Understanding Your Divine Restoration Through Jesus Christ

Paid in Full: Your Complete Package Deal

Today, we're dealing with something powerful: access to healing.

The challenge we have is that salvation wasn't just about everlasting life and forgiveness of sins. It was also about restoration. When John the Baptist asked about Jesus, He said, "Does the blind see? Do the lame walk?" That was part of the Jesus package.

When we think about Jesus, it's not just about salvation. It's also about restoration.

Let's read our foundational scripture from 1 Peter 2:24:

"He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross, willingly offering himself onto it as an altar of sacrifice so that we might die to sin, becoming immune from the penalty and the power, and live for righteousness. By his wounds we have been healed."

Understanding Your Immunity

Let's walk out the word "immune." It means not susceptible or responsive to something. It means a high degree of resistance to disease. But the third definition jumped in my spirit: marked for protection.

The Bible says in Leviticus that God told His people to put blood on their doorposts so they would be marked for protection. When the death angel flew over, it would skip their house because there was blood on their door.

Here's my question: If the blood of an animal can cover you, how much more can the blood of Jesus cover you? In the Old Testament, it was the blood of animals. In the New Testament, it's the blood of Jesus.

Why Do We Need Protection? Understanding Sin and Its Consequences

Deuteronomy 28 tells us that sin brings consequences. The word "sin" means to miss the mark, to disobey, to rebel. But here's what people struggle with: "Why would a loving God want us to go through sickness and disease?"

Let me walk this through.

God's original intent was for you not to die. He told Adam, "If you eat the fruit, you're going to die." Mama told you if you touch the stove it's going to burn you. Mama told you that boy wasn't good for you. Mama told you that girl was going to bring you down.

And what did you do? "I love them."

God is not trying to hurt you. You choose hurt.

Hell was never made for you. But we choose hell because when I disobey God, who am I obeying? You're going to go to the devil's home because that's who you chose.

How Did We Get Here? The Adam Problem

Romans 5:12 explains: "Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin. So death spread to all—no one being able to stop it or escape its power—because all sinned."

When we get to heaven, we're going to have a conversation with Adam. "Hey, bro. Come over here. We have to talk about this." And you women need to go talk to Eve about all those labor pains.

Adam brought sickness, disease, and death. But the Bible says Jesus' job is to reverse it. So now He brings me restoration, healing, and health. If Adam brought me sickness and disease, Jesus brings me health and restoration because He's here to reverse the curse.

But we focus on salvation and not restoration.

Your Best Benefit Package

I want you to see that healing and salvation go hand in hand. Psalm 103:2 says: "Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, oh my soul, and do not forget any of his benefits."

Tell your neighbor: "I got the best benefit package."

Don't talk about your 401k or your health insurance. I got the best benefit package. What's my package?

• By His stripes, I am healed
• I'm blessed in the city
• I'm blessed in the field
• I'm blessed coming in
• I'm blessed coming out
• No weapon formed against me shall prosper
• Yea, though I go through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil
• He has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind
• Now unto Him who is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all we may ask or think

Say it: "It's my benefit package. It's all a part of my package. Grace and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life."

Just Because It's in the Package Doesn't Mean You Use It

I have a car that has autopilot technology where it can drive itself, but I have people who have the car and never try it. It's not that you don't have it—you just don't use it.

So don't get mad at God if you're not using what He died for.

If the blood already paid for it and you choose not to use it, that's not on God. That's on you.

The Lawn Mower Story: Read the Instructions

I bought this ego electric lawn mower. Paid $6,000 for the thing. They dropped it in a crate in my yard. I'm trying to figure out how to get it out because I don't have a forklift. I've never used a zero-turn lawnmower before.

I hit my son's car. Then I hit another car. My wife had a tree—I ran over the tree. Ran into the house.

I've had it for a year and three months when something broke on it. So I chose to read the instruction manual. In the process of reading the instructions, it had a manual for how to take it out of the box!

