March 19

Psalm 103:19 (NIV)
19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.

Psalm 103:2-3 (NIV)
2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits— 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases

If the Lord’s Kingdom, the Kingdom of our God really rules over all then He can overcome the guilt of my sin. His provision for my complete forgiveness is made because He is the ruler of His Kingdom which rules over all. We all believe this to a great extent, although some would say he needs a little work from us in order for us to be forgiven. (Which is not what scripture says – it is the blood of Jesus which makes complete and forever releases us from our guilt).

Going along with the same thought about God rulership, in the very same Psalm, in the very same verse, (of course it originally had no verses), in the very same breath a thought is written; “and heals all your diseases”. This doctrinal truth cannot be explained away with a passage from another book, nor can it be subjected to our experience to interpret its truth. It clearly says that he heals all our diseases. In the same breath that it says that He “forgives all our sins”, which we all believe, it says the same thing about diseases – they are inextricably tied together! The question is will we be found counting His Word faithful and true? You decide – believe or not, or should I say forget it or not.