By Andrea Merrell

His divine power has given to us all thingsthat pertain 

to life and godliness, through the knowledge

 of Him who called us by glory andvirtue.

2 Peter 1:3 NKJV

 

The conversationcentered around the growing number of diseases in the world—physical, mental,infectious, degenerative … the list went on and on. We talked about causes,medications, and treatments. It was actually quite depressing.

I looked up theword disease. According to one source, it simply means a condition orillness that impairs someone’s health or interferes with the body’s normalfunction. An abnormal condition.

Upon furtherresearch, I found the word broken down like this: dis-ease. In thatform, it could apply to anything that hinders or takes away from our ease. Ourcomfort. Our well-being. Our peace.

The Bible saysthat Jesus’ divine power has already given us all things—everything—thatpertains to a godly life. The Message puts it like this:  

Everything thatgoes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by gettingto know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The bestinvitation we ever received! 

It is the Enemy of our soul that comesto steal, kill, and destroy—our blessings, our dreams, our desires, and everypromise in God’s Word. But Jesus came to give us abundant life. When we keepour focus on Him, He promises peace and joy that cannot be explained orsurpassed.

In God’s kingdom there is no dis-ease.

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