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Showing posts with label Healing. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
God's Supernatural Turnaround
It had been a dramatic week for me. My grandma was hospitalised on last Tuesday after a regular check-up. The doctor just wanted to keep her under observation, for further checks. When I visited my grandma last Saturday, I was quite taken aback by her condition. My aunts said she was cheerful and looked ok on Thursday but then on Friday she suddenly seemed to have aged a lot. It turned out that she had a minor stroke and there was a lot of phlegm in her throat hence she could not eat well or speak properly. She also could not move her left arm and leg.
When I saw her, my heart sank. Earlier I had peace from God that my grandma is going to be well but once I sat my eyes on the natural, God's Word went out of the window. All the human emotions surged when I saw how much she has aged and why suddenly her condition has deteroriated overnight. But I applied anointing oil on her, laid hands on her and prayed. We also partook the holy communion together with her. I told my uncle who is also a believer that it is not God's will for her to leave yet. I believed that she would recover. It was in this hospital two years ago that she accepted Christ. I committed my grandma to God's loving hands.
Then yesterday I received a call from my dad saying that my grandma's heart is weak and the doctor said she could leave anytime now, within the next 24 hours. When I heard the news, my heart was still unmoved. I had peace even as I sought a confirmation from the Lord. The Lord showed me Psalm 103:3 'who forgives my iniquities and heals my diseases' and I knew God's will for her is to live and not die. However, there is just one thing I was bothered about: my grandma's will. I was not sure whether she wanted to live on. Because I knew God will not override her will.
When we reached the hospital, most of my relatives had gathered around her bed. I really hated that scene for it reminded me of the time when my beloved grandfather passed away. Some of my aunties had been crying. I went to my grandma and told her to look into my eyes. I told her that it is the Lord's will for her to live on and she will recover. I asked her whether she wanted to live a few more years. She said no. My heart sat and I cried 'Why? Why don't you want to live on?' Then I realised she might have given up hope on living. Because prior to that she was staying in the nursing home but she missed staying with my youngest uncle. She really loved my uncle and his family, especially his son.
I told my grandma 'Don't give up hope. Don't you wish to return to my uncle's home?' Her face lit up and she said yes and asked my uncle's son if she could stay at his home. But a while later, she was asking to see the rest of the family like my other uncle and auntie who were not there yet. She also was leaving some last words for my uncles and aunties. My heart sank and I could not stop crying because this scene reminded me too much of my grandfather's last moments. Yet I knew that God's Word had the power to turn the situation around. When we touch Jesus, we touch life. My grandma cannot help but live on.
I left that scene for I could not look to the natural anymore. I went away by myself to a quiet place to pray and to petition God. I told myself I need to look to Jesus and not at the natural situation. I spent some time praying in tongues and crying out to Abba Father and Jesus. Then I sensed a release. I felt that I had touched my Father's heart and He has answered me. Afterall, all that healing had already taken place when Christ died on the cross. So I started to worship and sing unto the Lord.
As I was still singing, my cousin tapped my shoulder and told me grandma would be ok. I thought he was just consoling me. My brother came to inform me that the nurse said my grandma's vital organs were still working well and she was not in danger. They would send her for further checks tomorrow. I broke out in praise and said 'Hallelujah to the Lord!' My countenance changed and I was joyful again. I went back and told my grandma that she would surely recover and told her to cry out to Jesus. I told her to say 'Jesus' and she did. At once I declared that whoever calls on the name of Jesus, they shall be saved!
I really thank God for this morning, my uncle brought me good news. The doctor said my grandma's phelgm has disappeared and she could be discharged on Monday! I really thank God for only He can turnaround such a gloomy situation! I thank God for He is so unfairly good to us! It is truly God's grace for me and my family!
When I saw her, my heart sank. Earlier I had peace from God that my grandma is going to be well but once I sat my eyes on the natural, God's Word went out of the window. All the human emotions surged when I saw how much she has aged and why suddenly her condition has deteroriated overnight. But I applied anointing oil on her, laid hands on her and prayed. We also partook the holy communion together with her. I told my uncle who is also a believer that it is not God's will for her to leave yet. I believed that she would recover. It was in this hospital two years ago that she accepted Christ. I committed my grandma to God's loving hands.
