Church in the Peak Podcast

4th July 2010 - Peter Williams - If God wants to heal everyone, why isn’t everyone healed?

Continuing on from his preach on 30th May 2010, Peter considered why – if God wants to heal everyone – not everyone is healed. Peter also spoke about our response to this.

What does the bible say about suffering?

2Cor4:16
Phil 2:27
1Tim 5:23
2Tim 4:20
1Pet 1:6-7
1Pet 4:19
James 1:2-4
2Cor 12:7-10
Habakkuk
Job
Ps 119:67 + 71

What does the bible say about circumstances?

Phil 4:11-13
1Thes 5:18
Eph 6:16
Rom 8:18-39

These things don’t separate us from the love of God, and we must not let them come between us and God. Circumstances are so trivial in respect of God’s love.

God does not cause suffering, He allows it.

We should not accuse God. We can question God (Job and Habakkuk). God is all good and cannot commit evil. The Devil is the accuser.

Why is God not healing me? Is this our right to ask? Is it a question we should ask?

It is our inheritance in Christ. We should reach out and take it.

Traps

Jam 5:15 Trap of their faith/my faith is not enough to see healing occur. The health / wealth trap.

Heb 9:27 Do those with most faith live longest?

God can bring about sanctification, and growth of faith through illness and healing.

God needs to get the glory in both situations. We should be joyous in both.

How should we be?

Salvation is assured, sin is done with, the restoration of the earth will be complete at the 2nd coming….

If you power is made perfect in weakness, should we be content to be weak? No, we yearn for heavenly wholeness, but understand that God’s timing is perfect.

Tension between the now and the not yet – cf James 1 and 1Pet 1

Does it glorify God when we whinge about our circumstances? No. We need to glorify God.

So should we consent, roll over to illness? No. we need to follow Christ’s example. Compassion, Love, intercession.

The purpose of man is to Glorify God.

Questions:

What do you whinge about most?

How can we glorify God in our circumstance?

Are you an unhappy or a happy wreck? If you are unhappy with your situation/circumstance what do we need to pray for?

Pray for each other in your different circumstances.

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