 Hello, everyone. Welcome to another class, another session on inner wholeness. Well, in this class, we are going to be looking at, let me just share the screen. We're going to be looking at, yeah, I hope you can see it. We're going to be looking at this third chapter, which is restoring the soul, which is the basis for our, what is the basis for our healing and deliverance when it comes to restore the soul. So we saw that the Lord wants us well. The Lord wants us well in spirit, soul and in our bodies. And He has given us, He has provided for us the means so that we can be emotionally whole. It is His will, it is His desire that we be whole, physically, spiritually, emotionally. And then we looked at that scripture, we looked at 1 Thessalonians 5 and verse 23, which talks about how the Lord, that the desire, it prays and He says that may the Lord preserve you so that your whole spirit, soul and body is kept blameless until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. So let me just read that scripture once again. So we look at 1 Thessalonians 5 and verse 23. It says, now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely and may your whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. So we see that that is God's intent, that's God's desire. And also the Psalmist says in Psalm 23 and verse 3 that he says, He restores my soul, saying the Lord restores my soul. He's talking about how the good shepherd leads him beside the still waters and make him to lie down in the green pastures and so on. And then he goes on to say that he restores my soul. And that word restores, it has a twofold meaning. It means to return back to God, to return, to take back to where it was or where it should be. And it also means something being repaired, something being refreshed or taken to that state in which it was restored, well-being and wholeness. So you're saying he restores, meaning that God restores my soul. So we talk about the soul, we're talking about the mind, our will, our emotions, our intellect and everything. That God is the one who restores our soul. He wants to take us back to that place, he wants to repair whatever is damaged, whether it's our emotions, whether it's our imagination, whatever is damaged, God wants to restore us and make us whole. So this involves healing, this also involves deliverance. This restoration process in order to bring back involves healing, which means preparing, making well, making everything whole. It involves the process of healing. Healing is to whatever is broken, maybe needs to be put back, whatever is lost, maybe needs to be put back. And whatever is hurting needs to be healed, God. So whatever is damaged needs to be made whole. It involves healing. And also it involves, it could also involve deliverance, which means to deliver, to set free, to make free, or to take someone from bondage to freedom, from bondage from somebody who's in bondage to the demonic spirits or evil spirits, the person to be set free from the bondage and made free. So that is deliverance. So when we're looking at wholeness, we're looking at how can a person be restored and made whole. It involves healing and deliverance and journey and a pathway, a process into wholeness. Some of the times the healing happens instantaneously, healing happens maybe it's just an instant and the Lord heals. But also when it comes to something to do with our emotions, something to do with the inner wholeness, we see that it could be a process. It could be something that we journey into and stay on that and sustain that healing and wholeness. Now when we look at the basis for our healing and deliverance, it's important for us to know what is the basis or based on what can we say that there is healing and there is deliverance. Based on what? Because it's very important for us to know that, because if we know that this is based on the word of God, that this is based on scripture and it based on the truth, then we can stand in faith and we can be bold and confident and say that, yes, I'm going to pursue this and there's no second thoughts, there's no doubt, there's nothing that is no doubt that is crossing our mind so we can be bold and strong and we can stand in faith. So we need to know, it's very important for us to know what is the basis for our healing and deliverance. So we see that healing and deliverance is provided for us on the cross. This is the big one. This is the basis for our healing and deliverance, what was provided for each one of us on the cross. So the finished work, what we refer to as the work that was finished, the work of healing, the work of deliverance, that the Lord Jesus completed on the cross. If you recall, we know that the Lord Jesus on the cross, he declared it is finished, meaning it is done, it is completed. So that cry was a cry of victory when he said it is finished. That cry was a cry which also had a legal connotation, meaning all that is required legally, that was completed, that was done, it was a cry of victory, it was also cry when he declared it is finished. It also meant that yes, whatever is required legally, whatever needs to be fulfilled, has been fulfilled, it is complete, it is finished. When we look at Isaiah 53, so we're going to look at the basis for healing and deliverance, looking at the finished work of the cross and so on the cross, what was done for us. So we have studied this earlier in our earlier classes, but in our earlier subjects also, maybe in who we are in Christ, but it's good to go back to it and we remind ourselves of it. Isaiah 53 and verses 4 and 5, if you look at Isaiah 53 and verse 4, it says, verse 4 says, Surely he has borne our drifts and carried our sorrows, yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted, but he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our inequities, the chastisement for our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed. So here, Isaiah prophesies about the Messiah and what he's going to do on the cross, he's prophesying about the Lord Jesus and he's saying that he