THE FUNCTION
OF THE PANCREAS IN THE BODY IN RELATION
TO MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL BEING ATTACKED WITH PANCREATIC CANCER.
I
am hearing of so many ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ being diagnosed
with Pancreatic Cancer today. Others
are also, but it seems like a large amount of ministers are. To me, it seems like an attack of Satan on
the minister and also to the church to weaken the Body of Christ. The main leadership roles in the church is to teach, build
up and strengthen the believers in the Word of God and encourage them to do good works. Below are my ponderings on ministers' Spiritual Gifts in the church in relation to the function of the
pancreas in the physical body.
1.
The
pancreas produces insulin. Sugar
metabolism is the process of turning the energy from the foods you eat into fuel your body's cells need to grow and
function.
Insulin
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin
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Insulin is one of many hormones that
helps the body turn the food we eat into
energy. Also, insulin helps us store energy that we
can use later. After we eat, insulin
works by causing sugar to go from the blood into our body's cells to make fat,
sugar, and protein. When we need more energy between meals, insulin will help us
use the fat, sugar, and protein that we have stored.
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- A
minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is to teach and help the Body of Christ
to understand and put into practice the Word of God in their lives, motivating
them to do good works for the Lord.
From
him the whole body, joined and held together by
every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its
work.
Paul’s
Prayer for Spiritual Growth
14 When
I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,[e]
15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.[f]
16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower
you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make
his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into
God’s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to
understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how
deep his love is. 19 May you experience
the love of Christ, though it is too
great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness
of life and power that comes from God.
4.
I
believe the pastor could be the “Pancreas” to the Body of Christ. The Word of God is our Spiritual Food, but it
is the Pastor that builds the church up
in the Holy Faith, as the pancreas, in the physical body, produces insulin to
build or fuel cells in the Body of Christ to grow and
function.
5.
1
Thessalonians 5:10-12
Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever. So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. [ Paul’s Final Advice ] Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance.
Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever. So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. [ Paul’s Final Advice ] Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance.
6.
Pastors
motivate us to live for Jesus Christ, build our faith and do good
works for the Lord.
Let
us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.
Just
as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works.
9.
The
account of Job in the Old Testament shows how Satan wanted to attack Job because
of his relationship of obedience to God.
Job
1
New
International Version (NIV)
1 In
the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and
upright; he feared God and shunned evil. 2 He had seven sons and
three daughters, 3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand
camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large
number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the
East.
6 One day the angels[a]
came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan[b]
also came with them. 7 The
Lord said to
Satan, “Where have you come from?”
Satan answered the
Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth,
going back and forth on it.”
8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered
my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright,
a man who fears God and shuns evil.”
Job
2:4
“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has for
his own life. 5 But now
stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse
you to your face.”
6 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he
is in your hands; but you must spare his life.”
Job
42:10,12
After Job had prayed
for his friends, the Lord restored his
fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had
before.
12 The Lord blessed the latter
part of Job’s life more than the former part.
10.
In
all of the sufferings Satan put Job through, he did not curse
God.
11.
The
work of Satan against the Church.
13.
One
tactic is to divide the Body of Christ and to scatter them. By attacking the minister, leader of the
church, there will be those that become discouraged for various reasons and
leave. Some will become angry with God
if the minister of a growing church is not healed and will lose faith regarding
prayer. Some will not like a new
minister’s leadership or message delivery.
Mature Christians will accept God’s will and will not allow the enemy to
shake their faith.
14. My pastor has been fighting pancreatic cancer for 2 years now. This is truly a miracle of God. Most people that have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer do not live more than a few weeks to a few months. My pastor has been lifted up in prayer worldwide daily. God said that "Nothing, absolutely nothing is impossible for Him". I heard some say in the church, they did not believe my pastor would live long. I heard some say they did not have faith to believe God would heal him. Some related his cancer to their husband or wife that died shortly after being diagnosed. There were many who voiced doubt instead of claiming God's Word and promises. I personally believe this is an attack of Satan against my pastor. We had just moved into our new sanctuary around the time pastor was diagnosed. He had surgery, but the surgeon could not help him. He was told he had a short time to live. Yes, that was two years ago. He started preaching again just seven months after his surgery and has preached every Sunday since then, unless he was away. He is looking healthy and feeling well except for a few days after he has chemo. I believe that, like Job, God will restore everything to my pastor that the enemy has stolen from him.
15. If you know someone fighting pancreatic cancer or any other type of cancer, speak words of life to them. Pray the Word of God over them and remind God of His Promises. Do not give in to doubt, no matter how bad the situation looks. Jesus Christ bore our sicknesses and diseases when He was scourged and nailed to the cross. By His stripes we ARE healed. Present tense. Put on the whole armor of God in prayer and come against Satan from inflicting the person you are praying for and bind Satan in Jesus Name for doing any more harm to them. Praise God and thank God for the healing He provided for them through His Son Jesus Christ. Ask God to let them live according to the time He ordained for them and to do the good works He prepared for them to do before He created the world.
14. My pastor has been fighting pancreatic cancer for 2 years now. This is truly a miracle of God. Most people that have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer do not live more than a few weeks to a few months. My pastor has been lifted up in prayer worldwide daily. God said that "Nothing, absolutely nothing is impossible for Him". I heard some say in the church, they did not believe my pastor would live long. I heard some say they did not have faith to believe God would heal him. Some related his cancer to their husband or wife that died shortly after being diagnosed. There were many who voiced doubt instead of claiming God's Word and promises. I personally believe this is an attack of Satan against my pastor. We had just moved into our new sanctuary around the time pastor was diagnosed. He had surgery, but the surgeon could not help him. He was told he had a short time to live. Yes, that was two years ago. He started preaching again just seven months after his surgery and has preached every Sunday since then, unless he was away. He is looking healthy and feeling well except for a few days after he has chemo. I believe that, like Job, God will restore everything to my pastor that the enemy has stolen from him.
15. If you know someone fighting pancreatic cancer or any other type of cancer, speak words of life to them. Pray the Word of God over them and remind God of His Promises. Do not give in to doubt, no matter how bad the situation looks. Jesus Christ bore our sicknesses and diseases when He was scourged and nailed to the cross. By His stripes we ARE healed. Present tense. Put on the whole armor of God in prayer and come against Satan from inflicting the person you are praying for and bind Satan in Jesus Name for doing any more harm to them. Praise God and thank God for the healing He provided for them through His Son Jesus Christ. Ask God to let them live according to the time He ordained for them and to do the good works He prepared for them to do before He created the world.
