I woke up last night at about 1:30 am and started thinking about the word salvation in the bible. Thinking that for some reason I thought that I needed to get up at that hour and do a word search in the Greek for the word salvation. (it seemed like a good idea at the time) I knew that it had more than one meaning. I knew that it did not just mean forgiveness of sins.
We are in the middle of this corona virus stuff and people are sending me specific ways to pray to ward off the corona virus but I started thinking. Why do I need to pray to ward off something that Jesus already accomplished on the cross. When Jesus died on the cross His last words were “it is finished”. What exactly is finished? I thought for a long time that He died to save me from my sinful self and ensure my ticket to eternity. Which is true. He did die for that reason but it is so much more than saved from our sins.
We are reconciled to the Father. We have complete access to Him freely. We don't need to go through anyone else to see the Father. We can do it ourselves Jesus did that for us. Easy access!! Back to the word search.
The Greek word for salvation is Sozo which is used over 100 times in the King James Bible. But not just for the forgiveness of sins that is only one of the meanings.
“Sozo” is the Greek word for salvation, yet it's root meaning goes beyond just the forgiveness of sins. According to Strong's Concordance, Sozo also carries the idea of being physically healed of diseases and to be delivered from your enemy. In the spiritual sense, that enemy is the devil and his demons.
Other meanings are: save or saved, whole, healed, preserve and well. All the words in all capital letters mean Sozo in the Greek. But in the King James Version they use different words, but in the Greek they all have the same meaning.
Romans 10:13 King James Version (KJV)
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be SAVED.
Matthew 1:21 King James Version (KJV)
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall SAVE his people from their sins.
Matthew 9:22 King James Version (KJV)
22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee WHOLE. And the woman was made WHOLE from that hour.
Mark 5:23 King James Version (KJV)
23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be HEALED; and she shall live.
Ephesians 2 King James Version (KJV) 5 and 6
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are SAVED;)
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
We are already made whole by the blood!! By the sacrifice of the lamb.
This is from Smith Wigglesworth who was an amazing man of God!! Powerful healing ministry. In the early 1900’s.
“The only thing that is wrong is your wrong conception of the mightiness of His redemption.”
It is finished means just exactly what it says. All of it is finished.
Luke 10:19 King James Version (KJV)
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
He gives us authority over all the power of the enemy!!
Psalm 91 New King James Version (NKJV)
Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God
91
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”
3
Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
4
He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
5
You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6
Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
7
A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
8
Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.
9
Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10
No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11
For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12
In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13
You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14
“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15
He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16
With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”
Believe!!
Mark 9:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
23 Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”
Believe that He already healed us and believe that He already delivered us and believe that He has given us power over all the ways of the enemy. So let's join together in prayer as one body of Christ and thank the Lord for all that He did on the cross. All that He accomplished on that final day when He said “It is finished”.
Believe in the Lord and His promises and believe that He will protect you from all the plots of the enemy. Cling to Him, trust Him that He has already defeated the enemy. Thank Him for your healing even if you don’t feel better continue to thank Him. Because the fact is that you may not feel good, but the truth is that Jesus already healed you!! By His stripes we are healed. We received salvation which means: save or saved, whole, healed, preserve and well. IT IS FINISHED!! ALL HIS PROMISES ARE YES AND AMEN :) PRAY PSALM 91 OVER YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR COUNTRY AND THE WORLD.!! Blessings :)