was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our inequities, the chastisement for our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed. So which means the punishment, the chastisement, the punishment, he took that punishment in order to bring us peace. And by his stripes we are healed. So that word peace, it goes beyond just quietness or lack of confusion or peace of mind. That word used there is Shalom, which means deliverance, goodwill, healing, health, prosperity, safety and so on. So it's a power-packed word which includes all of this. So the punishment for our Shalom was upon him, and by his stripes, which means the punishment that he took, the blood that was shed, by his stripes we are healed. By his wounds we are healed. And the word healed there means Rafa, which means to make a hole, to cure, to heal and so on. So we see that. Not only did he take our physical sickness or symptoms, but also emotionally. Whatever was required for our emotional wholeness, the Lord Jesus carried on the cross. So when we look at the finished work on the cross, it means that the Lord Jesus completed whatever was required for our emotional wholeness as well. He finished whatever was required for our emotional healing and wholeness. So we see that. Second thing we see is that because of the work of the cross, the finished work of redemption on the cross, we see that something has been done for us because of this work of the Lord on the cross. He carried our sickness. He carried our sin. He carried our curse upon himself on the cross. And because of that, we have actually been taken, we have been delivered from the powers of darkness, from the kingdom of darkness, from the bondage of darkness, and we have been released into the kingdom of light. So that's something beautiful. That's something glorious. Colossians 1 and verse 13 says that He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love. So we have been delivered. We have been stretched. We have been taken away from the powers of darkness and we have been conveyed and released into the kingdom of light, the kingdom of the Son. And so verse 14 says, In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. Acts 26 and verse 18, To open their eyes in order to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me. So this is what happened, that as dark as kingdom is to light, or darkness is to light, as contrasting as darkness is to light, it metaphorically is talking about the kingdom of darkness and what light means, the kingdom of light and the kingdom of Jesus. So we have been delivered. So which means that darkness does not have any more claim over our lives, which is great news, which is good news. Darkness has no more claims. So it's like how we have been, the citizenship of another country does not have any hold, the rules of another country, the rules there, the restrictions there, do not have control. We are bound by the rules as long as we are in that country or nation. For example, if I'm driving a car in India, I need to drive it on the left side of the road. Now that's the rule. Wherever we go, the length and breadth of the country, I need to drive it on the left side of the road. Now, if I move from India to go to the United States of America, then the rules change. I cannot continue to drive on the left side of the road. There will be utter chaos and there will be accidents because everybody is driving on the right side of the road now. So if I'm driving on the left side of the road, I will see the oncoming traffic. Everybody is on my lane. I cannot drive on the left side of the road. I have to drive on the right side of the road. So the rules of this nation are null and void. When it comes to driving on the left side of the road, when I move to the other nation, which is the United States of America. So similarly, we are not bound by any of the legal claims of the evil one because we have been delivered. So no more right over our lives, no more oppression, no more inroads into our minds and thoughts and imaginations. We have been delivered. So the basis for healing, emotional wholeness, the basis for deliverance is the finished work on the cross by which we have been delivered from darkness and released into light. So if there be anything to do with the bondage, which is from generation to generation, we're saying that some so and so, my great-grandfather had a drinking problem, my father also had a drinking problem. Therefore, you know, it has been passed on to me. Well, all that ends because we see that 1 Peter 1 and verse 18. 1 Peter chapter 1 verse 18 says, knowing then you were not redeemed with corruptible things like silver or gold from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ as of a land without blemish and without spot. So he's saying you were redeemed, redeemed from, redeemed with incorruptible things, the seed word of God. And we were redeemed from the aimless conduct received by tradition from your forefathers. So, you know, these things received by tradition, you know, these things that you could, that was handed down from generation to generation, even through your bloodline. Everything has been, has ended because of the cross, because of what Lord Jesus did for us on the cross. Now, the other thing that we see is that we have been released into blessing. Every curse that was upon us, a curse is a negative blessing that draws us, pulls us down. Every curse that was upon us, that ends because of the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus on the cross. Now, he has redeemed us from the curse of not keeping the law. The curse that is rightfully there because of our disobedience, that we have been redeemed from. Galatians 3 verses 13 and 14, it says, Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law. Now, if you want to get some more insight about the curse of the law, we can go to the book of Deuteronomy, and we can look at Deuteronomy chapter, I think it's 28. And we look at, you know, verses 1 to 14 talks about the blessing of keeping the word, the law, the commandments, and