Discerning the Lord's Body
"For he that eateth and drinketh
[communion] unworthily, eateth and
drinketh damnation to himself, not
discerning the Lord's body.
For this cause many are weak and
sickly among you, and many sleep."
1 Corinthians 11:29-30
The main reason many sick people
stay sick is that they don't know if
God wants them healed. The don't
understand why Jesus' body was broken.
They are ". . .not discerning [not fully
understanding or appreciating] the Lord's
body."
Many people don't realize that Jesus'
body was broken for the physical health
as much as His blood was shed for the
forgiveness of their sins. So they don't
know it's God's will to heal them.
We need to discern the Lord's body rightly;
understanding that it was broken for us.
We must feed our spirits with the truth that
"by Jesus' stripes we were healed." 1 Peter
2:24.
By meditating on that truth we can know
that God wants us healed. Then we can ask
Him in faith for our healing and know that
we're in faith and will receive.