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Recently I was in a prayer meeting, which was called for a special purpose. Our pastor's wife had a miscarriage, the baby was found to be dead in the womb. So we gathered to lift their family to the Lord, and we began to pray.
The prayers, and the hearts from which they came, were beautiful, the folks cared so deeply. Some sniffles were heard around the quiet room as we prayed. Prayers were mainly to "give the doctors wisdom", or to "reassure and comfort the pastor's family", and even to "praise you Lord that you send trials to grow us spiritually." Beautiful, heartfelt prayers. But, why were our prayers so modest? Wasn't this GOD we were talking to? It didn't seem like we really believed that nothing was too hard for him!
About 20 minutes into prayer, someone finally uttered the prayer which should have started off the entire prayer meeting, as far as I am concerned. (And this was after I had prayed too.) They prayed something along the lines of, "Lord, we know that nothing is too hard for you. Please bring the baby back to life!"
Why had the miraculous been an afterthought to us? Doesn't this speak to our regard for the capabilities of our God? Do we really believe he can bring comfort and wisdom, but not restore life? 16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. I feel as though the Lord sees us as he did the disciples in the above scripture. Sure, our hearts were in the right place when we prayed for our dear friends. But until we asked for the impossible, we hadn't really asked for anything.
Does this mean the Lord will automatically give us the miracle every time we ask? By no means! But then, the scripture quoted doesn't say we will receive precisely what we ask for. Jesus simply said we would receive, and our joy would be complete. I believe that joy comes from our sincere belief that God can do anything, along with the trust that he will do what is best, every time! Yes, he who has faith enough to ask God for anything will certainly receive!!
I'm fairly ashamed, Lord. From now on I'm going for the homerun on my first swing, because I know that truly, nothing is too hard for you!! And I really do trust that you will do what is best! Amen. |
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| September 18, 2007 |
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Dare to pray for the impossible and praise God for the outcome. Whatever the outcome! I believe that is part of our "living by faith" and respecting God's sovereignty.
Our prayers go to your pastor's family. As a pastor's wife I can tell you, in moments like this is when we need "you" (the congregation) to stand by us. That is when we need all of you to hold our hands high, so we can win the emotional battle. We hurt as deep as anyone else, but we still need to keep going because we have souls depending on us for leading, feeding and healing. Believe me when I tell you that one of the most difficult things in the ministry is when we, as pastors, have to help the hurting when we are hurting... But thank God that the Holy Spirit Is Our Comforter, and thank God that the congregation is sensitive enough to pray... and pray for the impossible.
Thank you Mike!!!
Lourdes ;-) |
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| September 18, 2007 |
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Wow, what a wonderful reminder to each of us. I know that I am often reluctant to pray for the impossible, even though I know God is more than capable to deliver, I don't dare ask, I guess it is my lack of faith that holds me back. I will agree with you Mike, and start asking the impossible and leaving it to God to determine what is best. He always delivers what is best even when we don't ask or know what is best.
Thanks for the convicting reminder of His great power and love for us!
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| September 18, 2007 |
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3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 3:21 Unto him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
This scripture came to mind as I was reading this morning. I believe that we are equipped in Christ to change circumstances where ever we go. Speak the word and things change.
You go Mike! Hit that homerun! |
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| September 18, 2007 |
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| Thank you Lourdes! Precious is your heart. I will say a prayer for you and your Tigger-faced husband today as you lead God's sheep. Glenn, I thank God for your comment. It is comforting to know that others share in this conviction! Birdie, amen! He does give exceedingly above all that we ask or think! Haha, amen to that! |
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| September 18, 2007 |
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| What a thought-sobering message. Our prayers are with your pastor and his wife. |
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| September 18, 2007 |
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Mike, you are 100% correct in saying to pray for the miracle.
I was presented an identical situation in the early 80's. One of our dear friends was due to have surgery the next day to remove the fetus from what the doctors had declared was a miscarriage. I was a new born-again Christian, had just experienced being slain in the spirit (I was thinking what I would tell the pastor that night as to why I did not drop like everyone else and as soon as he laid hands on me - - WHOOOSE... down on the floor I went...) and I was convinced right then and there that God can do anything. My analytical engineering mind was finally shown that His ways are not only not my ways but also not in line with my engineering constraints placed on God prior to that day. It was time to throw everything out the window that I thought I knew about God and let the Holy Spirit teach me new things about the Jesus that I thought I knew. I was so far off base that I was a total stranger. 13:22 And he went on his way, through towns and country places, teaching and journeying to Jerusalem. 13:23 And someone said to him, Lord, will only a small number have salvation? And he said to them, 13:24 Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so. 13:25 When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from. 13:26 Then you will say, We have taken food and drink with you, and you were teaching in our streets. 13:27 But he will say, Truly, I have no knowledge of you or where you come from; go away from me, you workers of evil.