Then yesterday I received a call from my dad saying that my grandma's heart is weak and the doctor said she could leave anytime now, within the next 24 hours. When I heard the news, my heart was still unmoved. I had peace even as I sought a confirmation from the Lord. The Lord showed me Psalm 103:3 'who forgives my iniquities and heals my diseases' and I knew God's will for her is to live and not die. However, there is just one thing I was bothered about: my grandma's will. I was not sure whether she wanted to live on. Because I knew God will not override her will.
When we reached the hospital, most of my relatives had gathered around her bed. I really hated that scene for it reminded me of the time when my beloved grandfather passed away. Some of my aunties had been crying. I went to my grandma and told her to look into my eyes. I told her that it is the Lord's will for her to live on and she will recover. I asked her whether she wanted to live a few more years. She said no. My heart sat and I cried 'Why? Why don't you want to live on?' Then I realised she might have given up hope on living. Because prior to that she was staying in the nursing home but she missed staying with my youngest uncle. She really loved my uncle and his family, especially his son.
I told my grandma 'Don't give up hope. Don't you wish to return to my uncle's home?' Her face lit up and she said yes and asked my uncle's son if she could stay at his home. But a while later, she was asking to see the rest of the family like my other uncle and auntie who were not there yet. She also was leaving some last words for my uncles and aunties. My heart sank and I could not stop crying because this scene reminded me too much of my grandfather's last moments. Yet I knew that God's Word had the power to turn the situation around. When we touch Jesus, we touch life. My grandma cannot help but live on.
I left that scene for I could not look to the natural anymore. I went away by myself to a quiet place to pray and to petition God. I told myself I need to look to Jesus and not at the natural situation. I spent some time praying in tongues and crying out to Abba Father and Jesus. Then I sensed a release. I felt that I had touched my Father's heart and He has answered me. Afterall, all that healing had already taken place when Christ died on the cross. So I started to worship and sing unto the Lord.
As I was still singing, my cousin tapped my shoulder and told me grandma would be ok. I thought he was just consoling me. My brother came to inform me that the nurse said my grandma's vital organs were still working well and she was not in danger. They would send her for further checks tomorrow. I broke out in praise and said 'Hallelujah to the Lord!' My countenance changed and I was joyful again. I went back and told my grandma that she would surely recover and told her to cry out to Jesus. I told her to say 'Jesus' and she did. At once I declared that whoever calls on the name of Jesus, they shall be saved!
I really thank God for this morning, my uncle brought me good news. The doctor said my grandma's phelgm has disappeared and she could be discharged on Monday! I really thank God for only He can turnaround such a gloomy situation! I thank God for He is so unfairly good to us! It is truly God's grace for me and my family!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Praying for your children's health
Today I just wanted to share my experience with those mothers with young children. Children are a gift from God and they are given to us to enjoy. However, the devil comes to steal, kill and destroy but Christ came to give us life more abundantly. It is God's will for all of us to enjoy good health. Exodus 23:25 says 'You shall worship the Lord your God and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness away from the midst of you.'
But the reality is that sometimes our babies or small children fall sick quite often. As mothers, it can be very tiring to take care of them when they are sick and sometimes we end up falling sick after they recover. Then the virus would spread to them again and the vicious cycle starts. At times, it would seem that there is no end to it. I can identify with the feelings of helplessness because I went through it. Yet it really doesn't help me when parents around me tell me that this is part and parcel of parenting. Almost as if I would feel much better if I accept such sicknesses as a norm and move on.
I refused to take in what people tell me, no matter how much I respect them. I go to the Word of God. When I found Exodus 23:25, I was elated! Because God has shown me His will very clearly. We don't have to live the way Gentiles live. We are children of the Most High God and there is a higher way to live. God wants us to live in victory over sicknesses because of what Jesus has done on the cross.
So I told myself I am not about to be daunted by what I see. No doubt after this revelation, sometimes Joshua still fell sick and I also fell sick. I refused to be discouraged and give up on God's promise about healing and walking in divine health. I know God was building up my faith. Each time we fell sick, I would confess God's supernatural healing and we really recovered faster.
