Verse 10 is the key to our freedom. The
word translated salvation (Greek:
soteria)1 is absolutely ENORMOUS! It
means "to save, make whole, heal and
be whole!" For instance, I know you
remember what Jesus said to the
woman who was healed of the issue of
blood in Mark 5:34: "Daughter, thy
faith hath made thee whole (related
Greek word: sozo)2. James 5:14-15 says:
14 IS ANY SICK AMONG YOU? LET HIM
CALL FOR THE
ELDERS
OF THE CHURCH;
AND LET THEM PRAY OVER HIM,
ANOINTING HIM WITH OIL IN THE NAME
OF THE LORD:
15 AND THE PRAYER OF FAITH SHALL
SAVE THE SICK, AND THE LORD SHALL
RAISE HIM UP; AND IF HE HAVE
COMMITTED SINS, THEY SHALL BE
FORGIVEN HIM.
The prayer of faith shall save (sozo:
heal) the sick. Does this same
principle of faith apply to our
finances? Sure it does. Look at what 1
Thessalonians 5:23 says:
33 BUT SE
EK YE
FIRST THE KINGDOM OF
GOD, AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS; AND
ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED
UNTO YOU.
And, of course, there is the statement
made by the Apostle Paul to his
partners in Philippians 4:19:
19 BUT MY GOD SHALL SUPPLY ALL
YOUR NEED ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES
IN GLORY BY CHRIST JESUS.
23 AND THE VERY GOD OF PEACE
SANCTIFY YOU WHOLLY; AND I PRAY
GOD YOUR WHOLE SPIRIT AND SOUL
AND BODY BE PRESERVED BLAME
LESS
UNTO
THE COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST.
Wholly (complete), not holy. In this
verse, spirit indicates being born
again and filled to overflowing with
the Holy Ghost, speaking with other
tongues; soul means the intellectual
part of us; and body refers to
everything pertaining to the natural
part of our lives.
Jesus Himself said that in Matthew
6:33:
How many of your needs? ALL YOUR
NEEDS! What did he say in his letter to
the Thessalonians? All our needs—
spirit, soul and body! Then Jesus' most
trusted apostle wrote to a very close
friend named Gaius and said,
"Beloved, I wish above all things that
thou mayest prosper and be in health,
even as thy soul prospereth" (3 John
2).
