word you can actually function like your heavenly father. If you are in need

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 26th MARCH 2024 GOD HAS GIVEN YOU ALL THINGS Romans 8:32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all —how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? (NIV) When we pray it is not because we want to force God to do anything for us. When we pray it is not because we don't already have it done. It is not because we do not recognize what we got, but to bring into this material world what we recognize and are conscious of.  God gave His One and only Son. That's everything. Anyone who did that couldn't or wouldn't withhold anything else. Having given us His Son who is the Heir to all things He has given us everything and made us heir of all things.  God has graciously given us all things. They are in our spirit in the spirit. We only need to bring them into our material world. That's where faith comes in. It takes faith to bring forth here. First of all, faith is seeing now what i

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 25th MARCH 2024 LET GOD JUSTIFY YOU Romans 8:33-34 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died —more than that, who was raised to life —is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. If you ever found yourself in a situation where people accused you falsely you would understand what it means to be justified. For instance, something got missing at your workplace and you are accused of stealing it. Even though your accusers had no concrete evidence they were able to convince people that you stole it. How you would wish everyone could see your heart!  In this life we not only have satan as our accuser. There are also human beings who have trained and convinced themselves to accuse and condemn us. Thanks to God the Bible says it is God who justifies. It doesn't matter who and how many people accuse you God will jus

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 24th MARCH 2024 ALWAYS FAITHFUL 1 Thessalonians 5:24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. (NIV) Looking at your circumstances you might have reasons to question God's faithfulness for the things you know He said to do that are yet to come to pass, for the things you desire and prayed for that are yet to manifest. Looking at all of that you might wonder, but don't wonder. The Bible declares that God is faithful, and He will do it.  He is faithful to do what He says He would. God watches His word in your life. He sees the progress and results of His word that you do not see. His word is progressive, and it is effective. At times you see the effect of His word first in little things. In those little things learn to praise Him, when you do it will manifest to bigger things. He is always faithful. Through the scriptures and down the ages God has proven Himself and His word faithful to be dependent on. In the fac

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 23rd MARCH 2024 CALLED INTO FELLOWSHIP 1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. (NIV) The fellowship refers in this above verse of the scriptures is not only referring to fellowship, communion and communication but also union and oneness. God actually called us into oneness with Christ. And He is faithful to see us walk in that oneness. 1 Corinthians 6:17 But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit. We are united with the Lord as One Spirit having received Him as our Lord. Everything we are is in the light of our oneness with Him. In our oneness everything He is we are. We are rightous because He is. We are prosperous because He is. We are blessed because He is.  Our oneness with Him extends to partnership. We are partners with Him in the work of the Kingdom. He initiated the work of salvation, we continue the work of salvation and extends it to our

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 22nd MARCH 2024 GRACE AND TRUTH John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. (NIV) The law required man's effort or work but grace is God's work in the heart of a man. Grace is divinity at work in humanity.  Through Jesus Christ it became possible for God through His Spirit to not only live in us but also to work in and through us. This is what grace is; God in and through man by His Spirit. And anyone who is living in this light is living in the truth. Truth is living in the reality grace brought us into. And all this is through Jesus Christ.  It is Jesus who made grace and truth our reality by taking our place of sin and condemnation. We were made alive in Him to newness of life. The law required work but grace requires faith. Ephesians 2:5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions —it is by grace you have been saved. Just like Jesus through you grace a

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 21st MARCH 2024 DRAW STRENGTH FROM HIM Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. (NIV) God knows there would be a time that you would be weak and in need of strength. He knows you would face and wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. He knows a day would come when you will be faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges and circumstances. And He said "be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power." Draw strength from the Lord. Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Our strength and power to live victoriously in life is only through Christ. By our strength we shall not prevail. Learning to rely on His strength and mighty power lies our victory. Our victory is not truly by our efforts but by our knowledge. Our efforts can't give us victory but our knowledge of Him can.  Be strong in Him

