“Then Peter said, silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk” (Acts 3:6).

Sometimes people say, “God allowed the devil to put this sickness on me.” No, they allowed it, and God didn’t have any choice in the matter because He will not override people’s wills.

Most of us have been guilty of the same thing at one time or another. We allow the devil to put sickness on us because we don’t use our God-given authority. God doesn’t allow sickness in our lives as a part of His divine plan and purpose for us. He only allows sickness when He doesn’t have a choice.

You see, God has bound Himself to His Word. He said, “Whatever you forbid, I’ll forbid. All of heaven stands at attention ready to back you up. But if you allow it, I have to allow it. Whatever decision you make, I’ll back you up on it” (Matt. 18:19 RIEU).

Just think about it. God doesn’t have sickness to give. Remember, He lives in heaven. Do you think you’ll see a lot of sick people lying around when you get to heaven? No! There is no sickness and disease up there.

You can’t give something you don’t have. If you don’t have sickness, you can’t give it. Well, that applies to God as well. If God doesn’t have something, He can’t give it.

So how would God give us sickness? Would He take a trip down to hell and borrow it from the devil? No! God is the One who sent sickness down to hell to begin with through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. If He didn’t want it up in heaven, He sure doesn’t want it on His children.

So follow God’s example, and refuse to allow sickness in your life!