Chrysostom
Beloved of All
You have asked for strong protection, salvation, and healing, pleading the blood of Christ. Know that Christ took upon Himself the curse of the tree, not for His own transgression, He had done no violence, but to redeem us from the curse of the Law, so that we might receive the adoption of sons. This is the chief point of our salvation: by His death, bonds are loosed, sin taken away, and ten thousand blessings flow. Yet do not suppose that hearing these promises is sufficient. There must be careful doing, a continual recollection, and a patient enduring of the sufferings that work out your comfort and salvation.
Whether we be afflicted, it is for your salvation, working in you the same patient endurance we see in the saints. The sufferings of Christ abound in us, and our hope for you is steadfast. Do not lose sight of what He has already done while you wait for full deliverance. The God of mercies, who delivered us from so great a death, will complete what He began, but often through these very trials you are made a partaker with Christ. Therefore, lean not on your own understanding, but trust with a supernatural trust, for the promise was made of old to Abraham and his seed: deliverance from evil and the supply of every good.
When you pray, take heed: do not add to your sins by praying against any, even those who seem to fuel your pain. The Lord came not to judge the world but to save it; He willeth not to punish, but to grant life. That same cross which rescued you calls you to forgive as you have been forgiven. Pour out your heart for salvation, for your family, for those who afflict you, and the God of comfort will draw near. The arm of the Lord is not shortened; He who gave His Son will also freely give you all things necessary for life and godliness. Continue in the hearing and doing of the word, and may the Spirit of adoption fill your hearts with love, joy, and peace, restoring what seems hopelessly broken.
Whether we be afflicted, it is for your salvation, working in you the same patient endurance we see in the saints. The sufferings of Christ abound in us, and our hope for you is steadfast. Do not lose sight of what He has already done while you wait for full deliverance. The God of mercies, who delivered us from so great a death, will complete what He began, but often through these very trials you are made a partaker with Christ. Therefore, lean not on your own understanding, but trust with a supernatural trust, for the promise was made of old to Abraham and his seed: deliverance from evil and the supply of every good.
When you pray, take heed: do not add to your sins by praying against any, even those who seem to fuel your pain. The Lord came not to judge the world but to save it; He willeth not to punish, but to grant life. That same cross which rescued you calls you to forgive as you have been forgiven. Pour out your heart for salvation, for your family, for those who afflict you, and the God of comfort will draw near. The arm of the Lord is not shortened; He who gave His Son will also freely give you all things necessary for life and godliness. Continue in the hearing and doing of the word, and may the Spirit of adoption fill your hearts with love, joy, and peace, restoring what seems hopelessly broken.
