The power of God
I was reading in Acts today where Peter raises a woman who was dead, to life. It got me thinking...
How influential can someone be today for the sake of Christ?
We live in a culture now that sees spiritual gifts, and signs and healing as old things. We read in Scripture about miracles that were performed in the name of Jesus all the time. It's all over the place. So why don't we believe in miracles happening today?
I remember when I was on a missions trip in Guatemala. There was a young boy who was in very bad shape. He needed a respirator to help him breath or he may not make it. As we were sitting and praying with the orphanage leaders I realized something. These people have got something that I don't have. They prayed something like this,
"God we KNOW that can and will heal this child. We place him in Your hands. Father, heal this boy. Make him healthy again."
And I remember walking away from this experience changed in how I viewed prayer. Here I was a young man who has everything I need to live watching someone who doesn't have much of anything pray expectantly on the Lord. No one in this orphanage has much of anything. I thought, how could this person trust that Jesus cared A lot about them? They don't even have enough food to go around.
I was challenged. These people had faith, a certain type of faith that I hadn't experienced up until this point.
Long story short...money was raised, a respirator was purchased, and the boy was healed. But maybe the most important thing that happened through all of this had nothing to do with the health of the boy. Maybe God was moving in the hearts of me and those who had come to serve that week. Maybe God was moving in the souls of the children at the orphanage. Maybe God was moving in the souls of the staff (paid with housing and food) there.
The power of God is so far beyond what my mind can fathom.
I need to trust Him more.
I need to pray expectantly more.
I need to realize that He is in charge and that He has blessed me so far beyond what is needed.
Thank you, Jesus.
How influential can someone be today for the sake of Christ?
We live in a culture now that sees spiritual gifts, and signs and healing as old things. We read in Scripture about miracles that were performed in the name of Jesus all the time. It's all over the place. So why don't we believe in miracles happening today?
I remember when I was on a missions trip in Guatemala. There was a young boy who was in very bad shape. He needed a respirator to help him breath or he may not make it. As we were sitting and praying with the orphanage leaders I realized something. These people have got something that I don't have. They prayed something like this,
"God we KNOW that can and will heal this child. We place him in Your hands. Father, heal this boy. Make him healthy again."
And I remember walking away from this experience changed in how I viewed prayer. Here I was a young man who has everything I need to live watching someone who doesn't have much of anything pray expectantly on the Lord. No one in this orphanage has much of anything. I thought, how could this person trust that Jesus cared A lot about them? They don't even have enough food to go around.
I was challenged. These people had faith, a certain type of faith that I hadn't experienced up until this point.
Long story short...money was raised, a respirator was purchased, and the boy was healed. But maybe the most important thing that happened through all of this had nothing to do with the health of the boy. Maybe God was moving in the hearts of me and those who had come to serve that week. Maybe God was moving in the souls of the children at the orphanage. Maybe God was moving in the souls of the staff (paid with housing and food) there.
The power of God is so far beyond what my mind can fathom.
I need to trust Him more.
I need to pray expectantly more.
I need to realize that He is in charge and that He has blessed me so far beyond what is needed.
Thank you, Jesus.
posted by Chris | 11:49 AM
2 Comments:
I have a friend who prays like he knows God will answer every single thing he asks for when praying for others. Maybe I just don't have that kind of faith; seems like I start thinking that more than likely God will just not choose to heal so-and-so because they are simply too far gone. I should have that faith, and I try; Satan masquerading as 'thinking realistically' tries to say otherwise. Tough, yet not so much.
Nick,
When we look at some of the people Jesus healed we see that He often healed people because of their someone's faith other than their own, (Matthew 8:5-13). This frustrates me sometimes, but other times it amazes me!
Keep praying, He will grant the prayers of His people!
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