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 20th MARCH 2024 OVER ALL, THROUGH ALL AND IN ALL Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. (NIV) We know there is one God and He is our Father. He is not only our Father but also over all of us, through all of us and in all of us.  He is over all means He is Lord over all. Understanding and functioning under His Lordship is very important. He is not only our God and Father but also our Lord. You have to deliberately let Him take this place in your life. So many acknowledge Him as their God and Father but not many live under His Lordship. When you live under His Lordship you only say and do what pleases Him. And there is an awesome great glory that follows this act.  God is also through all. This means He is through all of us. He lives in you to live through you. When we say God lives through us there is so much to it. We are His conduits. If you passed liquid through a hose, it is what the

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 19th MARCH 2024 THE COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. (KJV) Everything that was written in the Bible was written for our learning that is what the above verse says. So that by studying and learning about the characters of the Bible (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Samuel, David, etc), and the challenges they faced, the circumstances that surrounded them we might gain patience and comfort. In other words what we learn from them should give us patience and comfort. Take for example Abraham. Who had no son until he was about a hundred years old. At seventy-five years old God promised him a son but that only happened twenty five years later. He waited patiently all that time. That's faith. We could learn from that that it takes faith to wait.  How about David? At seventeen years old G

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 18th MARCH 2024 THE BLESSING IS AN UNSEEN GRACE Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it. (NIV) The blessing of the Lord is more than wealth but brings wealth. A lot of people think that riches is blessing. But blessing is far bigger than riches. Riches is a fruit of blessing. It is one of the outworkings of blessing. The Bible says "the blessing of the Lord brings wealth." Blessing is an unseen grace. It manifest itself in diverse ways; riches, health, peace, joy, pleasure, contentment, patience, wealth, favour etc. Blessing means God takes side with you in all things. It is the unseen hand of God effecting things in the unseen to your advantage in the seen. It is more than favour, favour is inside blessing. After the death of Brother Stephen as recorded in Acts the disciples scattered and preached wherever they went. When the news got to the church in Jerusalem they sent Barnaba

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 17th MARCH 2024 BE FIERCE IN YOUR SPIRIT Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. (KJV) One of the attitude you must put up when you confront demons and their activities is being ruthless. Be fierce in your spirit when you face unfavourable circumstances. The devil and his works has the objectives to kill, steal and destroy. That does not sound friendly. When you confront demons and circumstances that want to pull you down get fierce. Approach them sternly as Jesus did.  Luke 4:35 "Be quiet!" Jesus said sternly. "Come out of him!" Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him. Devil doesn't only obey your command but also your outward expression and attitude. If you were commanding demons to desist on a particular issue but said so jokingly be sure they won't move. But if

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 16th MARCH 2024 TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIS PRESENCE Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (NIV) These words of our Lord Jesus are so assuring. If you meditate on them diligently you would tangibly relate with His presence. He said "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."  How is He with us? The Bible tells us how He levitated into heaven while His disciples watched Him. Acts 1:9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. He is with us today by His Holy Spirit whom He has given to us. John 14:16,18 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever — I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Jesus came to you in the Holy Spirit whom you have received. The Holy Spirit lives in you and also wit

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 15th MARCH 2024 HE'S PREPARED A CITY FOR US Hebrews 11:15-16 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country —a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. (NIV) All our faith-family members that ever lived in this world didn't remain here, they all left. Not because of the troubles they faced here. No! The Bible tells us that they conquered and overcame through faith. The Bible also tells us why they left, in Hebrews 11:15-16, If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country —a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. And not only to them but also for everyone of us. God has prepared a city for us all. Our li

 BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 14th MARCH 2024 YOU ARE DEARLY LOVED Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. (NIV) Knowing how much God loves you gives self-value. Some do not really understand the concept of God's love. When we say God loves us to them it's more like a religious talk. But it's far from that. It is an actual love based on His nature, relationship and emotion. God direct His emotions toward you. The Bible declares that you are dearly loved by God. That means He loves you heartily; He loves you with everything He got. He chose you, made you holy and love you dearly. You are the object of His love. He can't love you less. And now He wants everyone to see your beauty as the object of His love. So He says to you "clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." Compassion, kindness,

