What It Means to Be Redeemed From Sickness - Rick McFarland - Charis Daily - Season 16 Ep. 6

Main Ideas / Lessons

• “Redeemed from sickness” means believers are freed from the curse associated with the Law—specifically, from being under the law’s curse/burden rather than trying to earn God’s favor through continuous perfect obedience.
• The curse of the Law is defined as being under the Law and its requirement of ongoing perfection (i.e., the standard of 613 commandments continuously, which no one could fully keep).
• Jesus redeems believers in two stages:
  1. He lived under the Law and fulfilled it perfectly (not only died).
  2. His righteousness is credited/imputed to believers as a gift, so believers receive God’s promised benefits based on Jesus’ work rather than their personal performance.
• Deuteronomy 28 is discussed as containing blessings and curses:
  • Blessings are tied to obedience, but since no one fully obeys, the curses apply.
  • Jesus becomes the solution by fulfilling the Law and removing the legal basis for the curse from believers’ lives.
• The speaker emphasizes that redemption must be enforced:
  • Blessings/cures are not merely automatic; believers must align their faith, words, and resistance to the enemy.
  • The enemy is described as a thief who starts small and escalates, so believers should resist symptoms at the earliest sign.

Key Concepts and Scripture Logic Used

• Galatians 3:13: Christ “redeemed us from the curse of the law.”
• Galatians 3:10: “works of the law” are under a curse for failing to continue in all things.
• Deuteronomy 28 (blessings/curses):
  • Deut 28:1: blessings contingent on diligent obedience.
  • Deut 28:15: curses for not observing all commandments.
• Jesus’ timing and righteousness:
  • Galatians 4:4-5: Jesus was “born under the law” to redeem those under the law and enable adoption.
• Judicial “handing over” language:
  • Deut 28:21-22 (e.g., “plague cling,” “Lord will strike you”) is explained as God handing people over to the judgments of their own disobedience.
  • Striking is connected to a “destroyer,” illustrated via Exodus 12:23.
• Redemption list of sickness/curses (with speaker’s explained equivalents): treated as what believers can claim because of Jesus.
  • From Deut 28:22
    • Consumption (explained as emaciation/lung disease/tuberculosis/wasting disease)
    • Fevers
    • Inflammation (example: arthritis—“inflamed joints”)
  • From Deut 28:27
    • Boils/ulcers (ulcers)
    • Tumors (example mentioned: hemorrhoids, referred to as “emrods” in KJV)
    • Itch / itching, skin diseases, scurvy, rashes
  • From Deut 28:28
    • Madness (mental disorders; examples such as bipolar/depression)
    • Blindness / eye disorders
    • Confusion of heart (confusion; encouraged to pursue mental clarity)
  • From Deut 28:59-61
    • Extraordinary plagues (example: COVID as an “out of the ordinary experience”)
    • Prolonged plagues
    • Every sickness and every plague “not written in the book of the law” (described as a “catch-all” for anything not explicitly named)

Methodology / “Instructions” Emphasized (Practical Steps)

• Get the theological foundation
  • Understand redemption is from being under the law’s curse, not from merely “trying harder.”
  • Believe Jesus fulfilled the Law perfectly and that His righteousness is credited to you.
• Make specific faith declarations
  • The speaker repeatedly prompts verbal confession, including declarations such as:
    • “Because of Jesus, I’m redeemed from lung disease / tuberculosis / wasting disease.”
    • “I’m redeemed from fevers.”
    • “I’m redeemed from inflammation / arthritis.”
    • “Because of Jesus, I’m redeemed from ulcers.”
    • “By Jesus, I’m redeemed from hemorrhoids / tumors of all types.”
    • “Because of Jesus, I’m redeemed from itching / skin diseases / scurvy / rashes.”
    • “Because of Jesus, I’m redeemed from mental disorders.”
    • “Because of Jesus, I’m redeemed from blindness / eye disorders.”
    • “I rebuke confusion… I speak clarity of mind.”
    • “Because of Jesus, I’m redeemed from all extraordinary plagues and prolonged plagues.”
    • “Because of Jesus, I’m redeemed from every sickness and every plague.”
• Resist the enemy early
  • Treat any symptom as evidence of a curse/counter-claim that must be resisted.
  • Using the “thief” analogy, begin resistance at the first sign (first sniffle/small symptom) to prevent escalation.
• Use biblical resistance language
  • 1 Peter 5:8-9 (Amplified emphasis): be vigilant; “withstand/resist”; be firm in faith.
  • James 4:7: submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee.
• Resist from the right basis
  • Confidence must rest on Jesus’ finished work/righteousness, not on personal performance.
  • The speaker warns that relying on one’s own performance leads to instability, guilt, and weakened faith.

Conclusions Emphasized

• Believers are redeemed from the curses described in Deuteronomy 28, including sicknesses not even specifically listed.
• Healing is described as involving:
  • faith alignment with redemption,
  • confession of the promises,
  • and active resistance to the enemy’s attempts through symptoms.

Speakers / Sources Featured

• Rick McFarland (speaker; instructor for KCM’s Daily)

Bible Passages Referenced

• Galatians 3:13, Galatians 3:10
• Deuteronomy 28:1, 15, 21, 22, 27, 28, 59, 61
• Exodus 12:23
• Galatians 4:4-5
• John 10:10
• 1 Peter 4:12
• 1 Peter 5:8-9 (Amplified referenced)
• James 4:7