Christian Healing Ministry - Devotionals

Devotional for February 21, 2026

SIN AND SICKNESS

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 John 5:14

Afterward, when Jesus found him in the temple, He said to him, “See, you are well! Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.”

Additional Verses

📖 Genesis 4:1-15; John 5:1-14; Mark 2:1-12

In Mark 2:1-12, when four men lowered a paralytic through the roof in order that Jesus Christ could heal him, Jesus Christ, seeing their faith, declared that the sins of the paralytic had been forgiven. In other words, Jesus Christ declared a complete restoration of the life of the paralytic. Sin is darkness and when Jesus Christ forgave the paralytic of all his sins, he illuminated the man’s life. When the Pharisees and the scribes questioned His authority to forgive sins, Jesus Christ went on to ask the man to rise and pick up his sleeping pad or mat and go home. This shows that certain sicknesses are the result of sins which people commit. It is the same in the above text where the LORD Jesus Christ also cautions the man whom He had healed at the pool of Bethsaida to stop sinning in order that he would not become victim to a worse sickness again. John 5:14 says, “Later Jesus found him at the temple, and said to him, ‘See you are well again; stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.” In Psalm 32:3, David shows how his bones wasted or became sick when he did not confess his sins. But immediately he acknowledged his sin to the LORD God, he became well. Once you acknowledge your sins through confession, God will immediately rubs off your past and illuminate you with His light. When you live in sin, you become cut off from God and when you are cut off you are just as good as dead. Many sicknesses which include high blood pressure, sugar diabetes, depressions, anxieties and the like, find their way in human systems because of un-confessed sins. If you are angry against your neighbor, it is sin. There are spouses who find it difficult to forgive their husbands or wives while they continue to live under the same roof for many years. Certainly such people will be living in sin. Ephesians 4:26 says, “Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” This means that when you harbor anger you are opening up windows and doors to the devil. A child of God should always be of good cheer and even when you face diverse tests, you should count it all joy. Sin will cost you your health as well as your salvation. It is therefore very important and health to your flesh, bones and soul to always confess your weaknesses to the LORD God who is always ready to forgive you and receive you as he illustrated in the story of the prodigal son. Alleluia!

Prayer

Dear LORD Jesus Christ, thank You for letting me know that sin and sickness come from the devil. Help me to always meditate upon Your Word and to be prayerful so that I may not be tempted to sin or to suffer sickness. In Jesus Christ’s mighty name I pray. Amen.