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 13th MARCH 2024 LIGHT AND MOMENTARY 2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. (NIV) The Bible tells us that we would face challenges while we walk through this earth, but guarantees victory over those challenges.  It's interesting how the Bible describes our troubles in our theme scripture. It calls it light and momentary troubles.  When we look at what we go through we say they are hard and difficult but God sees them as light. He doesn't see the challenges greater than we. He made us He knows the stuff we are made of. He says those troubles are light for you. He also calls them momentary. That means the troubles are for a moment. What kind of light does God use? Or from what perspective does He talk? Because we do not see it that way.  God sees things from the spirit and in the light of eternity. Time is only a fraction. God looks at the glor

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 12th MARCH 2024 FAITHFUL IS HE 1 Thessalonians 5:24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. (KJV) Many of us are running with the vision which God gave us. Some of us are actively about the Kingdom's business. But along the line we face challenges and at times we thought of giving up. But God who called us into it is faithful to the work He called us into, and the Bible says 'He will do it.' God doesn't leave us to the work He commits to us. By His Spirit who lives in us and with us He guides us to ensure that we fulfill what He's committed to us.  You might be wondering how you are going to go forward with the assignment you received of the Lord. Maybe there are oppositions that you don't really know what exactly to do. But remember He who calls you is faithful and He will do it. When it says He is faithful it means He is committed to what He inspired or told you to do. And He works in and thr

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 11th MARCH 2024 A FIGHT TO THE END 1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. (KJV) The fight of faith is a fight to live the reality the word says about you. You might say "if the Word says something about me do I need to fight for it again?" What the Word says about you is primarily about your spirit, the real you. Manifesting what the word says or living in the light of it takes your active faith. Acting your faith or producing results by your faith is a fight. And it is a good fight that will last till the end, that is, till we depart this world.  Lay hold on eternal life. Laying hold on eternal life is living in the blessings of eternal life. And it is a fight. How? You heard the Word, you believed it. It's a reality in your spirit but physically you don't see anything. When things happen i

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 10th MARCH 2024 PRAY FOR THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL 2 Thessalonians 3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: (KJV) Apostle Paul writing to the Thessalonian church asked them to pray for him and his team so that the word of the Lord, that is, the Gospel of Jesus might have free course and be glorified. There are places that resist the Gospel, and not to be glorified, that is, not to be accepted and its results produced.  There are ways that resist the free spread of the Gospel and its results. One of such ways is lack of faith which result from hardened hearts. You find some people who refuse to allow the message of Christ to gain access into their heart to produce faith for salvation. The second of such ways is the practise of witchcraft and wickedness. Wickedness doesn't let go those who practise it. The third is demonic blindfoldnes. There are

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 9th MARCH 2024 BE POWER CONSCIOUS Ephesians 1:19-20 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, (NIV) As a Christian you are not without power. If you are not walking in power it might be that you don't know you have power or you don't understand the power or you are not conscious of it. The above Scripture is clear on what it says. It says that God's incomparably great power is for us who believe. And it emphasize that it is the same power God used to raise Christ from the dead. That's interesting! It's important that you understand the power referred here and what it means to you. God's power is not in measure. In other words God doesn't have small and great. The same power with which He created the world is the same that parted the red sea, by i

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 8th MARCH 2024 A MAN OR WOMAN OF NOBLE CHARACTER Proverbs 31:10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. (NIV) In a world where good character is deficient you can be the difference. The real reason the world is in chaos and wickedness is on the rise is because many has abandon good character. Noble character is higher than good character. Some people no longer measure up to good character let alone being noble. To be noble means to be excellent, above the mark, better than good, being the standard. How many can we see as the standard in our society today? Moral decadence has greatly increased. Moral values are not practiced any more. We are in a world which reward evil and bad character. But where do you stand? A person of noble character who can find? He is worth far more than rubies. Noble character should be the true value of a society but that is not the case any more in our societies. People

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 7th MARCH 2024 HIS KINGDOM AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (NIV) What this above scripture mean is the manifestation of God's Kingdom and righteousness. Thus, you can read "But seek first the manifestation of His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."  The Kingdom of God is given to us to produce the fruits thereof. We are to manifest or make known the reality of the Kingdom and its deeds (righteousness). The Kingdom which we belong is a spiritual Kingdom which is not visible here on earth but its manifestations through us are visible. We are mandated to manifest or produce the fruits of the Kingdom. And one of such fruits is the manifestation of its power.  When the Lord Jesus drove out demons it was a manifestation of the Kingdom's power and authority over demons. Th

