Healing and Paychecks

Under the Old Covenant, the blessing of God was a paycheck for good behavior.  Everything depended on YOU.  If you followed God’s Law closely, you were rewarded.  If you didn’t, you were punished.  If you wanted to walk in God’s blessings, you had to “measure up.”  God enumerated many specific blessings that would come upon you if you obeyed Him and many specific curses that would come upon you if you didn’t.

Many believers still live with an Old Covenant mentality.  They are convinced that God will bless them according to their own goodness.  This mistake will stop you from receiving healing.  Moses gave the Law but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ (John 1:17).  New Covenant healing is not a paycheck handed to you for a job well done.

Under the New Covenant, Jesus earned a paycheck and handed it to you!  What you get now is based on HIS goodness and HIS track record, not yours.  The blessings of God were bestowed on you and became legally yours the day you received Jesus.  You don’t have to earn the paycheck – someone else already earned it for you and gave it to you.

Faith cashes Jesus’ paycheck.  You could walk around all day with a natural paycheck in your wallet and never benefit from it.  You only get a benefit when you cash it.  Likewise, the blessings of God are yours in Christ, but you won’t get to enjoy them until you cash His paycheck by extending your faith to take what God has freely given you in Christ.  That is your part.  Simply act on what God said in His Word – Jesus paid the price to redeem you from all sickness and pain and He offers healing freely.  Take it by faith when you pray.

How do you know if you’ve learned the paycheck lesson?  If you “get it,” you will never again try to convince God that He should heal you!  Instead, you’ll be thankful that He provided healing without regard to your works, and you’ll receive His free offer.