I woke up this morning to more news regarding the Coronavirus or COVID-19, and I began to pray for God to protect my family and friends from this sickness. As I said “amen” and continued my day, I pondered the idea of sickness and disease. I want God to fix it for everyone, but I felt secure as I got up from praying. Although He may not stop this illness and disease, God can protect us from sickness and watch over His children.
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This world that we live in is not the Garden of Eden. Sin caused Adam and Eve to lose the opportunity to live there. When sin entered the world, it brought sickness, disease, and death. In our world, we have had many illnesses like polio, HIV, influenza, and smallpox. These illnesses and diseases do not come from God, but they come from the enemy.
There Will be No Sickness in God’s Kingdom
Life on this Earth is temporary, and we can take heart that there will be no sickness in God’s kingdom, Heaven. The reality is that at some point, we all will pass away from this world as we know it. According to the Bible, we can not live forever here on this Earth and will die once (Hebrews 9:27).
The world we live in right now is flawed. According to the Bible, things on this Earth will worsen because of the enemy, and eventually, all things will pass away. For this reason, God has prepared a way to bring us eternal life so we can spend eternity with Him in His kingdom. The enemy does not want us to find that path.
How we live on this Earth is essential to God and determines whether we live with God for eternity. God desires that we become His child and live a life of faith that trusts Him. God wants us to prosper and be in good health, even as our soul prospers (3 John 1:2). Our spiritual health is more important than our bodily health to God. We can only experience eternal life if we are reborn spiritually as a child of God by accepting Jesus as our Savior.
When we hear of sickness or pandemics like Coronavirus, we must realize that this world is worsening. As children of God, He promises to give us abundant life. Being a child of God comforts us that even though we can not control anything, we know that God can.
Pray and Trust That God Has a Plan Even in Sickness
The enemy is determined to rule this world and lead people astray. The enemy brings illness and fear. We must pray and trust God. We must remember that as children of God, we will one day arrive at a home that is God’s Kingdom. One day, the world will be free from suffering and pain. While we wait on that day, we should share the good news with others so that they know how to be reborn spiritually into the family of God.
Being a Christian does not mean that we will never get sick. When children of God experience sickness, we are to pray and ask God to heal us. He is faithful and will answer us. He may answer us using a doctor or send divine healing. He may deliver us from our sickness on Earth, or He may heal us as He takes us home to be with Him.
We can only pray, believe, and trust God to answer our prayer as He sees best. The Bible says that when sickness comes, we call upon the church’s elders to pray for us with oil.
The enemy sees the state that many churches are in, and he knows that many people have decided not to attend church, and some who attend church still do not pray. Prayer is so vital. During illness and sickness, we need to pray for our salvation, the healing of those with the disease, and divine protection from illness.
Pray for Divine Protection From Illness
Pray for divine protection from illness for yourself and your family. This prayer asks God for forgiveness and protection from disease. We should also pray that others find refuge in God and that the illness subsides. Pray this prayer with faith.
