Keys to Divine Health by David Oyedepo [Summary] 

Main Summary: Keys to Divine Health by David Oyedepo reveals biblical principles and faith-based strategies for living in divine health. It emphasizes God’s promises, the power of His Word, and the believer’s covenant right to a sickness-free life.

Lessons You’ll Learn From This Post 

1. Jesus’s Life—The Perfect Pattern
2. Your God Given Right to Health
3. Take a Stand and Stand Your Ground
4. God’s Master Key to Divine Health
5. God’s Word as Medicine
6. Using the Word
7. The Father’s Lived Healthy 
8. Maintain Your Divine Health

Jesus’s Life—The Perfect Pattern

• Jesus is the example for believers in all aspects, including faith and health (Hebrews 12:2).
• He lived a sickness-free life, symbolizing God’s will for your health.
• God’s plan does not accommodate sickness; believers are called to live in divine health, not just seek healing.
• Healing is considered “children’s bread,” but mature believers (“sons”) live in divine health. Therefore you exercise sonship when you understand your rights and privileges in Christ, leaving behind infancy in faith.
• Sickness among early believers was rare. Paul and James emphasized that sickness was abnormal for the Church and often tied it to spiritual issues (e.g., taking communion unworthily).
• Many believers remain sick due to ignorance of God’s provision for health. The truth is God prioritizes your health, to the extent of forgiving sins to ensure your healing (James 5:14-15).
• Divine health allows believers to live strong and healthy lives, even in old age. Awareness and faith in God’s provision for health lead to a sickness-free life.

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Your God Given Right to Health

• Health is a God-given, covenant-backed right for believers, guaranteed through God’s Word and Christ’s atonement.

• The Bible in Exodus 23:25 outlines the covenant: Serve God, and He blesses your food and water while taking away sickness.

• Faithful service to God guarantees divine health as a covenant obligation.

• The Israelites under the Old Covenant enjoyed divine health throughout their wilderness journey (Psalm 105:37).

• However, sickness entered the world through sin. Through Christ’s atonement, you are freed from both sin and sickness (Isaiah 53:5).

• Christ also redeemed believers from the curse of the law, including all forms of sickness, by His death on the cross (Galatians 3:13).

• Jesus identified Satan as the tormentor who afflicts people with sickness, but you have authority over him as a believer (Luke 13:16).

• By redemption, you have been transferred into God’s Kingdom, where sickness and the power of darkness have no place (Colossians 1:13).

• You have been exalted above Satan, and it takes resisting him to secure victory over sickness (James 4:7).

Take a Stand and Stand Your Ground

• Know your divine right to health and insist on living in divine health through faith and spiritual authority.

• Reject sickness as a violation of God’s will. Take an aggressive stand against any form of affliction, knowing Christ has redeemed you from the curse of sickness.

• God’s “primary” desire is for you to prosper and live in health (3 John 2). Divine health is a distinguishing mark of God’s people.

• The devil is persistent and must be resisted with holy aggression and confidence in God’s Word. The fight for divine health requires unwavering faith and action.

• You can live in victory over sickness because you have been empowered to tread over all powers of the enemy (Luke 10:19) and should not tolerate sickness or defeat.

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God’s Master Key to Divine Health

• Jesus has taken away sickness and established divine health for His people as a covenant (Exodus 23:25, Galatians 3:13-14). This covenant was originally with Abraham and now extends to us through Christ.

• Divine health requires the accurate application of God’s word and knowledge of His promises (Isaiah 33:5-6, 2 Peter 1:2-4). You can’t afford to be ignorant about it. 

• Divine health is part of the benefits of salvation, alongside forgiveness of sins and renewal of strength (Psalm 103:2-5). Sickness is a corrupting influence, while divine health reflects God’s glory.

• You must understand, believe, and apply God’s word to access the benefits of divine health. Your fulfilling the covenant’s terms ensures God’s promises of health and vitality manifest in your life.

• Christ’s mission through salvation includes holistic well-being—spirit, soul, and body. 1Thess 5:23

God’s Word as Medicine

• God’s Word is described as a divine medicine that brings healing and health to all parts of the body (Proverbs 4:20-22).

• God’s word is an all-purpose drug that can combat any sickness and provide immunity against diseases.

• Therefore you must make time to attend to God’s word, listen attentively to it, and prioritize it in your life, as faith comes by hearing (Romans 10:17).

• The Word must be deeply rooted in your heart for it to work effectively. Therefore keep it in sight and focus on his promises without distraction. 

• The Word has the power to transform both physical bodies and lives, healing sickness, and restoring wholeness.

• Applying the spiritual laws of healing involves obedience and focusing solely on God’s Word rather than symptoms, men, or circumstances.

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Using the Word

• Jesus Came to Destroy all the Works of the Devil. Which includes healing, and deliverance from the devil’s oppression, including sin, sickness, and affliction (1 John 3:8; Acts 10:38).

• However, your thoughts determine your reality. Thinking in line with God’s Word leads to health, strength, and success (Proverbs 23:7).

• Meditate on the Word consistently and allow it to dominate your thoughts (Joshua 1:8; Philippians 4:8).

• After thoughts; come words. Speak in alignment with your faith and God’s Word. Negative speech hinders miracles (Proverbs 18:21).

• Speak bold, right words, filled with faith to manifest victory and health. Avoid careless speech; words carry power and influence outcomes (Job 6:25).

The Father’s Lived Healthy 

• Abraham demonstrated unwavering faith in God’s promises despite natural impossibilities.

• The patriarchs like Abraham, Moses, and others enjoyed divine health by living in faith and obedience.

• Faith operates beyond the physical senses and depends solely on God’s promises.

• Consistent fellowship with God and other believers strengthens faith and sustains divine health.

• Participation in breaking bread (communion) reinforces spiritual life and immunity from sickness as well.

• Appearing in Zion (God’s presence) brings renewal, deliverance, and strength. Fellowshipping with God and angels sustains divine health and provides access to God’s blessings.

• Stories like Elisha’s miracles, Jesus cursing the fig tree, and the Shunammite woman’s declaration of faith illustrate the power of trusting God’s Word.

Maintain Your Divine Health

• Divine health requires commitment, determination, and zeal. God desires you to be healthy, however, His Word is central to sustaining life and health.

• So always keep your faith active and strong to resist sickness and the devil.

• Engage in fasting for spiritual renewal and physical health. Isaiah 58:6-8

• Avoid laziness; engage in hard work to keep both your body and spirit active.

• Work wisely without overexertion, applying wisdom in all actions.

• Speak positive and faith-filled words over your health and life always.

• Demonstrate love toward others, as it brings spiritual and emotional healing.

• Live a sin-free life to allow grace for divine health to flourish.

• Partake in the sacrament as a faith declaration of Christ’s healing.

• Rely on the Holy Spirit’s ministry for divine health.

• Engage in consistent fellowship with believers for spiritual renewal.

• Perilous times are here, therefore, strengthen your spirit and body before challenges arise.

• Build the Word of God into your system as a preventive measure against sickness.

In conclusion, after reading this, take deliberate steps to align your life with God’s Word, meditate on His promises, and boldly declare your rights to divine health. Your victory over sickness is guaranteed in Christ because in Him you can live a sickness-free life. 

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