Chapter One: The Rising of Faith Within the Heart
Beloved, hear the Word of the Lord. Faith is not a clouded thought, nor a wavering emotion, but the rising of divine assurance in the human heart. You ask, “How can I tell when I believe it?” And the Spirit answers: Your heart will testify. That which once seemed mighty will shrink before your eyes, for the power of Christ will magnify within you. The mountains of doubt will become as dust beneath your feet.
If God did not withhold His only Son, what lesser thing would He withhold? If Christ is given, then healing is given, provision is given, renewal is given. Look not at your sickness and call it good. Look not at your lack and pretend it is holy. The Shepherd has said, “You shall not lack.” His Word does not change; His will does not expire.
And you say, “But I tried, and it did not work.” Nay, beloved. The truth did not fail you—you failed to stand. Yet the mercy of God calls you to rise again. This time do not waver, for faith is not tried in vain. Boldly declare: “I will not doubt. I will not shrink. I will stretch forth my hand, and it shall be restored.”
Do you not see? Jesus is the visible will of God for all men, in all times. He healed the broken, He raised the dead, He cleansed the leper. He bore your sin that you might be forgiven; He bore your sickness that you might be whole. Shall we accept the one and deny the other? If the cross was enough for sin, then it was enough for disease, for weakness, for every curse.
The devil would have you believe you are unworthy, that you have forfeited the blessing. But behold the Lamb who has already taken your punishment. By His stripes you are healed. By His blood you are made strong. Do not sit in the dust of shame—rise in the strength of the Spirit. Resist the accuser, and he will flee. He has no choice, for the Spirit of God does not wrestle with Satan—He overwhelms him.
This is the covenant: you are not a beggar, but a son, a daughter, an heir. Lay hold of your inheritance. Say within yourself, “I claim all my benefits.” Youth renewed. Body strengthened. Life lengthened. Heart made strong. For this is the word of the Lord: “You shall live and not die, and declare the works of the Lord.”
Chapter Two: The Authority of the Redeemed
Children of the Kingdom, hear the counsel of heaven: you have been given authority. Do not ask the Lord to come down again, for He has entrusted dominion to you. Through sin mankind lost the crown of rulership, but through Christ it has been restored. He has given you the keys of death and hell. If He has the keys, then the enemy has none.
Why then do you tremble? The grave itself was conquered. Christ was seen by Peter, by the twelve, by five hundred, by James, by Paul. They were witnesses not to a dream, but to a risen Lord. He is alive, and His Spirit dwells in you. The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead quickens your mortal body even now.
Do not call sickness your teacher. Do not crown poverty as your master. Heaven holds no disease, no curse, no lack. If such things were the will of God, then heaven would be filled with them. But heaven is whole, and so shall you be. For salvation is not only the forgiveness of sin, but the restoration of the whole man. The cross was not partial—it was complete.
Therefore, rebuke the curse. Say, “The plague is stayed. The devourer is rebuked. The blessing is upon my house.” Do not walk by sight but by the Word, for the Word is higher than circumstance. The will of God is Jesus, and Jesus is healing, life, power, and peace.
This is your call: fight the good fight of faith. Finish your course. Claim the promise of a long life, satisfied with good things. Refuse the whisper of fear, for even death has lost its sting. Christ holds the keys, and He shares His victory with you. Rise, therefore, with boldness. Resist the devil, and he must flee. Lay hold of the Word, and it must be fulfilled.
You are not beneath. You are above. You are not forsaken. You are chosen. For the Lord has spoken: “The curse has no right in your life.” This is the decree of the Most High. Believe it, and it shall be so.
Application: The Story of Q from Birmingham
There was a woman named Quenisha, who lived in the city of Birmingham, Alabama. Her life had been weighed down with sickness—years of chronic pain and countless doctor’s visits that yielded no lasting relief. The physicians had done all they could, yet the heaviness in her body remained. For a time, she began to believe that her condition was God’s will, a lesson meant to humble her.
But one Sunday morning, as she sat quietly in a small church on the north side of Birmingham, the preacher read Romans 8:11: “The Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies.” Suddenly the words pierced her heart. She realized her sickness was not a gift from God, but an enemy already defeated. That day she whispered, “I claim my benefits.”
The following weeks became her turning point. Instead of speaking of pain, she began declaring strength. Instead of rehearsing her lack, she proclaimed, “The Lord is my Shepherd; I do not lack.” One morning, while walking through Kelly Ingram Park, she felt a surge of energy rise within her legs where weakness had long lingered. She knew she had touched the promise.
Today, Quenisha testifies not only of healing but of renewed purpose. She mentors young women in Birmingham, telling them that faith is not a gamble—it is authority restored. Her life bears witness to the prophetic truth: that Jesus bore our sicknesses, carried our pains, and by His stripes, we are healed.
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