“And when he had made an end of speaking with him on Mount Sanai, He gave Moses two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God. ~ Exodus 31:18
Now the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God engraved on the tablets. ~ Exodus 32:16
…So Moses’ anger became hot, and he cast the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain. ~ Exodus 32:19
And the Lord said to Moses “Cut two tablets of stone like the first ones and I will write on these tablets the words that were on the first tablets which you broke."
These scriptures give a great illustration of God does things for people and how people don’t appreciate what God does for them. God had cut the 2 stone tablets, engraved them and had them waiting on Moses. All he had to do was pick them up and take them back down the mountain.
However, Moses didn’t appreciate the work that God had done by having the tablets already cut out and waiting on him. Because Moses didn’t have to do any of the work, he was quick to throw them down and break them. After he had to cut the tablets himself he understood what God had done for him.
I have two friends both of whom were delivered from an addiction. One was delivered from tobacco and the other was delivered from alcohol. In both instances it was an instantaneous delivery. The only work they did was asking God to deliver them. And God did. Unfortunately, after months and months of being free, both of went back to their addictions. I remember talking to the one that started smoking again and she said she wanted/expected God to deliver her again just like he did before when he took away the addiction. She still smokes today. She doesn’t have the strength to quit even with God’s help.
My other friend eventually quit drinking but it was a battle. Even though he finally got the victory over drinking, he didn’t have the deliverance like he did the first time. After God delivered him he had no desire to drink but after he finally quit again it was a daily battle every day not to drink.
Another difference between having God deliver him from the addiction and his finally quitting again was his health. He enjoyed a good health with God’s deliverance. But, when he finally quit drinking again, he battled cancer for many years before it finally won.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid: and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. Matthew 14:44-46
If you have been healed of any disease, cancer or addiction you have to protect it. Your healing should be to you like the hidden treasure or the pearl of great price. You have to do everything you can to keep it. Remember your healing was paid for at a great price by Jesus. You have to guard your healing by changing your lifestyle, eating healthy and exercising.
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