Over the years, God taught me to operate on a higher faith level - to walk in divine health. I came to a point when I see the symptoms of the sickness (flu or sore throat) coming on me or Joshua and I would pray and bind the spirit of infirmity in the Name of Jesus. I would lay hands on Joshua and pray for the sickness to depart from his body in the Name of Jesus. Sometime the manifestation of the healing came after a few days but I noticed recently that the healing has been coming forth sooner than before.
For example early this month, Joshua was sent home from school because the teachers noticed two uclers in his mouth and they were not sure if it was Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD). Joshua had suffered much under that disease last year and I was quite tramatised by it. However, this time, the Word takes precedence over the fears in my heart and I can confess that I have dominion over this sickness, not the other way round. I command the symptoms to leave his body in the Name of Jesus. I say HFMD, you have to bow down to the Name of Jesus. I thank God that by the end of the day, his ulcers really disappeared and he could go back to school the next day.
One important thing I learnt was that after you believed and confessed God's word, stop looking at the natural. Stop checking on the symptoms once in while. I know it is difficult to focus on the Word when your baby is screaming or in pain. Yet, we can tell ourselves that the natural circumstances will have to line up according to God's Word eventually. This too shall pass.
I like to encourage mothers to search the scriptures on what God has to say about healing and to exercise your faith by laying hands on your child when they are sick. Even if they should take medication, we can also confess that with this medicine, God will grant my child supernatural healing. You may need to persevere on God's word before you see results but I can assure you that the results will surely come. God's Word will not return to Him void (Isa 55:11).
Afterall, it is His will for you to enjoy days of heaven on earth but how could we enjoy parenting when our children are not healthy and strong most of the time?
But the reality is that sometimes our babies or small children fall sick quite often. As mothers, it can be very tiring to take care of them when they are sick and sometimes we end up falling sick after they recover. Then the virus would spread to them again and the vicious cycle starts. At times, it would seem that there is no end to it. I can identify with the feelings of helplessness because I went through it. Yet it really doesn't help me when parents around me tell me that this is part and parcel of parenting. Almost as if I would feel much better if I accept such sicknesses as a norm and move on.
I refused to take in what people tell me, no matter how much I respect them. I go to the Word of God. When I found Exodus 23:25, I was elated! Because God has shown me His will very clearly. We don't have to live the way Gentiles live. We are children of the Most High God and there is a higher way to live. God wants us to live in victory over sicknesses because of what Jesus has done on the cross.
So I told myself I am not about to be daunted by what I see. No doubt after this revelation, sometimes Joshua still fell sick and I also fell sick. I refused to be discouraged and give up on God's promise about healing and walking in divine health. I know God was building up my faith. Each time we fell sick, I would confess God's supernatural healing and we really recovered faster.
Over the years, God taught me to operate on a higher faith level - to walk in divine health. I came to a point when I see the symptoms of the sickness (flu or sore throat) coming on me or Joshua and I would pray and bind the spirit of infirmity in the Name of Jesus. I would lay hands on Joshua and pray for the sickness to depart from his body in the Name of Jesus. Sometime the manifestation of the healing came after a few days but I noticed recently that the healing has been coming forth sooner than before.
For example early this month, Joshua was sent home from school because the teachers noticed two uclers in his mouth and they were not sure if it was Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD). Joshua had suffered much under that disease last year and I was quite tramatised by it. However, this time, the Word takes precedence over the fears in my heart and I can confess that I have dominion over this sickness, not the other way round. I command the symptoms to leave his body in the Name of Jesus. I say HFMD, you have to bow down to the Name of Jesus. I thank God that by the end of the day, his ulcers really disappeared and he could go back to school the next day.
One important thing I learnt was that after you believed and confessed God's word, stop looking at the natural. Stop checking on the symptoms once in while. I know it is difficult to focus on the Word when your baby is screaming or in pain. Yet, we can tell ourselves that the natural circumstances will have to line up according to God's Word eventually. This too shall pass.