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 6th MARCH 2024 NOTHING SUCCEED AGAINST YOU Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD. (NIV) Of course this scripture refers to God Almighty. It says no wisdom, insight or plan that can succeed against the Lord. And by extension you, because your life is hidden with Christ in God.  Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. Demons may put up their strategies against you. People may plan against you but none can succeed against you. Truth is, the devil has evil plan against the child of God every second, if those plans had been fulfilled life would have been terrible for the child of God. But satan and his plans and strategies has always failed.  Your life is hidden with Christ in God. As long as you abide in Him nothing in all existence can succeed against you.  When people heard that someone or people are planning against them they get worried and afra

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 5th MARCH 2024 HE IS WITH YOU FOREVER John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever– (AMP) You might have heard some christians pray and ask the Holy Spirit to come down from heaven. They would say "Father send down the Holy Spirit." But the Holy Spirit is not in heaven but on earth. Since the day He came down from heaven on Pentecost in Acts chapter 2 He has not returned. He is in and with the Church. He is actually the overseer of the Church. Without the Holy Spirit there would be no church. By Him we were all baptized into the church. In our theme scripture Jesus said "And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever."  He is everything we need -- Comf

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 4th MARCH 2024 DECLARE WORDS OF POWER Joel 2:28 "And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy... (NIV) Your sons and daughters will prophesy that is 'will speak or declare words of power.' Words of power are God's word in the mouth of a Christian. Whenever you utter God's word under the influence of the Holy Spirit that is prophecy.  God's word in your mouth is prophecy. And they are words of power. God expect you to always declare His word under any circumstance. When you say what God has said that is prophecy. In any situation declare words of power. Say what God said concerning it. John 3:34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. When you speak God's words under the influence of the Holy Spirit it carries power, that is, divine energy. God's word in your mouth has the ability to do or create e

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 3rd MARCH 2024 PROPHESY Ezekiel 37:4 Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ’Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! (NIV) This above scripture fully describe what prophecy is. Prophecy is speaking forth the Word of God. A successful life is actually lived by prophecy; speaking forth God's word. The Christian Life is a life of prophecy. When the Lord Jesus came into the world He came to fulfill the prophecies concerning Him. But He had to first prophesy those prophecies because until He did He couldn't live them. Hebrews 10:7 Then I said, ’Here I am —it is written about me in the scroll — I have come to do your will, my God.’" God's will concerning you is prophecy. God's word concerning you is prophecy. Your success and victory in life lies in prophesying those prophecies.  Ezekiel found himself in the midst of dry bones. God said to him "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ’

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 2nd MARCH 2024 GIVING IS A GRACE 2 Corinthians 8:7 But since you excel in everything —in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving. (NIV) Even though as Christians we are a giving people there is something called the grace of giving. It is an unction of the Spirit working in and through a Christian. Giving to the work of God is an outworking of our love for God's Kingdom. Giving to people is an outworking of God's kindness expressed through us. Apostle Paul's statement in our opening verse concerning the Corinthian church implies that they excelled in everything —in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in love, but were deficient in the grace of giving. He encouraged them to excel in the grace of giving. Do you know why? Their prosperity depended on it. You would find Christians who are excellent

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 1st MARCH 2024 YOU HAVE BEEN HEALED 1 Peter 2:24 "He himself bore our sins" in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; "by his wounds you have been healed." (NIV) In this above scripture the Bible declares that the Christian has been healed. Sickness is a result of sin. Jesus having bore our sins He also bore our diseases and sicknesses. In Him you have died to sin, and now live for righteouness. Sickness has no legal place in your body. If you are sick then it is illegal. For those who aren't born again sickness, poverty and every negative is legal.  Understanding the truth of this subject will give you authority and boldness to tell sickness out of your body. If you are sick it is not real, it is only a proof of your ignorance or not acting on the Word as you should. Read this! Matthew 8:17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took