My father-in-law told me, "Jomo, you know it cleans itself. There's a hose attachment." I said, "Mine don't have that." In the process of reading the book, I looked in the box—there's the attachment.

Tell your neighbor: "Read the book. There's benefits."

Reading is fundamental. I learned so much this week. Don't be mad at God when you don't read the book and you don't realize what you have access to.

Hosea 4:6 says: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge."

Healing and Salvation: A Package Deal

Psalm 103:3 says God "forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases." Package deal.

But we focus on salvation and not restoration. And you get what you say.

Jeremiah 17:14 says: "Heal me, oh Lord, and I'll be healed. Save me, oh Lord, and I'll be saved, for you are my praise."

Notice—healing and salvation are a package deal. But you get what you say.

If you're not talking about your healing, you have not because you ask not.

The Manifestation of Sin

1 John 1:7 says: "But if we walk in the light—live each and every day in conformity with the precepts of God—we have true unbroken fellowship with one another. And the blood of Jesus His son cleanses us from all sin, erasing the stain of sin and keeping us cleansed from sin and all forms of manifestation."

The manifestation of sin is sickness. The manifestation of sickness is disease. The manifestation of disease is death.

When God said, "You shall surely die," He didn't say how.

After Adam and Eve left the garden, they lived up to 900 years. Then after the flood, God said, "I'm sick of them. I gave them more life and they kept sinning. So now I'm going to cap them at 120."

That means the body originally could go for 900+ years. But sin leads to decay. That's where we get the word "disease"—dis-ease. When I don't have peace, I live in disease.

The number one cause of sickness is stress because you don't have ease. You don't have peace.

Death and Life Are in the Power of the Tongue

Proverbs 18:21 says: "Death and life are in the tongue. And those who love it and indulge it will eat the fruit and bear the consequences of their words."

I have to speak life over me.

James 1:6-8 warns us: "But he must ask for wisdom and faith without doubting God's willingness to help. For the one who doubts is like the billowing surge of the sea that's blown about and tossed by the wind. For such a person ought not to think or expect that he will receive anything at all from the Lord."

What does this mean?

You can't say, "Lord, heal me" and then say, "Lord, you know, I'm always sick." You just said, "I am." So now your mouth spoke to your body and now your body is responding to what you said.

You live in the harvest of your words.

Cancel Negative Words

One of my assistants this week said, "Pastor, man, my bad. I lied." I said, "No, you didn't. You misspoke. Lies are with intent. Misspeaking is an accident. Don't say that about yourself."

When I hear words that are not attached to your character, I change it. You don't even realize some of the stuff you say:

• "I'm so stupid"
• "I can't never do it"
• "We're not good enough"

You better cancel that.

If you hear it in your house: "Uh-uh. We are more than able. No, we can do it."

The best way to predict your future is to speak it. If you're not speaking life over you, you're speaking death over you.

Speak Life Over Your Family

My son called me yesterday. We're in the car. I said, "Man, son, I'm so proud of you. Man, you are incredible. You are awesome." His mother was in the car. We're talking about him while he's in the car. I'm speaking to her, but I'm speaking to him. I want him to understand who he is.

What did God say to Jesus? "This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased."

You should be speaking these words over your kids, over your husband, over your wife. You get what you say.

Woman of God: The Power of Your Mouth

God has given you great power, woman of God. Use it wisely.

You can't say, "You are no good, man" and then say, "I want my marriage." You're double-minded. You have to make up your mind.

"You ain't never going to be nothing." Okay—you're going to get exactly what you just said. Nothing.

The Blood Transfusion: Hebrews 10

Hebrews 10:14-17 says: "For by one offering he has perfected forever and completely cleansed those who are being sanctified, bringing each believer to spiritual completion and maturity... This is the covenant that I will make with them, says the Lord. I will imprint my laws on their heart and on their mind I will inscribe them... And their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more."

What is God saying?

He's saying: "I'm transforming their mind. I'm cleaning their heart. And I'm giving them a blood transfusion."

If the animal blood can cover you, how much more can the blood of Jesus heal you?

