Jab Or No Jab, That Is The Question?

That is the question that is on everyone’s mind nowadays. Let’s look at this from a Biblical perspective. 2 Kings 1:² Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, and was injured; so he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this injury.” ³ But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’ ⁴ Now therefore, thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ ” So Elijah departed. Now Elijah was considered a righteous man as the prayer of a righteous man avails much.

How many people do you know go to God for their healing and NEVER wavier from this as they know in their heart that God is their healer? Exodus 15:²⁶ and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.” How many people do you know trust the Lord with all their heart? How do you expect to overcome the enemy if you can’t trust the Lord? If we are to submit to the local authorities, why then did Jesus not submit to the church leaders of the day? Jesus laid hands on those who had leprosy, which is a flesh eating disease and it didn’t effect Him. Why then are the so called people of God not living in Jesus so nothing touches them?

There are many voices speaking about this subject. They are loud and repeat the same thing over and over until you believe that this is true, but Jesus used this illustration. John 10:1 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. ² But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. ³ To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. ⁴ And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. ⁵ Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” ⁶ Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them. Are you fleeing from these voices or are you submitting to them. Remember that the devil goes around like a roaring lion. He tries to get you to do his will, not God’s.

This whole ordeal is a testing of your faith. James 1:² My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, ³ knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. ⁴ But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. Is your faith in a vaccine or in Jesus Christ? It can’t be both. Remember that the vaccine comes from a pharmaceutical company. The word pharmaceutical comes the Greek word pharmakeia which means the use or the administering of drugs poisoning sorcery, magical arts, often found in connection with idolatry and fostered by it metaph. the deceptions and seductions of idolatry.

Your faith is being tested to see if you will live by faith. Romans 1:¹⁷ For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” Hebrews 11:⁶ But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

This blog is not to condemn you, but to show you the truth. I have personally counted all things lost for Christ. Job understood this as well as Paul. Philippians 3:⁸ Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ ⁹ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; ¹⁰ that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.