then verses 15 onwards talk about the curse. Now, we have been delivered from the curse. We have been redeemed from the curse of the law. Why? Because the Lord Jesus became a curse for us on the cross. And verse 14 says that the blessing of Abraham. Now, this is the reason he went to the cross. This is the reason he became a curse for our sakes, so that the blessing of Abraham might come upon all of us and come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. That's one of the things that we might receive the promise of the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus. So he has redeemed us. He has actually redeemed us from the curse of the law. What else do we see because of the finished work of the cross? We see that Colossians 2 verse 14 says that he has wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And he has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross, which means that whatever legal requirements that the law had because of our disobedience to it, because of the very nature of sin, all those, the Lord Jesus moved it out of the way, he took it out of the way because of his work on the cross because he kept the law and he destroyed whatever was against us. The curse, he removed it, he destroyed it because of his work on the cross. The finished work of Jesus on the cross also talks about Satan's defeat. The Lord conquered sin, Satan and death on the cross. Several verses talk about that. Colossians 2.15 in the New Testament says, having disarmed, the Lord Jesus, he says having disarmed, which means this is the work which is done, this is the work which is completed. This is the work which is in the past, which means on the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. He disarmed, which means whatever power they had, it was taken away. Whatever arms they had or weapons, it was taken away. He disarmed principalities and powers and he made a public spectacle of them and he triumphed over them in it. We see in Isaiah 53 where the prophet prophesies over Jesus. He says he shall divide the spoil with the strong because he has poured out his soul unto death and he was numbered with the transgressors and he bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. He is saying that because he poured out his soul unto death, he shall divide the spoil with the strong, which means there is a plundering that the Lord did and he gave the spoils of that victory to others. So we see, he is referring to us that the spoils of victory were given to us. So the victory he has given to us, the victory on the cross, he has turned around and given to us. So we see that this is the basis or this is the background or this is the reference point because of which we can actually say that yes, emotional healing and wholeness belongs to me. So it's not based on anything, it's not based on any assumption but it's based on the finished work of the Lord on the cross. So it is something which is based on truth, it is something which is based on what was done, what was completed on the cross, therefore we can stand strong in faith and we can pray for ourselves to be walking in emotional wholeness, for healing and wholeness in our emotions. We can minister to others as well because of this. So then we see the new creation life which happened to us because of the cross, which we have received because of the cross, the new creation life. Look at 2 Corinthians 5 and verses 17 and 18. If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away, behold all things have become new. Now all things are of God. So which means that I've become a new creation and we've learned about this, that we became new creation in our spirit man and our soul mind will emotions intellect now conforms, needs to conform to Christ likeness. So as new creations with new identity we have every right and we have the empowerment to walk away, to walk freely, to walk away from anything and everything that enslaved us. That is part of the old identity. Our old identity could be that we are sinners, slaves to sin, that we are dead to God, alive to sin. That's part of our old identity. Now because we have the new creation life in us and because we are new creations in Christ and because all things have become new and we have new creations in our spirit, now we can walk. Now that dominates us. The new creation life dominates us. So we can walk in newness of life. Anything to do with our emotions, anything to do with our thought patterns anything to do with our imaginations which are part of the old creation, our old identity. Now we have the freedom and the ability to walk away from it and to conform to Christ likeness. So we are transformed and conformed to Christ likeness. So there's no more right, Satan has no more legal right to keep us conformed to our old identity, our old nature. We have become new in Christ. In fact, 2 Corinthians 5 and verse 21 says, I think it's good that we read that, 2 Corinthians 5 and verse 21, he made in who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in him. So in Christ, we are considered as the righteousness of God. Now that's a big thing, right? The righteousness of God. Not righteousness of man, but righteousness of God. So in him, in Christ, we have become the righteousness of God in Christ. So our emotions, our thoughts, our passions, our desires and everything. It is consecrated unto God because this is our new nature. So we live out of our new nature. So that's the basis again for healing and deliverance. Then next we see that we have been given authority as part of our identity because we are no longer dominated by our old nature but sin has no domain over us. Romans 6 verse 14 talks about that. Now we have been given authority and we are in the rightful place of authority. What is it that we see? Mark 16 verse 17 and 18 says that in my name the Lord Jesus says, in my name and this is talking about those who believe. These signs will follow those who believe. In my name they will cast out demons. They will speak with new tongues. So in my name they will