This 2 minute message from my old pastor from Aussie says it all - he is so onto it:
http://www.metro.org.au/the-vodcast/episodes
Friday, 24 June 2011
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Is any sick among you?
What is your current take on James 5:14-16?
From a book I am currently reading by Carol Balizet calle "Born in Zion".
"The original goes like this:
'Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven with him.'
Today it reads:
'Is any sick among you? Let him go to the doctor's office, and let the doctor do a physical examination, some laboratory tests, and maybe an x-ray, and give him drugs in the name of the system. And the natural healing process and the regimes of the system shall raise him up, maybe; and if he have committed any sins, they shall be ignored because the only thing that matters is getting the physical problem alleviated; and the idea that the problem is spiritual isn't even considered.' "
Hmmmm... it makes me think of a quote I heard from Bill Johnson where he talks about not bringing your theology down to your experience. So maybe you've not seen God heal, so your theology says that God doesn't heal and that God allows sickness as part of his plans etc etc etc, when the bible says the contrary, that when Jesus died on the cross he died for us to be Saved, Delivered and Healed of all our diseases. Why is there a disconnect in our faith today with what we believe and what the bible says? Why are people we pray for not getting healed?
This is part of the reason that I wanted to start this blog, as Mr W and I often pray for people to get healed, and some we see get healed, and some we don't, but we want to share the experiences with you to build up your faith and ours, and empower you to go after what God has promised us.
From a book I am currently reading by Carol Balizet calle "Born in Zion".
"The original goes like this:
'Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven with him.'
Today it reads:
'Is any sick among you? Let him go to the doctor's office, and let the doctor do a physical examination, some laboratory tests, and maybe an x-ray, and give him drugs in the name of the system. And the natural healing process and the regimes of the system shall raise him up, maybe; and if he have committed any sins, they shall be ignored because the only thing that matters is getting the physical problem alleviated; and the idea that the problem is spiritual isn't even considered.' "
Hmmmm... it makes me think of a quote I heard from Bill Johnson where he talks about not bringing your theology down to your experience. So maybe you've not seen God heal, so your theology says that God doesn't heal and that God allows sickness as part of his plans etc etc etc, when the bible says the contrary, that when Jesus died on the cross he died for us to be Saved, Delivered and Healed of all our diseases. Why is there a disconnect in our faith today with what we believe and what the bible says? Why are people we pray for not getting healed?
This is part of the reason that I wanted to start this blog, as Mr W and I often pray for people to get healed, and some we see get healed, and some we don't, but we want to share the experiences with you to build up your faith and ours, and empower you to go after what God has promised us.
Psalms
At our Vineyard Discipleship School meeting tonight, instead of singing as our form of worship, we were invited to write a psalm, so here's what I got:
"Holy Spirit, your presence is all around,
wherever I am at,
when I'm feeling down or felling grand,
you are my King and provider,
my healer, my saviour
and through your grace, my friend.
I will never turn away from you
and I can't imagine how others can live without you.
You are my hope, my peace,
my saving grace, my strength
and my reason for being.
I love you Lord"
"Holy Spirit, your presence is all around,
wherever I am at,
when I'm feeling down or felling grand,
you are my King and provider,
my healer, my saviour
and through your grace, my friend.
I will never turn away from you
and I can't imagine how others can live without you.
You are my hope, my peace,
my saving grace, my strength
and my reason for being.
I love you Lord"
Hello faithful readers,
I've set up this blog to share testimonies of what I've seen God doing recently or what I'm learning about God or what I'm just blown away about. (Because sometimes in life there is just not enough time to tell people what you're exicted about)
So here it is, I hope you enjoy it! And something in it encourages you :)
Love
Mrs W
I've set up this blog to share testimonies of what I've seen God doing recently or what I'm learning about God or what I'm just blown away about. (Because sometimes in life there is just not enough time to tell people what you're exicted about)
So here it is, I hope you enjoy it! And something in it encourages you :)
Love
Mrs W
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