I like to encourage mothers to search the scriptures on what God has to say about healing and to exercise your faith by laying hands on your child when they are sick. Even if they should take medication, we can also confess that with this medicine, God will grant my child supernatural healing. You may need to persevere on God's word before you see results but I can assure you that the results will surely come. God's Word will not return to Him void (Isa 55:11).
Afterall, it is His will for you to enjoy days of heaven on earth but how could we enjoy parenting when our children are not healthy and strong most of the time?
Thursday, June 9, 2011
There is Power in the Name of Jesus!
I just wanted to share an article written by Evelyn Roberts (wife of Oral Roberts). The passage says that there is power in the Name of Jesus. Whatever the devil tries to do to us, we can overcome it in Jesus' Name. Jesus has given us the authority to use it (John 14:14). It's like having the power of attorney. When you give someone power of attorney, they are authorized to act exactly like you were there. That's what Jesus wants us to do - to act exactly as He would act if He were here. This means that when we use His name to command the spirits of infirmity to leave someone's body, it would be like Jesus Himself was there to execute the command! What a revelation!
Many believers might not realise that as children of the Most High God, we have dominion over sicknesses, evil spirits and natural circumstances. Jesus has said in Luke 10:19 'Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.' I don't know about you but when I realised the truth in this, I was really excited. Because I was always taught to appeal to the Most High God for help whenever I run into trouble. I was told we should not confront the evil ones by ourselves because we don't have the power. Only God has the power to deal with the evil spirits. How blinded I was then!
Sometimes we pray to God and ask Him to intervene in our situation but in other times, God wants us to exercise the authority already given to us by Jesus. You may ask: how do I exercise the authority if my faith is small? In Luke 17:6, Jesus says that if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree 'Be pulled out by the roots and be planted in the sea' and it would obey you. So even if your faith is small, you can start exercising your dominion by using the Name of Jesus in small things. The key is to start commanding. Then when you see answers to those things that you commanded, your faith muscles will grow.
It really doesn't matter how dire your circumstances are or how bad the doctor's report is, the fact is everything that has a name has to bow down to the Name of Jesus (Philippians 2:10). For me, I started with commanding the spirit of infirmity to leave my body and my son's body each time the symptoms start to manifest. I would persist with exercising the command until every single trace of the symptom disappeared and health is restored to our bodies. I am confident to exercise this command because I know by Jesus' stripes, I am already healed, hence victory already belongs to me.
Sometimes the healing would manifest immediately; other times it might take a few days but the key is don't give up if you first issue the command and still don't see results. Don't be discouraged or distracted by the natural circumstances (though they can be very real but they are temporal) because the natural circumstances always have to line up with the Word of God.
Many believers might not realise that as children of the Most High God, we have dominion over sicknesses, evil spirits and natural circumstances. Jesus has said in Luke 10:19 'Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.' I don't know about you but when I realised the truth in this, I was really excited. Because I was always taught to appeal to the Most High God for help whenever I run into trouble. I was told we should not confront the evil ones by ourselves because we don't have the power. Only God has the power to deal with the evil spirits. How blinded I was then!
Sometimes we pray to God and ask Him to intervene in our situation but in other times, God wants us to exercise the authority already given to us by Jesus. You may ask: how do I exercise the authority if my faith is small? In Luke 17:6, Jesus says that if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree 'Be pulled out by the roots and be planted in the sea' and it would obey you. So even if your faith is small, you can start exercising your dominion by using the Name of Jesus in small things. The key is to start commanding. Then when you see answers to those things that you commanded, your faith muscles will grow.
It really doesn't matter how dire your circumstances are or how bad the doctor's report is, the fact is everything that has a name has to bow down to the Name of Jesus (Philippians 2:10). For me, I started with commanding the spirit of infirmity to leave my body and my son's body each time the symptoms start to manifest. I would persist with exercising the command until every single trace of the symptom disappeared and health is restored to our bodies. I am confident to exercise this command because I know by Jesus' stripes, I am already healed, hence victory already belongs to me.
Sometimes the healing would manifest immediately; other times it might take a few days but the key is don't give up if you first issue the command and still don't see results. Don't be discouraged or distracted by the natural circumstances (though they can be very real but they are temporal) because the natural circumstances always have to line up with the Word of God.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Holy Communion
Another important area I would like to address is Holy Communion. In this blog post, I have extracted key points in Pastor Prince's book 'Health and Wholeness through the Holy Communion'.