cast out demons. And how do we cast out demons? Because of the authority that the Lord has given us to cast out. So we've been given authority. In fact Luke chapter 10 and verse 19 and it is the Lord Jesus talking to the disciples and he says, behold I give you the authority. I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt you. So he's given as authority to trample over serpents and scorpions. He's also given as authority to cast out demons. So we're talking about the basis for deliverance. The basis for healing and deliverance is the authority that he's given us to walk whole, to pass down every attempt of the enemy to keep us in bondage, to keep us enslaved, to keep us in oppression. He's given us the authority. Then we also see that he has anointed us by his spirit. The anointing that breaks the yoke or all kinds of bondages. The anointing which is the work and power of the Holy Spirit. So the work, the presence and the power of the Holy Spirit brings healing and wholeness and the anointing removes burdens and yokes. So this is something that we see in Isaiah chapter 10. It talks about how the anointing breaks the yoke and removes the burdens. Isaiah chapter 10 and this is verse 27. It says, it shall come to pass on that day that his burden shall be taken away from your shoulders and his yoke from your neck and the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil. So there is the breaking of bondages, the removing of yoke and heaviness and oppression because of the anointing. In fact, Isaiah 61, the Lord, Isaiah prophesying about the Messiah, saying, the Spirit of the Lord, God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor. And we see that the Lord actually reads this when he goes to the synagogue. He has a portion of it and he says that today this is fulfilled in your hearing. And we see that in the book of Luke and chapter 4 where the Lord says that he opens it, opens the book of the prophet Isaiah. The scroll is given to him and he's reading it and he's saying the Spirit of the Lord is upon me. He has anointed me to preach good tidings and he says he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach the gospel to the poor and so on, to proclaim liberty to the captives and so on. So we see that this is something that is again possible because of the anointing or the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. So again, because of the anointing of the Holy Spirit I can boldly say that this healing and wholeness in my mind and emotions is made possible and it is God's desire. That is why he has anointed to heal the brokenhearted. Then we see the Word of God, the engrafted Word. The Word of God has intrinsic power and ability to save or again the Word used there is sozo which means to heal, preserve, protect, deliver and do well or be whole, to make whole. Now the Word of God is able, when we receive the engrafted or the implanted Word which is able to save our souls. When we receive the implanted Word it is able to make us whole and save us and bring sozo into our lives. It is able to sozo our souls. Sozo is a parallel Word in Greek, just like Shalom. So it talks about salvation, save, protect, deliver and heal, preserve and so on. So able to sozo our souls. So all this is the basis for our healing. So what should we do? What should we do? What is our responsibility? The main thing is that we cancel all association, all agreements. In other words we are saying we cancel all the ties, all the bridges that we had built, all the agreements that we had made with the enemy and we cancel all that and we close all the entry points or we close all the open doors. So Ephesians 4 talks about how we can give place to the devil. We ourselves, we actually have the ability or sometimes in our choices, in our decisions we give place to the devil. Ephesians 4.27 is about don't let the sun go down on your wrath. Ephesians 4 talks about that. To be simmering with rage or anger. Don't let the sun go down on your wrath. Don't let it be there and it says not give the devil a foothold. That place, the word place, Greek word, it means foothold for the devil. So a foothold is to, you know, why is there a foothold so that you can actually entrench, one can entrench yourself, one can carry, one can use it to that advantage. That foothold is given to use it to that advantage. Maybe to climb up, maybe to go, we want to have access to and so on. So since you not give the devil a foothold, access point or a convenient place to take advantage of. So we are God's property. Yes, the Lord is actually the owner of our property. He owns us, we belong to Him, Spirit, Soul and Body. But He is, we are the tenants. He is the landlord, we are the tenants. As a tenant, the landlord has actually given us, the authorities have given us, okay, you stay here, you live here, you have permission. But as a tenant, I could make some choices, I could make some decisions to open the doors, to open the windows and, you know, and whether knowingly, unknowingly and let someone in. And so because of my actions, because of my choices, I could let the enemy come in, step in and take authority, right? So that is something, you know, I need to make sure that these entry points and these associations, these agreements with the enemy, are in fact broken down, okay? In our next session, we talk about, in chapter four, we talk about, I mean, that section four, we talk about receiving healing, receiving deliverance and how do we go about it and also the pathway. So that is for the next class. So with this, we come to the end of this session and I hope we can practically implement these, right? It's good that we are learning these truths, but we put it to practice, intentionally put it to practice. I say, you know, you know, this is the truth and this is what I choose to stay with, right? So we looked at, so today we looked at the basis for healing and deliverance. So thank you for joining this session. We hope it was a blessing. So we will end this and we'll continue in the next video. God bless. Thank you.