the thrill of victory and the agony of the defeat
the past few days we have seen a number of different people healed - many in public places. It has been amazing and we know that the Lord's moving in unprecedented ways. We have never seen so much happening - and most importantly, the number of people who are "doing the stuff" - this is just a dream come true.
at the same time, this afternoon we lost a dear friend and member of our community to cancer. That makes 3 close friends this year who have died untimely deaths. God hates cancer with a passion and Jesus paid a price to see it healed. Losing battles to cancer is an illustration of injustice. We've seen cancer healed and worldwide God is healing cancer at an ever increasing rate.
What do we do with loss? Do we retreat? Do we change our theology? Put it on God, in the name of sovereignty? Or do we let it propel us in a spirit of righteous indignation to contend all the more for the ministry of Jesus to be reproduced in and through us? We won't slow down until we are seeing Christ's words fulfilled - "if you believe in me, the (very same) works that I am doing, you shall do also". He wasn't lying. We must wage war on our unbelief and press forward UNTIL His words are true in our experience!
at the same time, this afternoon we lost a dear friend and member of our community to cancer. That makes 3 close friends this year who have died untimely deaths. God hates cancer with a passion and Jesus paid a price to see it healed. Losing battles to cancer is an illustration of injustice. We've seen cancer healed and worldwide God is healing cancer at an ever increasing rate.
What do we do with loss? Do we retreat? Do we change our theology? Put it on God, in the name of sovereignty? Or do we let it propel us in a spirit of righteous indignation to contend all the more for the ministry of Jesus to be reproduced in and through us? We won't slow down until we are seeing Christ's words fulfilled - "if you believe in me, the (very same) works that I am doing, you shall do also". He wasn't lying. We must wage war on our unbelief and press forward UNTIL His words are true in our experience!
Yes........He did not lie!
ReplyDeleteI think we also have to remember that though we pray for "healing" and the person ultimately dies, that he/she (if they are a believer) have indeed been healed because they are in a new body in heaven rejoicing and without pain!
ReplyDeleteHealed through the physical body, or healed through a spiritual body are both an answer to a prayer for healing. Though God hates cancer, we are still in a world controlled by the Devil, but one day we will be free from tears and pain! Amen?!
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