What I was taught in a traditional church was that I would need to confess all my sins before partaking the communion or else I will be eating and drinking God's judgment upon myself. First Corinthians 11:29 says 'For he who eats and drinks in an unworthily manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.' Sometimes I was not sure if I have confessed all my sins and hence I would rather not take the Holy Communion.
Actually other than remembering that Jesus' body was broken for us and His blood was shed for our forgiveness of sins, I was not totally sure why I was partaking of His body when I came to the Table. And precisely that was the reason why many sincere believers were not receiving the divine life of our Saviour, causing them to be weak and sick and to die before their time. First Corinthians 11:30 says 'For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.' Sleep here means death, not bodily rest. If this is true, the opposite would be true too. If we do discern the Lord's body, we will walk in his divine health and wholeness.
How then do we discern the Lord's body? First we must be clear that the body and the blood should not be treated as one. The wine, which is His blood is for our forgiveness of sins. The bread, which is His body, is for our healing. in Mark 7:26-28, Jesus referred healing for the Greek woman's daughter as children's bread. When we partake of the Lord's body, we are partaking of His divine health for Jesus was never sick. He was vibrant, full of life and full of health. So when Jesus said 'Take, eat; this is My body', He was imparting His life, health and wholeness to their bodies. His body was beaten, bruised and broken (symbolised by the Matzah, the flat bread eaten during Passover) so that our bodis can be whole.
What does it mean to partake in an unworthily manner in case we bring judgment upon ourselves? In First Corinthians 11:29, Apostle Paul said that if we eat and drink unworthily, we bring judgment to ourselves. The word 'unworthily' is an adverb, which means it modifies the verb. In this case, 'unworthily' describes the action of eating and drinking, not the person eating or drinking.
So Paul was not saying if you are an unworthy person, don't partake of the Lord's Supper. (In fact, the blood of Jesus already made us worthy before God!) He was saying that we should not partake in an unworthily manner which means taking the Holy Communion when we don't understand the significance of the Lord's body. In such cases, the Holy Communion can easily become a ritual if we don't understand the significance of the bread. Hence most believers (like me in the past) missed out on the blessings of health and healing. Not only that, by failing to discern the Lord's body, we are making Jesus' work on the cross ineffective and powerless.
Jesus told us to have Communion often, so there must be something powerful about it. His blessings of health, wholeness and preservation of life abound at His Table. We do not need a pastor to conduct the Holy Communion. Once we are believers, we are priests (1 Peter 2:9). We can partake of the Lord's Supper at home. In the church, pastors do it because they are the spiritual authority over the people and there must be some order in how they conduct things. Outside of the church, we, as royal priests, are qualified to partake on our own, as often as we wish to.
What I was taught in a traditional church was that I would need to confess all my sins before partaking the communion or else I will be eating and drinking God's judgment upon myself. First Corinthians 11:29 says 'For he who eats and drinks in an unworthily manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.' Sometimes I was not sure if I have confessed all my sins and hence I would rather not take the Holy Communion.
Actually other than remembering that Jesus' body was broken for us and His blood was shed for our forgiveness of sins, I was not totally sure why I was partaking of His body when I came to the Table. And precisely that was the reason why many sincere believers were not receiving the divine life of our Saviour, causing them to be weak and sick and to die before their time. First Corinthians 11:30 says 'For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.' Sleep here means death, not bodily rest. If this is true, the opposite would be true too. If we do discern the Lord's body, we will walk in his divine health and wholeness.
How then do we discern the Lord's body? First we must be clear that the body and the blood should not be treated as one. The wine, which is His blood is for our forgiveness of sins. The bread, which is His body, is for our healing. in Mark 7:26-28, Jesus referred healing for the Greek woman's daughter as children's bread. When we partake of the Lord's body, we are partaking of His divine health for Jesus was never sick. He was vibrant, full of life and full of health. So when Jesus said 'Take, eat; this is My body', He was imparting His life, health and wholeness to their bodies. His body was beaten, bruised and broken (symbolised by the Matzah, the flat bread eaten during Passover) so that our bodis can be whole.
