Physical Blessings
A human being normally eats three meals a day but does not swell up or see any immediate result as soon as they eat a meal. The food that is eaten nourishes our body and it takes time to see the result.
Similarly, our inner man which consists of spirit and soul (mind, will, emotions) needs to be fed the word on a daily basis. This is what Jesus emphasized when He told Satan “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ' The physical bread nourishes the physical body which will one day die. The spiritual food gives nourishment to our eternal life.Those who eat the Word will not die.
Isaiah prophesied in Isaiah 40: 6-8, “All flesh is grass, And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. 7 The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass. 8 The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.” (1 Peter 1. 24-25)
We have learnt in ‘The Blessing Series” that God's blessings are greater than miracles. We also saw that there is a difference between blessings and rewards. God specifically blesses those who obey and love Him but even those who do not know God receive certain general blessings.
One must not hesitate to work towards doing something for God’s kingdom as he would be rewarded.
Mark 10.29 So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, 30 who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
The 3 basic blessings are:-
1) Spiritual Blessings
3 John:1-31 The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth:
2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. 3 For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
2) Physical blessings:-
What does God have in his heart for His children?
As soon as Jesus started His ministry at the age of 30, he healed the sick throughout His ministry. The medical world had not progressed so much during Jesus’ time. They depended on natural remedies.From the beginning of His ministry, Jesus gave great importance to the health condition of the people. Jesus was not just a preacher, He healed people. That was the heart of Jesus. Apostle John, also a cousin of Jesus, had been with Jesus right from the beginning of His ministry and knew the heart of Jesus and so writes to Gaius that being in good health was a blessing.
When you believe this and pray, miracles happen!
In Matthew 10.1 we read, 1 And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
This shows that Jesus is mindful of our physical bodies. Jesus even touched and healed those who had leprosy and other infectious diseases.
The other aspect as regards our physical bodies is that ‘our bodies are the temple of God’. God lives in us. In the Old Testament, God did not live in physical bodies. He lived in the Ark of Covenant in the Tabernacle made by men. Today the dispensation has changed.
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 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?
As a Temple of God, we have a duty to take care of our body. We need to eat the right kind of food and do exercises.
Apostle John at an old age, prayed for Gaius to have good physical health. God is willing to give us both health and healing .
Jeremiah 30.17 For I will restore health to youAnd heal you of your wounds,’ says the LORD,
Watch the full video here:
Similarly, our inner man which consists of spirit and soul (mind, will, emotions) needs to be fed the word on a daily basis. This is what Jesus emphasized when He told Satan “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ' The physical bread nourishes the physical body which will one day die. The spiritual food gives nourishment to our eternal life.Those who eat the Word will not die.
Isaiah prophesied in Isaiah 40: 6-8, “All flesh is grass, And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. 7 The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass. 8 The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.” (1 Peter 1. 24-25)
We have learnt in ‘The Blessing Series” that God's blessings are greater than miracles. We also saw that there is a difference between blessings and rewards. God specifically blesses those who obey and love Him but even those who do not know God receive certain general blessings.
One must not hesitate to work towards doing something for God’s kingdom as he would be rewarded.
Mark 10.29 So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, 30 who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
The 3 basic blessings are:-
1) Spiritual Blessings
3 John:1-31 The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth:
2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. 3 For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
2) Physical blessings:-
What does God have in his heart for His children?
As soon as Jesus started His ministry at the age of 30, he healed the sick throughout His ministry. The medical world had not progressed so much during Jesus’ time. They depended on natural remedies.From the beginning of His ministry, Jesus gave great importance to the health condition of the people. Jesus was not just a preacher, He healed people. That was the heart of Jesus. Apostle John, also a cousin of Jesus, had been with Jesus right from the beginning of His ministry and knew the heart of Jesus and so writes to Gaius that being in good health was a blessing.
When you believe this and pray, miracles happen!
In Matthew 10.1 we read, 1 And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
This shows that Jesus is mindful of our physical bodies. Jesus even touched and healed those who had leprosy and other infectious diseases.
The other aspect as regards our physical bodies is that ‘our bodies are the temple of God’. God lives in us. In the Old Testament, God did not live in physical bodies. He lived in the Ark of Covenant in the Tabernacle made by men. Today the dispensation has changed.
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 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?
As a Temple of God, we have a duty to take care of our body. We need to eat the right kind of food and do exercises.
Apostle John at an old age, prayed for Gaius to have good physical health. God is willing to give us both health and healing .
Jeremiah 30.17 For I will restore health to youAnd heal you of your wounds,’ says the LORD,
Watch the full video here:
About the Author
Dr. Damien Antony
Born and brought up in a Christian family, Dr. Damien Antony possessed an unquenching quest for truth right from his boyhood days and eventually his relentless search led him to the Bible. He is a Revival Preacher, Bible Teacher, Leadership Trainer, Author and a Life Coach. He moves under the anointing for Prophetic, Healing, Deliverance, Inner Healing and Financial Breakthrough. God has also blessed him with an Apostolic Mandate to take the Universal Body of Christ to the next level of revelation and anointing.
Born and brought up in a Christian family, Dr. Damien Antony possessed an unquenching quest for truth right from his boyhood days and eventually his relentless search led him to the Bible. He is a Revival Preacher, Bible Teacher, Leadership Trainer, Author and a Life Coach. He moves under the anointing for Prophetic, Healing, Deliverance, Inner Healing and Financial Breakthrough. God has also blessed him with an Apostolic Mandate to take the Universal Body of Christ to the next level of revelation and anointing.
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