I had that childlike faith and actually BELIEVED everything that God's Word said; literally. I could trust my Father and I knew that He would never lead me astray.
Psalms 116:6
"The Lord protects those of childlike faith;
I was facing death, and he saved me."
Holy Bible, New Living Translation ®, copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
116:6 Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.
At that point in my life, just a few weeks old in my walk with Jesus, I believed everything that He was teaching me. It was simply awesome that my Father was so loving, could do anything and was so willing to teach me new things that I could not believe from a physical, analytical approach using my vast engineering knowledge. A whole new perspective of what being "religous" actually meant.
Romans 8:15-17
"This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what's coming to us — an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we're certainly going to go through the good times with him!"
(from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)
8:15 For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 8:16 The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God: 8:17 and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with `him', that we may be also glorified with `him'.
My Father was, is and will always be in control. Nothing is a surprise to Him; nothing escapes His notice. Wow! Was I an excited little child that actually KNEW that He could do anything! Which is why I called the pastor that day and asked if it would be appropriate to gather the elders and their wives that evening with the woman who was to have surgery the next day.
Now why wasn't that the FIRST thing our church leaders had thought of when praying earlier that week about this lady's diagnosis?
Yes, sometimes during our walk with the Lord as the years go by, we tend to forget what it was like to be that child in the first few weeks and months of our NEW LIFE. Sometimes we do need to go back to "kindergarten" in our adult lives and let God remind us of things we may have forgotten. Esspecially that childlike faith we once had as a new Christian.
I've always thought, get a bunch of the youth that have just accepted Christ and are on-fire for the Lord together when you need a real miracle that seems to be out of reach in our adult minds. Is it that new sanctuary that the pastor has always wanted to build but the church's finances just do not seem to be up to the task? Or is it that needy family who lives near the church that the pastor and elders have tried every which way to reach out to them but still cannot get the blinders off of them to see God's infinite love? Or is it that human life that has been taken for dead when in God's eyes, LIVES!
It was Mike's wife, Laura, that introduced me to the following book:
90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life
by Don Piper (Author), Cecil Murphey (Author)
I too, have become too "smart" in my later years of life. That book and this blog have helped me to remember the time that I actually did have childlike faith. I think this is a "wake up" call for many of us. Don't keep God inside a box. Don't put a limit on what He can do. And most importantly, don't forget to ask for what you want from God.
Answers do not come until AFTER the question has been asked!
God bless!
Dave
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| September 18, 2007 |
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Dave, what an amazing comment. I am so glad you posted it! I don't know why but I have tears in my eyes as I type this. I believe that perhaps I do need to go back to "kindergarten" and "let God remind me of things I may have forgotten." I do believe he can do anything!
BTW, what was the outcome of your prayer session with the elders for that woman? |
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| September 18, 2007 |
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Mike, As we all know, God's ways are not our way's. And sadly, the baby was stillborn. BUT, God had other plans for this couple and they went on to do His work with hundreds and hundreds of children in their community. It would not surprise me too much if they have "raised" more children in a Godly manner than they could have ever done with a child. And they have that heavenly assurance of seeing their baby in the future. What a reunion that is going to be with our Lord saying...
25:23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.
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| September 18, 2007 |
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The LORD knew what was best, he always does. Thank you, Dave. |
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| September 18, 2007 |
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I think our prayers are often limited by our concept of God. If we believe Him to be distant and uninvolved in our everyday needs, our prayers reflect that.
We serve a BIG God who, somehow, knows our every thought, every hurt and every trial. When we become a people who truly believe that down in our guts, that's when we'll start praying BIG!