What does it mean to partake in an unworthily manner in case we bring judgment upon ourselves? In First Corinthians 11:29, Apostle Paul said that if we eat and drink unworthily, we bring judgment to ourselves. The word 'unworthily' is an adverb, which means it modifies the verb. In this case, 'unworthily' describes the action of eating and drinking, not the person eating or drinking.
So Paul was not saying if you are an unworthy person, don't partake of the Lord's Supper. (In fact, the blood of Jesus already made us worthy before God!) He was saying that we should not partake in an unworthily manner which means taking the Holy Communion when we don't understand the significance of the Lord's body. In such cases, the Holy Communion can easily become a ritual if we don't understand the significance of the bread. Hence most believers (like me in the past) missed out on the blessings of health and healing. Not only that, by failing to discern the Lord's body, we are making Jesus' work on the cross ineffective and powerless.
Jesus told us to have Communion often, so there must be something powerful about it. His blessings of health, wholeness and preservation of life abound at His Table. We do not need a pastor to conduct the Holy Communion. Once we are believers, we are priests (1 Peter 2:9). We can partake of the Lord's Supper at home. In the church, pastors do it because they are the spiritual authority over the people and there must be some order in how they conduct things. Outside of the church, we, as royal priests, are qualified to partake on our own, as often as we wish to.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
By His Stripes We were Healed!
Joshua had been having this cough for quite a while. We have brought him to see a doctor and he has also finished all the medicine. But there was still some phlegm and lingering cough. On Monday he had a bit of runny nose. These few days I was also not feeling well but I kept proclaiming that I was healed. I refused to accept these lying symptoms in my body. I said 'Phlegm, you do not belong to my body. Get out in the Name of Jesus!'
I kept believing that Jesus took all our sicknesses and pain at the Cross and by His stripes we were healed. What He suffered on the Cross we do not have to suffer again. Such is the power of his redemptive work on the Cross, which included more than just salvation of our souls. All its benefits (in Psalm 103) included forgiving us of all our sins, healing us of our sicknesses, redeeming us from the pit, crowning us with livingkindness, filling our mouths with good things so that our youths are renewed like the eagles.
As the days passed, and we seemed to still have those lying symptoms, it is where the rubber meets the road. It is where my faith is tested. We still partook of the Holy Communion everyday believing and declaring that Jesus' body was broken so that we enjoy good health and healing. Yet the outward circumstances still seem to be contrary to the Word of God. It is often easy to encourage someone else to press on with believing that by His stripes, they were healed. It can be very trying especially when our own health is affected.
Today after Joshua came back from school, he still had the runny nose. It didn't help that I was not feeling completely well. He said he wanted to see the doctor for his runny nose, I told him maybe when his daddy comes home after work. But I still wanted him to understand what it meant to be healed by Jesus.
I decided to watch 'Passion of the Christ' with Joshua. I will focus on the part when Jesus was scourged. As usual, I was all tears but the reality of seeing Jesus bearing all my sicknesses and pain hit me. My faith was given a boost as I saw how my Savior was beaten. And I thought if I still could not believe I was healed, then my Savior would have suffered in vain. At that moment I was sure that I was healed.
Something amazing happened for Joshua. At one point he walked away to his room. I thought he was going to play his toys but after a while, I decided to check on him. Then I realised he was crying. He was touched by the scene where His Savior was beaten cruelly by the Roman soldiers. At that point I thought wow! He really has a sensitive heart for God and he really responds to Jesus. I asked him why he cried, whether is it about Jesus. He said yes. I knew in my heart that Joshua was also healed. Both of us had an experience when we were not just healed, we were also touched by God's great love for us. What a precious experience!
I kept believing that Jesus took all our sicknesses and pain at the Cross and by His stripes we were healed. What He suffered on the Cross we do not have to suffer again. Such is the power of his redemptive work on the Cross, which included more than just salvation of our souls. All its benefits (in Psalm 103) included forgiving us of all our sins, healing us of our sicknesses, redeeming us from the pit, crowning us with livingkindness, filling our mouths with good things so that our youths are renewed like the eagles.
