When God created the earth, it was
perfect. When man decided to disobey God
and make his own choices, he chose to remove himself from God's love and
protection. Mankind made choices that
created unhealthy and harmful conditions.
From that disobedience, diseases began
to spread across the earth. Whether it
was from hurtful choices (sexually transmitted) or a lifting of God's
protection, diseases began to spread.
So God did not "create"
diseases, but he created an environment that had the potential for diseases
that could be avoided if the people followed his laws carefully.
But God does not like disease. When he organized a nation around the
Israelites as they fled Egypt, he set up laws in Leviticus to stop the
spreading of diseases. Leviticus 13 and
14 are very unpleasant chapters to read, but filled with smart and healthy
regulations to treat diseases from spreading among the people.
When Jesus arrived in the New
Testament, he healed people from diseases when he came in contact with
them. Likewise the apostles spread the
news about Christ around the known world by healing people along the way.
In Revelation, the final chapter of the
Bible that is looking forward into eternity, it speaks of healing and no more
suffering and pain for those who choose to follow God into heaven.
God is all about healing us from the
destructive diseases that inflict our bodies and the sinful disease that
ravages our souls.