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A couple of days after this dream, I was admitted to the British Hospital in the military base of Acrotiri, after a predetermined arrangement, for some further examinations for a possible remedy by distinguished British doctors. Bear in mind that the admittance to that specific hospital is not an easy matter. Only if the other hospitals and the doctors in Cyprus could not do anything concerning your case, were you given the opportunity to be admitted. This was therefore the last effort...from the human point of view. Also keep in mind what preceded my admittance to the hospital: collective fasting and prayer as well as the vivid dream I had had. Quite soon, doctors of various specializations began to examine me carrying out different tests on me. I had about 15 blood tests (half of them had been sent to England to be examined ). The doctors made a puncture in my vertebra to get liquid and they also took filings from the skin of my toes. When they had the results in their hands, they came to explain to me. All of them had the same opinion as far as the diagnosis is concerned. They all said that I was suffering from “Erythema Multiformae” and the course of treatment with cortisone was the only advisable treatment which could only “delay the reappearance of the symptoms.” In other words the message was: “There is no remedy!” Disappointed with the doctors’ comments, I asked them very simply: “Do you mean there is no remedy?” They answered with these “comforting” words: “When you are about 50-60 years old this disease will gradually start to appear more rarely.” From the human point of view I was totally disappointed· however, with the Lord, I was not disappointed at all. After a few months, specifically on the 4th of July 1988, I would marry Andry and, soon after the wedding we would go to America for studies. Normally, this allergic sickness would have appeared twice till that time and, what is even more alarming was the possibility that it could appear during the days of our wedding preparations. If this had happened, then everything would have had to be postponed. Thank God, the wedding was held as we had planned, then we went to America and everything was normal. It was then that the Lord vividly reminded me of the dream I had had and which had sealed the answer to the prayer for my total healing. I was healed! I then started to confess my healing with joy and boldness and my pastor brother Dimitris Cospetas, who with much love and care taught me the Word of God as regards healing and how to keep this healing. I thank the Lord for healing my body from the oppression of this sickness. Finally, I was totally healed… and I still am healed and whole today! “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.” ( Isaiah 53:5 ) “That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.” ( Matthew 8:17 ) “Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.” ( A' Peter 2:24 ) “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written. Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.” ( Galatians 3:13 ) The devil had attempted to destroy my mouth but the Lord set me free to confess Him and He made me preacher of the Gospel. Our Living God is Wonderful indeed. Hallelujah! Today I can shout it out with boldness and it can be heard, I am free: Spirit ( B' Corinthians 5:17 ), Soul ( James 1:21 ) and Body ( Isaiah 53:5 ) “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away: behold all things are become new .” ( B' Corinthians 5:17 ) “ Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.” ( James 1:21 ) “ If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” ( John 8:31b-32, 36 ) “ And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it. ( A' Thessalonians 5:23-24 ) “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.” ( Isaiah 53:5 ) Jesus is Lord. Amen! With His Love, Sophocles Christodoulou |
- STEP #1: Understand that God's desire for you is life, abundant, and eternal.
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The Bible declares:
"I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).
Giving you abundant life required the supreme sacrifice:
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).
God desires fellowship and companionship with you. What a wonderful gift the Father has given, yet if God gave His own Son to provide an abundant and everlasting life, why don’t more people have what He has designed for us to receive? It is a question answered by this sobering realization.
- STEP #2: Realize that you are separated from God.
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There is a gap between God and mankind. He has provided a way for us to receive an abundant and eternal life, but people throughout the ages have made selfish choices to disobey God Almighty. These choices continue to cause separation from the Father.
God’s Word shows us that the result of sin is death. He says in His Word:
"There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death" (Proverbs 14:12).
And God also said,
"But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear" (Isaiah 59:2).
Paul the apostle states in Romans 3:23,
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
And in Romans 6:23 we read:
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Every human was created with the ability and need to know God and fellowship with Him. Augustine, a minister who lived during the fourth and fifth centuries, called this longing in each of us "that God-shaped vacuum."
Every day we hear of people who are rich, famous, achievers, star athletes—people who seem to have the best life can offer—yet they try to fill that empty void in their lives with "things." They even try good works, morality, and religion. Yet they remain empty, for only God, through His Son, can fill that emptiness.
- STEP #3: Accept the fact that God has provided only one solution to sin and separation from Himself.
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Jesus Christ, His Son, is the only way to God. Only He can reconcile us to God the Father. Mankind may seek other solutions and worship other gods, but Jesus Christ, alone, died on the Cross for our sins and rose in triumph over the grave and eternal death. He paid the penalty for our sin and bridged the gap between God and mankind.
The Bible explains:
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).
We are also told,
"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God" (1 Peter 3:18).
There is only one way provided:
"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" (1 Timothy 2:5).
For in John 14:6 we read,
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
God Almighty has provided the only way. Jesus Christ paid the penalty for our sin and rebellion against God by dying on the cross, shedding His blood, and rising from the dead to justify and reconcile you back to God the Father.
- STEP #4: Pray to receive Jesus Christ into your life.
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You can be brought back to God, and your relationship with Him can be restored by trusting in Christ alone to save your life from destruction. What an incredible exchange: Your worst for God’s best!
This step happens by asking Jesus Christ to take away your sin and to come into your heart to be your Lord and Savior.
God’s Word is very clear:
"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20).
And the Bible tells us,
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved" (Romans 10:9).
Are you willing to let go of your burdens and sins?
Are you willing to turn away and repent from your sins?
Are you willing to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior now?
- STEP #5: Accept Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord!
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At this moment you can pray the most important prayer of your life by simply saying:
Dear Lord Jesus,
I believe You are the Son of God. I believe You came to earth 2,000 years ago. I believe you died for me on the cross and shed Your blood for my salvation. I believe you rose from the dead and ascended on high. I believe You are coming back again to earth. Dear Jesus, I am a sinner. Forgive my sin. Cleanse me now with Your precious blood. Come into my heart. Save my soul right now. I give you my life. I receive You now as my Savior, my Lord, and my God. I am Yours forever, and I will serve You and follow You the rest of my days. From this moment on, I belong to You only. I no longer belong to this world, nor to the enemy of my soul. I belong to You, and I am born again.
Amen!By praying this prayer, confessing your sins, and receiving Jesus Christ into your heart, God has given you the right to become His forgiven child. The Bible gives you this assurance:
"But as many as received him, to them he gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them who believe on his name" (John 1:12).
If you have just received Jesus Christ into your life, write us at info@acojc.com, we want to rejoice with you.
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