September 26, 2011

Dear Partners, 

Thank you for your monthly support to me and the ministry that the Lord Jesus Christ has given to me. 

Last month we wrote about John 4 and John 7, the well in you and the river that flows through you to others! 

At the time of my writing this letter I am in Harcourt, Iowa.  This message is a very strong word, not to beat down, cause guilt, or hurt but to help us see greater revelation so we can walk in greater victory. 

In I Corinthians 1:2 the letter is written unto the Church of God at Corinth.  So it is to Christian people! 

I Corinthians 11:30 Paul writes and says For this Cause.  Cause = it denotes the channel of an act or occasion (How it came) because of that, or by reason of so Paul is writing to Christian people and saying the reason Christians get sick is different that of the heathen! 

To my Partners, I will be sending you Thursday night teaching while in Harcourt. 

The reason heathen or unsaved people are sick is because they are still under the curse of the Law.  They are still full heir to Adam’s fall, and the penalty of sin that came.  Romans 5:12 

But anyone In Christ (2Cor. 5:17) is redeemed from the curse of the Law (Gal. 3:13).  So when Paul wrote I Cor. 11:30 “For this cause” He is saying the Christian is not sick for the same reason a non-believer is.  If a Christian has been redeemed from 3-fold curse of the Law (Spiritual Death, Sickness & Disease, Poverty & Lack) then that’s why Paul said “For this Cause” many are weak and sickly.  That’s to Christian Folks. 

Example:   years ago in a meeting, I laid hands on person for bad knees.  As soon as I touched them, the Holy Ghost said on the inside of me, “They are holding un-forgiveness against a person”.  So I ask this person if that was correct.  They said yes.  Now think about this, since this person is a Christian the bad knees are not because they are under the Curse of the Law.  There is a Cause!!!  Deal with the Cause and bad knees will go!  The person repented (this was all done so the crowd did not hear).  As soon as they repented (we’ve dealt with the cause). Not the curse of the law, the person received 2 NEW KNEES!!  After all those years still good knees!! 

If a person who’s not saved had come with bad knees I would deal with them differently than I did with that Christian person.  The lost person would still be under the Curse of The Law. 

Brother Hagin would tell us, he would go 20-25 years not even knowing he had a body, meaning he had no problems physically.  He called it Divine Health.  If a symptom (heart trouble) came, usually he had disobeyed God.  So there was a cause. 

If a child of God is sick for a Cause but only quotes Matt. 8:18 or I Peter 2:24 and says the stripes of Jesus I am healed.  What must one do?  Deal with the cause so healing can flow!! 

Three weeks ago while ministering in Texas my left ankle swelled up.  It was very painful.  Then it began to have red streaks start up my leg.  As soon as I got home I went to the Doctor.  The diagnosis was Cellulites’.  Now I had laid hands on my leg and spoke the Work of God over it and to it, but no results.  I was not making the connection.  I then asked God (amazing that until we ask He won’t say anything) I asked God what is going on.  “You have been murmuring about going so much and we have already had this discussion before.” 

Even though I had laid hands on my leg, quoted healing scriptures, Word of God was coming out of my mouth.  

Since I am a Christian I had to deal with the Cause Not the Curse!  As soon as I repented I was completely whole!!! 

The cause of sickness in the Body of Christ is different many times than the cause of sickness in the world.  Cause of sickness in the world is because they fell heir to Adam’s sin and transgression, but the Church has been redeemed from Curse of the Law so there are a number of different reasons or causes for sickness & disease in the body.  Sometimes before you can get a Christian healed you have got to find what the cause is.

God Bless!! 

In His Service,

Ricky & Sally Edwards

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