As the days passed, and we seemed to still have those lying symptoms, it is where the rubber meets the road. It is where my faith is tested. We still partook of the Holy Communion everyday believing and declaring that Jesus' body was broken so that we enjoy good health and healing. Yet the outward circumstances still seem to be contrary to the Word of God. It is often easy to encourage someone else to press on with believing that by His stripes, they were healed. It can be very trying especially when our own health is affected.
Today after Joshua came back from school, he still had the runny nose. It didn't help that I was not feeling completely well. He said he wanted to see the doctor for his runny nose, I told him maybe when his daddy comes home after work. But I still wanted him to understand what it meant to be healed by Jesus.
I decided to watch 'Passion of the Christ' with Joshua. I will focus on the part when Jesus was scourged. As usual, I was all tears but the reality of seeing Jesus bearing all my sicknesses and pain hit me. My faith was given a boost as I saw how my Savior was beaten. And I thought if I still could not believe I was healed, then my Savior would have suffered in vain. At that moment I was sure that I was healed.
Something amazing happened for Joshua. At one point he walked away to his room. I thought he was going to play his toys but after a while, I decided to check on him. Then I realised he was crying. He was touched by the scene where His Savior was beaten cruelly by the Roman soldiers. At that point I thought wow! He really has a sensitive heart for God and he really responds to Jesus. I asked him why he cried, whether is it about Jesus. He said yes. I knew in my heart that Joshua was also healed. Both of us had an experience when we were not just healed, we were also touched by God's great love for us. What a precious experience!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Passion of the Christ
I just finished watching the movie 'Passion of the Christ'. I know it's kind of delayed. I had been hesitating to watch it for years because I cannot bear watching my Savior been scourged and crucified. But recently the Lord impressed upon me to watch it because there would be some revelations while watching movie. Pastor Prince also mentioned that there were people who get healed while watching Jesus being scourged. By His stripes, we are healed.
Indeed there are many revelations while watching the movie, along with much tears. First of all, I was wondering why would God want to sacrifice His only Son to suffer and die for us when we don't even deserve it? As I watched, I told God why don't you just save Your Son and let the world die? The answer is this: For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).
I saw how Mary's heart was crushed seeing Jesus suffer and die and I can't help but think about my Abba Father's heart. I can't even find a word to describe how God must have felt when He turned His back on Jesus, His beloved Son, who is so obedient to Him even to the point of death! Indeed what kind of God do we serve? If God did not withhold heaven's best, would He withhold anything from us? When I look at the cross, I see His heart of love. I am truly convinced that such a God cannot be anything but good. Faith is having a good opinion of God, believing in His goodness despite what bad things had happened in our lives.
Secondly, the revelation is that what Jesus suffered (the lashing, the crown of thorns, the shame, the rejection), we don't ever have to suffer again. Like what Pastor Prince said, the wrath of God is all upon Jesus and when Jesus said 'It is finished', the sacrifice is complete. The finished work of Christ is like the ashes and no fire could ever burn on the ashes again. As long as we stay in the finished work of Christ, we will be abiding in the secret place of the Most High. No judgement or wrath of God could befall us when we cling on to Jesus and His finished work.
Thirdly, when Christ rose again, He truly conquered death, the last enemy. Jesus crushed the serpent's head, rendering what Satan did to be ineffective. Because of this new covenant, we are more than conquerors in Christ. We are given the dominion over the earth once again. We can do what Jesus did on earth (heal the sick, cast out the demons and bring redemption to all). In fact, Jesus said we could do greater works than these.
I don't know about you but I am going to take Jesus' Word literally. I believe this authority to govern the earth has been given to all believers and it is up to the believer to exercise this authority. Imagine this: dominion over this earth, dominion over sicknesses and diseases, dominion over demonic powers, dominion over death even. All these are ours to claim. Let this truth sink into your hearts.
Indeed there are many revelations while watching the movie, along with much tears. First of all, I was wondering why would God want to sacrifice His only Son to suffer and die for us when we don't even deserve it? As I watched, I told God why don't you just save Your Son and let the world die? The answer is this: For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).
