I Peter 2:24

     Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

 

Jesus Himself bore our sins—the sin nature with which Adam infected the entire human race, in His own body on the tree, so we could live dead to that old, sin nature and live as righteousness as He is, by His stripes we were healed.

 

The key to experience this passage is to live dead to sin. You may not be committing sin, but if you’re not walking in the will of God, you’re outside of provision and protection. Being outside of the will of God will hinder your faith from working because faith is activated by love. It takes faith to receive. (John 14:15, Galatians 5:6, Ephesians 2:8)

 

If we live dead to sin, we can live as righteous as Jesus is, and He’s not sick; by the stripes of Jesus will work for us when we live dead to sin.

 

I John 4:17

     “. . .because as he (Jesus) is, so are we in this world.”  (Parentheses mine)

 

Again, Jesus is not sick, therefore, we should not be sick because as Jesus is so are we in this world.

 

Have a great week everyone, and remember that Jesus is coming soon!