Condition: Chronic Illnesses

Any illness is part of the curse of the Law in Deuteronomy 28:15-68.  Verse 61 includes “Every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this Law.”  However, God even mentions chronic illnesses specifically in this passage.  He mentions “the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed” (verse 27), “a sore botch that cannot be healed” (verse 35), and in general, “great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance” (verse 59).

Rather than resigning yourself to accept a chronic condition just because you’ve had it a long time, or because your doctor says you can’t get rid of it, believe that you are redeemed from chronic, long-lasting conditions!  It doesn’t matter how long you’ve had your chronic condition.  God heals all your diseases (see Psalm 103:1-5), not just your short-term ones!

The woman who was bowed over in Luke 13:11-16 had been in that condition for 18 years when Jesus healed her.

The man at the Pool of Bethesda in John 5:2-19 had been in his condition for 38 years when Jesus healed him.

We don’t know how old all the people were who were healed of birth defects, but we do know that the cripple at the gate called Beautiful was over 40 years old (Acts 4:22).

It is God’s will for you to be free from any chronic condition, too, regardless of how long you have had it!