I woke up this morning and noticed some mucus in my throat. Usually nothing alarming, but in these times, a red flag. As I stood up I started coughing, this deep loud cough from the depth of the lung and I remembered this lingering headache I had yesterday. I’m thinking, man I got it!
Next thought, oh no Lord I’m dying. Next thought, where is this all coming from? Why do I think I’m dying? Who says I’m even sick? -- This is all coming a day after I’m on the computer for hours, with lots of input from social media and news. Wait a minute again, who’s my strength? Who’s my deliverer? What do I usually do when I feel flu symptoms coming on? I am amazed at myself how easily I got thrown off track this morning, even if it was just for a moment. Wow, how many more of you are struggling with this?
Getting me a cup of coffee and sitting down to pray, my usual morning routine with the Lord, I hear a whisper in my ear. “You’re going to die.” I swallow hard and then I understand. “I die and I’ll go straight to heaven to be with God. What does that do for you? Leave me alone, you already lost the day I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior” are the words coming out of my mouth. Sometimes I truly surprise myself. It’s time to pray and as I usually do in a situation like this, I ask Jesus who has been and is my healer, to touch my body and to cover me, from any virus or bacteria attacking my body, with the blood that He shed on the cross for us. I’m telling the enemy that his lying symptoms are not received and that God shall rebuke him for trying to put any sickness on me.
I haven’t had a single cough since then, thank you Jesus! Thank you Father for your indescribable gift to us!
Why am I sharing this with you? Even though I have suffered much other sickness to the bones, which I myself wasn’t able to pray away, it has always worked for me against the flu and common colds. I’m wondering if it is that sometimes the Lord God Almighty allows a faith test, and it’s up to us to take it or leave it or on the other hand, I may have had the virus and our Lord Jesus miraculously healed me.
Please consider this in the times we are in right now. Don’t just fall for any symptom and believe it is received sickness. Please pray and believe, because there is power in the Name of Jesus!
I am by no means saying that this virus is an imaginary sickness. It is an awful and deadly disease, but consider our Lord Jesus as your first responder in need. He is the ultimate physician! I’ve seen it over and over again; He is still in the healing business today. Go to Him first, not last!
Let me add, that even though I received the healing, I am still careful and cautious about meeting with other people because I do not want to be a transmitter. And as I write this, three hours later, marveling at God’s goodness, my lungs are still hurting from the impacts of the heavy cough this morning.
Update seven hours later - No obvious symptoms at all. Thank you, Jesus!
Update seven days later – God is good :)
“Because you have made the Lord your refuge,
and the Most High your dwelling place, no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling. For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways. ”