IN the fight of your life!
I have been asked many times why God allows a believer to die from their disease. Just what was the purpose in his taking the person from those who cared so deeply for them? In moments of silence and deep thought, I really could not come up with a good answer. I just don't always understand how God moves, what he plans within the long fights with debilitating disease, or how the loss will affect the lives of those who have trusted him for the healing of a loved one. One thing I can hold onto - God is NEVER untrue to his word! His purposes may be far beyond my limited ability understand them, but he never "backs down" on his word! 16-17 That evening a lot of demon-afflicted people were brought to him. He relieved the inwardly tormented. He cured the bodily ill. He fulfilled Isaiah's well-known sermon: He took our illnesses, He carried our diseases. (Matthew 8:16-17 The Message) After a long day of healing the sick, Jesus is fac...