I saw how Mary's heart was crushed seeing Jesus suffer and die and I can't help but think about my Abba Father's heart. I can't even find a word to describe how God must have felt when He turned His back on Jesus, His beloved Son, who is so obedient to Him even to the point of death! Indeed what kind of God do we serve? If God did not withhold heaven's best, would He withhold anything from us? When I look at the cross, I see His heart of love. I am truly convinced that such a God cannot be anything but good. Faith is having a good opinion of God, believing in His goodness despite what bad things had happened in our lives.
Secondly, the revelation is that what Jesus suffered (the lashing, the crown of thorns, the shame, the rejection), we don't ever have to suffer again. Like what Pastor Prince said, the wrath of God is all upon Jesus and when Jesus said 'It is finished', the sacrifice is complete. The finished work of Christ is like the ashes and no fire could ever burn on the ashes again. As long as we stay in the finished work of Christ, we will be abiding in the secret place of the Most High. No judgement or wrath of God could befall us when we cling on to Jesus and His finished work.
Thirdly, when Christ rose again, He truly conquered death, the last enemy. Jesus crushed the serpent's head, rendering what Satan did to be ineffective. Because of this new covenant, we are more than conquerors in Christ. We are given the dominion over the earth once again. We can do what Jesus did on earth (heal the sick, cast out the demons and bring redemption to all). In fact, Jesus said we could do greater works than these.
I don't know about you but I am going to take Jesus' Word literally. I believe this authority to govern the earth has been given to all believers and it is up to the believer to exercise this authority. Imagine this: dominion over this earth, dominion over sicknesses and diseases, dominion over demonic powers, dominion over death even. All these are ours to claim. Let this truth sink into your hearts.
Monday, February 28, 2011
The Finished Work of Christ
Yesterday we had a powerful sermon from Pastor Prince. I just wanted to share the aspect of his sermon that ministered most to me. He said in Numbers 19, God told the Israelites to bring an offering of a red heifer without blemish, in which there is no spot and on which a yoke has not been laid. The priest would take it outside the camp and it shall be slaughtered before him. The heifer shall be burned and its ashes shall be gathered and stored outside the camp. The ashes shall be kept for the water of purification; it is for purifying from sin.
Pastor Prince said that Jesus is like the red heifer for He has no spot and no burden has ever been laid on him. He is the perfect sacrifice. After God's judgment has been poured out on the red heifer, the ashes remain. Ashes represents the finished work of Christ because ashes is the final form of any matter. No fire can ever burn again in the area of the ashes. What it simply means is this: when we walk in the finished work of Christ, we stand where the fire of God's judgment has been exacted on Christ and we will be safe from the judgment. When we walk in His finished work, we don't have to suffer what Christ has already suffered. That is precisely why Christ came to earth, suffered and died for us!
My friends, Christ died young so that we could live long; He died poor so that we can be rich; He died in pain so that we will never be sick or in pain; He died a lonely man so that we will always be surrounded by family and friends. That is why we always need to be reminded about the finished work of Christ so that the consciousness of sin will not be on our hearts. We need to stand on the firm foundation that because of Christ's perfect sacrifice, we are forever righteous before God. What a great exchange happened on the Cross!
Pastor Prince said that Jesus is like the red heifer for He has no spot and no burden has ever been laid on him. He is the perfect sacrifice. After God's judgment has been poured out on the red heifer, the ashes remain. Ashes represents the finished work of Christ because ashes is the final form of any matter. No fire can ever burn again in the area of the ashes. What it simply means is this: when we walk in the finished work of Christ, we stand where the fire of God's judgment has been exacted on Christ and we will be safe from the judgment. When we walk in His finished work, we don't have to suffer what Christ has already suffered. That is precisely why Christ came to earth, suffered and died for us!
My friends, Christ died young so that we could live long; He died poor so that we can be rich; He died in pain so that we will never be sick or in pain; He died a lonely man so that we will always be surrounded by family and friends. That is why we always need to be reminded about the finished work of Christ so that the consciousness of sin will not be on our hearts. We need to stand on the firm foundation that because of Christ's perfect sacrifice, we are forever righteous before God. What a great exchange happened on the Cross!
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