Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Discredit It
Faith healers. Sweaty, fat preachers with a hankie after your money. A lot of hype and tricks. Snake oil and make a big commotion so people get into a frenzy to believe that they're really healed. Lots of psychological tricks and emotional manipulation. The Christianized version of a carney worker.
Well, that's what I used to think about people who prayed for people to get healed. Faith Healers. Hmm. Satan has done such a good job at ridiculing and discrediting the healing ministry that there aren't too many people who even believe that the legitimate actually exists. In this case, the counterfeit has actually taken the place of the real.
It is now my conviction that the amount of overtime the devil has put in to make faith healing seem so ludicrous is going to backfire on him just like the Crucixion back fired on him. We sons and daughters do not need to allow the enemy to steal our inheritance in this. Jesus' and the Apostles' ministries were marked by healing. Even today the majority of people will stand in line to see someone discredit a healer, but few will stand in line long enough to get healed. This, however, is changing. I see an army of people moving in healing and healing each other.
As far as I'm concerned, I'm going to let Jesus define the picture of a faith healer and not the media or my denomination or my culture. Nor will I bow before the altar of "that stuff stopped with the apostles" or the other altar "that's only for Africa".
The Bride is making herself ready.
Well, that's what I used to think about people who prayed for people to get healed. Faith Healers. Hmm. Satan has done such a good job at ridiculing and discrediting the healing ministry that there aren't too many people who even believe that the legitimate actually exists. In this case, the counterfeit has actually taken the place of the real.
It is now my conviction that the amount of overtime the devil has put in to make faith healing seem so ludicrous is going to backfire on him just like the Crucixion back fired on him. We sons and daughters do not need to allow the enemy to steal our inheritance in this. Jesus' and the Apostles' ministries were marked by healing. Even today the majority of people will stand in line to see someone discredit a healer, but few will stand in line long enough to get healed. This, however, is changing. I see an army of people moving in healing and healing each other.
As far as I'm concerned, I'm going to let Jesus define the picture of a faith healer and not the media or my denomination or my culture. Nor will I bow before the altar of "that stuff stopped with the apostles" or the other altar "that's only for Africa".
The Bride is making herself ready.
