[Matthew 17:15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.]

From the Scriptures, we understand that sickness is spiritual. Many believers lose the battle simply because we ignore this truth. In our opening verse, a man came to Jesus with a son who was epileptic. How did Jesus heal the condition? Verse 18 says “And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.” Jesus healed the young man by rebuking demon & casting it out. So behind the epilepsy, Jesus reveals there was a demon. This means behind that diabetes, or asthma or blood pressure.. there is an evil spirit.

A believer cannot be possessed but a believer can be influenced by an evil spirit. Like the way the devil influenced Peter’s speech in Mathew 16:23. Satan is not a creator so he uses natural situations to cause evil. So a condition can be diet related but Satan will try to use it to impose sickness on the victim. This is why Jesus healed the sick by casting out devils.

So understand sickness is spiritual. A spiritual problem will only be permanently addressed by a spiritual solution. That is why many treat a condition scientifically, but it keeps recurring. Or you treat this, then something else comes up. We must seek the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives because its the annointing that breaks the yoke of the enemy. Don’t ignore the Holy Spirit. Don’t ignore the healing power of God. Many wake up sometimes when it is too late – when the condition has established itself and now they find it difficult to believe.

Every believer must be filled with the Holy Spirit. Every believer must know how to cast out devils. For Mark 16:17-18 says *”And these signs will follow those WHO BELIEVE.. In My name they will cast out demons….they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”* Glory TO GOD.