God bless that person who prayed a prayer for the impossible! |
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| September 18, 2007 |
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| Mike, My brother posed this queston to me once and that's all it took... Can you cope with answered prayers? I often ask myself this... When i ask God for the "Impossible" can i cope when It is done? Thank you so much for this wonderful blog! |
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| September 18, 2007 |
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Mike, it's one of our greatest challenges to begin to approach God according to who He is and what He can do instead of basing our hopes on our own abilities. (Sorry for the length of this but as you know, I'm passionate on this topic.)
Consider this: 1:3 And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. 1:4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 1:5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
Now this:
1:11 And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, `and' fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so. 1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good. 1:13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
and now this:
1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years: 1:15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 1:16 And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: `he made' the stars also. 1:17 And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, 1:18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 1:19 And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
Did you catch it? Because God said so ("Let there be light...") there was light. But not just light, there was vegetation (which requires light). All before there was a sun in the sky. Because God said the word.
First day, light. Third day, plant life. Fourth day, sun and moon. Because God said so.
So absolutely pray for the miracle. Knowing the power of His words, ask God to speak on your behalf.
Here's another:
8:22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." So they set out, 8:23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in danger. 8:24 And they went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; and they ceased, and there was a calm. 8:25 He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, "Who then is this, that he commands even wind and water, and they obey him?"
It's another because God said so moment. A "Do you really think this boat will sink with me in it?" moment. Don't believe the lie that you've been abandoned, that you're alone, that God is unaware, or worse, uncaring. Pray for the miracle.
One more:
2:1 And when he returned to Caper'na-um after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2:2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them. 2:3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 2:4 And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. 2:5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." 2:6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 2:7 "Why does this man speak thus? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" 2:8 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? 2:9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your pallet and walk'? 2:10 But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" --he said to the paralytic-- 2:11 "I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home."
Why this one? Because it was the persistence of this man's friends that lead to those healing words being spoken. Bring your friends to Jesus and pray for the miracle.
When someone comes to the end of themselves and can't go any further, when they need to be carried, you bring them to Jesus. Call together a crowd if necessary. Do what it takes to reach Him. But don't stop until you've prayed for the miracle. |
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| September 18, 2007 |
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One more point and then I really have to get back to sleep!
It's only when you begin to pray those impossible prayers that you'll see miraculous answers. Until then, it's just too easy to call it a coincidence and write off God's mercy and grace.
But once you've spoken those words -- especially out loud together with other believers -- it becomes impossible to deny that "surely God is at work among you." Pray for the miracle. |
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| September 19, 2007 |
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I was struck by the truth of the sentence: 'Sure, our hearts were in the right place when we prayed for our dear friends. But until we asked for the impossible, we hadn't really asked for anything.' and I pray that I will always keep this excellent advice in my heart. If we remain in God's will, nothing we ASK for is impossible. I'm in awe of this mighty God we serve.
Blessings |
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| September 19, 2007 |
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Beverley, it is b/c you are in awe that you ask for the impossible. And quite a living testimony it is to see people trusting God in such a childlike way as to ask the impossible. He is indeed a great God!!
Pastor Dan, thank you for posting, it's deeply appreciated. And thanks for posting the link to Mrs Pastor Dan's blog too. Your family is rooted in our hearts.
Pastor Tim, Tabitha, restore, Shey, and Psalmgirl (Lisa), God bless you guys!! Thanks for your comments!
Dear Soozanne, thank you for your BIG view of God -- it is contageous! ~mike |
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| September 20, 2007 |
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| Thanks for the fresh prospective Mike. I would have to slightly differ with the phrase "But until we asked for the impossible, we hadn't really asked for anything." I think asking for comfort and wisdom is asking for something, and when God responds, that too is a miracle. I do see your point, it seems minimal in comparison to raising one from the dead, but still "something" nonetheless. |
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| September 21, 2007 |
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Thanks Sue! I agree, the fact that God responds to us at all is indeed miraculous, in a way.
The way that I see it now is kind of like this. If a boy broke his bike, and he came to his father in tears looking for comfort as opposed to asking him to fix his bike (or even replace it), not recognizing or even trusting that his father could fix it, wouldn't that display a rather modest opinion of his father's abilities? How might the father feel? If I were that dad, I'd feel a little hurt at my son's low opinion of me.