When you get Jesus, you started your blood transfusion.

If you've ever had a blood transfusion, something happens to your energy level. Something starts to shift in you. What you don't realize is the blood of Jesus is now flowing with you.

By His Stripes We Are Healed

Isaiah 53:4-5 declares: "But in fact, he has borne our griefs. He has carried our sorrows and pains. Yet we ignorantly assumed that he was stricken, struck down by God, and degraded and humiliated by him. But he was wounded for our transgressions. He was crushed for our wickedness, our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing. The punishment required for our well-being fell on him. And by his stripes, we are healed."

It didn't say, "I'm going to be healed." He says, "By his stripes I AM."

As the blood was being shed, my restoration started to take place. As He's shedding His blood in 39 stripes, I'm getting better and better every day.

Psalm 147:3 says: "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds, healing their pain and comforting their sorrow."

Overcomers by the Blood and the Word

Revelation 12:11 gives us the key: "And they overcame them and conquered him because of the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony."

Let me walk this out. They overcame by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony.

The devil wants you to keep your mouth shut because his goal is—your overcoming comes in your confessing.

When you can confess, "You just don't know where God brought me from"—when you tell people your story, you are getting better and better.

The more you testify, you are getting stronger and stronger. You are getting better and better as you continue to testify of what God has done for you.

Your Testimony Has Power

Something is happening on the inside of you when you testify. As I testify about the car accident I was in, as you continue to testify, God says, "I'm doing something on the inside of you."

As you confess of signs and wonders, as you confess of the miracle He did in you, I'm slowly restoring you.

The Power of the Blood

Oh, the blood of Jesus
It reaches to the highest mountain
And it flows to the lowest valley
Oh, the blood that gives me strength
From day to day
It will never lose its power

Believers, salvation was not just about saving you from your sins. It's about renewing your mind and healing your heart.

His name is Jehovah Rapha—I am the Lord God who heals you.

Declare Your Healing Now

Repeat after me:

"I command every organ and every tissue of my body to line up to the word of God. Healing is the children's bread. Lord, your 39 lashes gave me access to healing. And Lord, I receive my healing today. I thank you that you are my restorer. And Father God, by your stripes, I receive it now."

The Power of Agreement

James 5:16 says: "The fervent prayer of a righteous man makes much power available."

You might be in a great situation right now, but put your hand on the shoulder of your neighbor. You don't know what issue they're going through, but the Bible tells me one can chase a thousand. Two can chase 10,000.

With all of us touching and agreeing, there are trillions of demons running right now.

Pray this together:

"Father God, I decree your word. I speak over my neighbor. Anything that's not like you, I rebuke it now in the name of Jesus. I plead the blood of Jesus that covers all. Restoration comes to their house right now in the name of Jesus."

God Gets Glory in Your Story

Quick story: The disciples came to Jesus and said, "Lord, why is this child sick? Was it the sin of the parents or the sin of the child?"

Jesus said, "Neither. So that my Father could get glory."

Lord, get glory in this situation. Lord, confuse the doctors in this situation. Lord, get glory in my story. Thank you, Father, that you will use me as a testimony.

Lord, I thank you that you'll turn my mess into a message and this test into a testimony in Jesus' name.

Is There Anything Too Hard for God?

Eyes have not seen, ears have not heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man what God has in store for those who walk uprightly.

Now unto Him who is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all we may ask or think according to the power that works in us.

I thank you, Father. I receive it now.

Prayer of Salvation and Healing

Do you know Him? Have you made Jesus your Lord and Savior? If there's no greater time than now to make Him Lord of your life.

Some may be in a backsliding condition. You know what to do, but you're not doing what you know. If you want something different, you've got to do something different.

We're not perfect people. We serve a perfect God.

Repeat after me:

"Father God, I thank you for your son Jesus who died for me and rose for me that I may have life and have it more abundantly. Holy Spirit, come into my life. Guide me, lead me, fill me. I'll never be the same in Jesus' name. Amen."

It's the blood. It's the blood. It's the blood.

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