Or perhaps closer to home, say your daughter tried to learn how to play guitar and, becoming frustrated at her inability to execute or understand, she sought your shoulder to cry on rather than your instruction and vast know how. Do you think that you'd feel slightly mystified at her low opinion of your capability to help? NOT that there's anything wrong with seeking God for comfort. There's just something sublime about the person who, in complete trust and awe of God, asks him to do the "impossible" (at least to us). The greater the request, the more God is exalted! Right? |
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| September 21, 2007 |
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Got it bro! |
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| September 27, 2007 |
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Mike,
I too am so sorry for your Pastor and his wife. Perhaps the next time, because I know God is able. Yet, I do know Him as a God of miracles.
Pastor Aminata |
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| September 28, 2007 |
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| OK I see I'm gonna become a lottle I mean a lot bolder with my prayers. |
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| September 30, 2007 |
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| How are your pastors now? We've prayed for them and I was wondering how they were doing today. Lourdes |
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| September 30, 2007 |
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| They're doing well, thanks for asking Lourdes. The pastor's wife (who lost the baby) is starting to look ahead to possible future blessings in that area. It appears God has brought much healing in a short time. ~mike |
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| October 03, 2007 |
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Hello woman of God!
Thanks for taking time to comment. Praying for a miracle isn't the same as prophesying a miracle, so I wouldn't be afraid!! Ask, it shows how big your God is! (Just remember to put "please" on the front end, so everyone knows it's a request, hehe.) |
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| October 03, 2007 |
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| Thanks MH! (for the prayers and for the comment/star) |
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| October 09, 2007 |
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| Oh if we could pray like we were still four, whatever made us stop. Oh, yeah we got smart, or we just forgot to dream. |
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| October 11, 2007 |
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| So last night was Wednesday night prayer meeting, 'cause it was well... Wednesday... I eally gotta start prayin' and dreamin bigger |
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| November 16, 2007 |
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It is not the words that proceed from our mouth in prayers that matter. We may pray for a miracle but God does not perform the miracle that we expect. He does otherwise out of His great wisdom. God does the best thing for us. Recently, I was praying fervently for the healing of my elder brother's wife who was on her deathbed suffering from terminal cancer. She was a woman of God who had washed the feet of the saints in her house. I was praying for a miracle. I did prophesy of a miracle also in Jesus' Name. By faith, I saw my sister in law healed by the stripes of Jesus. But God, on a particular Sundary, spoke to me through a psalm that the death of saints was precious in His sight. The next day I received a telephone call that she had gone home to be with the Lord.
The last message I gave to my sister in law on her deathbed was that God would give us the best only. It was a prophetic word for all of us. Truly, by her demise, the Lord gave us the best only. All things work together for our good only. Even in death, God is glorified.
Please take time to read the biography of a great woman of God in India who had glorified God when she had lost all her three daughters in death. She did not murmur.
http://ammal.g.googlepages.com |
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| November 19, 2007 |
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Mike, that is so sad about your pastor's wife's baby. The true life story of Gnanamani Ammal is one miracle after another...there is no other word for it. I read the whole thing on http://ammal.g.googlepages.com and one remarkable thing was the HUNGER that she and her many children had to endure that caused HER baby to cease to grow in HER womb...for all purposes dead. But prayer caused this baby to survive and be born after 13 months! And God alone intervened in a dangerous partial-birth miscarriage, where Gnanamani's life was threatened, yet she could not afford a doctor...He alone provided healing in this situation. We in America must learn to expect the miraculous and for God to do all His holy will.
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| November 19, 2007 |
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| Connie, thank you for sharing about Gnanamani. I believe the Lord could have brought about a similar miracle in the case of our pastor's baby as well. I sheepishly admit it, realizing that I certainly wasn't recognizing the Lord's power when we began to pray that afternoon. God bless you! ~mike |
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| November 22, 2007 |
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Ask and you shall receive. All things are possible with Jesus.
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| November 30, 2007 |
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Mike-
If Jesus is the same yesterday today and forever(Hebrews 13:8), then he still heals the sick, casts out devils, and raised people from the dead(Matt 10:8) but now through his body.(John 14:12) Anyone who has faith in me, he will do what I am doing and do even greater works than these. He is obviously trying to teach the disciples and us to do what he did. Miracles! We must represent him as he really is; a arm growing back, leper removing, devil casting out, raising from the dead God.
Let's go for it in faith! Jeff |
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| November 30, 2007 |
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Denise, that is a sweet comment, thank you so much. Our belief in a big God who does miracles certainly conveys a powerful message of trust to the world around us. Much more so than praying to a little God merely for comfort all the time.
Amen, Jeff! It's all about faith, isn't it! |
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| November 30, 2007 |
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| Faith comes by hearing the and believing the word(Rom. 10:17, Heb 4:2) and by getting around others that are doing the stuff. Paul and Timothy, Elijah and Elisha, Jesus and the disciples. I wonder how many church leaders are doing the works of Jesus as the Peter, Phillip, Steven, and many modern day examples like John G. Lake. |
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| November 11, 2008 |
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Mike,
You can knock me over with a feather! I couldn't believe what you had written. I haven't read any of the comments because I am so taken by this thing. What has happened to you? You used to be so conventional and mainstream. I'm likin' what I'm reading!
We all make minor adjustments as we go. I love to hear you talk like this. Now compare the person's prayer with the prayers of Jesus. When Jesus raised the dead, He didn't talk to God, He talked to the dead person, "Lazarus, come forth" is the only one I can put my finger on right now. But didn't He take the hand of the 12-year old girl and command her to rise?
My point is this: Jesus operated in the kingdom of God. He healed the sick, raised the dead, and performed signs and wonders. We almost never see Him begging God to heal people - He healed them. He didn't pray for God to raise the dead, He raised the dead - by faith in a finished work.
As we see Jesus operate this ability, we need to get a clue and operate it the same way. Believing God can raise the dead is different from believing that God has raised the dead. The same can be said for healing, prosperity, etc.
Also: 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you. There is room in this theology for the belief that God has granted everything we could possibly wish for. Therefore, specific answers to specific prayers is a reality - in the spirit realm. Manifesting that reality in the physical realm is the key to "whatsoever ye will". How did Jesus do it? Now that will take some studying...
Good blog,
Rob |
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| November 11, 2008 |
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| Thanks Rob. Now lump yourself into the category of folks who have judged someone by one blog, lol. Seriously, it is possible that people misunderstand, misjudge, etc. I have lost friends b/c they came to the wrong conclusion about what I had written in one or two blogs, whereas if they had gone back through the 200 or so I've already written, they would have gotten the whole picture. God bless ya |
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| November 12, 2008 |
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Be that as it may... Praying for God to raise someone from the dead is, arguably, unbelief. James said that faith without works is dead. Sitting around praying for God to do something He's already done is disobedience (arguably).
Repentance simply means changing your mind about how something works. It doesn't mean feeling sorry (necessarily) and it's not always sin that we are repenting of. Repentance is the learning process. When I was presented the mechanics of this kingdom, I had to repent. I need to know how the blessings and graces of the kingdom of God are accessed. My prayers, prior to my repentance, were getting answered sporadically. I had concluded that God sometimes said "yes" and sometimes "no". Then they showed me 2 Cor. 1:20: 1:20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are " Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. God is not sometimes yes and sometimes no. God is always Yes - according to the scriptures. For that to be true then, every prayer has to be answered in the affirmative (under the two conditions that we abide in Hm and His word abides in us (see Jn. 15:7)). If every prayer is answered "Yes", but I'm experiencing "No" or "Sometimes" then I have to ask myself, "Is God a liar?"
If God is NOT a liar then the problem has to be with me. Right? I'm not executing this thing correctly. There has to be something wrong with my ability to receive because I can rule out a problem with the Giver. Am I right or not?
God is logical. Jesus is the Logos of God. For this thing to be understood, it has to follow a logical pattern (like everything else in His creation). So the best question to ask is, "What is that pattern?"
This kind of theology appeals to engineers and technical folk (like I am). Most Christians reject this approach, however, because it's not spooky enough.
Rob |
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| November 12, 2008 |
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| Hey bud, you better re-examine this: "God is not sometimes yes and sometimes no." What parent is always yes?? Do we really know the future, or the ultimate good, better than God? And what does God do with conflicting requests? |
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| October 20, 2009 |
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We pray for the impossible, often realising that the impossible will never happen. And the we accept the answer being "no". Why did we pray? |
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| October 20, 2009 |
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(By the way, w/God nothing is impossible, though not everything is probable!) |
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| October 20, 2009 |
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I think God smiles when we ask the impossible, for to him, nothing is impossible.
Its when we understand this that we are saying we are helpless. I'm helpless alot Mr. Mike, because without him, I can do nothing, I am worth nothing and I have nothing. |
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