2:45 am To fortify
fortify:
(1) “To strengthen (a place) with defensive works so as to protect it against attack.”
(2) “To strengthen or invigorate (someone) mentally or physically”…..
I want to add spiritually as well.
These two definitions of fortify are two goals that I want to see accomplished in this session. I had intended to release the last, large block (section) of this message when it was more fully formed; or when I thought I myself might have a better grasp on it. But, just like a city under siege; in some instances action cannot be delayed any longer. Lest the whole city fall into ruin. I realize there are MANY such areas that could fall into this “urgency” at this time. But, sometimes it is better to focus on one area and be able to fortify it and once it is strengthened, then move on the next area.
2:46 am To heal the sick
This is an area of great weakness currently in my life and in the lives of so many others (even though this should not “be”). But, even the brilliant minds and millions (or billions) of dollars of modern medicine fail as well. So I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised at my weakness; except for the fact that “Kingdom” I am operating in and want to operate in is Jesus’.
When He was here on earth and His time had fully come; He went about healing “ALL who were sick and oppressed by the devil.” I know not everyone in the city was healed when Jesus visited it. And that there was at least one time where He came into a city and could “only” heal a few sick folks (and this caused Him to marvel at their unbelief). Still yet, we don’t see/hear of Jesus laying His hands on someone, interceding on their behalf and them not being healed. Even with whatever “struggles” Jesus and the apostles may have had with the unbelief of the people surrounding them and those they ministered to in healing; I still don’t remember them EVER referring to it as a “process”. But, since we hear so much about healings coming by process let’s talk about it.
Healing by process
“When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and they begged him to touch the man and heal him. Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man’s eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, “Can you see anything now?” The man looked around. “Yes,” he said, “I see people, but I can’t see them very clearly. They look like trees walking around.” Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again, and his eyes were opened. His sight was COMPLETELY RESTORED , and he could see everything clearly.” Mark 8:22-25 NLT
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..So we see that the blind man was healed over many days, and months, and years. WHAT???!!! No he wasn’t! He was healed that very day! Jesus CONTENDED for the blind man’s healing; NOT subjecting him to a “healing process”!
HEALING DOES NOT COME BY PROCESS! Learning and understanding usually does (but not all the time), but not healing!
Except in one case; the natural healing of our bodies that comes to the wicked and the just; the God haters and the God lovers alike. (note: this “process” comes AFTER the fall. Before Adam fell in the garden even he wasn’t subject to this “natural process”.) We don’t have to pray for the “healing process” (because it’s “natural” under the law of sin and death) to come into being any more than we need to pray and fast for the sun to come up tomorrow! You that have been “involved” in the “healing process” stop patting yourselves on the back! You had no more to do with that than you did with the sun coming up this morning! Why is it; every time we come up against something we have NO POWER over; it’s a dammed process? Yes, as all the religious spirits cover their mouths. It is a dammed process; dammed & cursed by God (remember Adam’s fall) yet we want to operate through it and try to receive healing or life from it ?!!
Life from something God has dammed?!!
It doesn’t happen. It will not happen. Hasn’t He prepared a better way? The carnally minded people say we’re crazy…and when that kind of talk and operation of “process” is taking place they are right. Just because “natural” healing and “modern” medicine “heals” by process; it has ABSOLUTELY NO BEARING on the way the Kingdom of God operates!
Now let’s look in Mark 8:22-25 again. I know there is a lot here. We can mine/dig so much out of God’s word, but I want to focus on the fact that it all occurred at the same time. It didn’t happen over a course of hours/days/weeks/months/years. Let’s look even at the Old testament/Old covenant just to be thorough; and to assure us that even then; there was NO PROCESS! In 2 Kings chapter 5 we see the story of Naaman the leaper and Elisha the prophet. Naaman was told to dip himself in the Jordan river 7 times and was healed IMMEDIATELY! He didn’t have to wait months or years. In ALL these cases obedience was mandatory, but “process” or a “formula” was irrelevant and completely absent! (how many OTHER people recorded in scripture were healed by dipping 7 times in the Jordan river?) I can’t remember where I first heard this, but it’s so true: “In spiritual matters, the only “ones” who use formulas are witches!” I think it was Bobby Connor, but God knows.
Hopefully, by now we can clearly see the deception that has tried to creep in.
Our lack of power, IN God IN ANY area should be guarded against deception of the truth and acceptance of the lack. If we are lacking in ANY area; let’s seek God! Let’s press in! Let’s don’t look for or settle for excuses. He has the answers! He knows what we are in need of. He knows what our city needs. He alone knows what will unlock our powerlessness. Our frustration. Our desperation. What will release our captive “hope”. Without faith it is impossible to please Him, so let’s keep our faith IN Him! Please….Let’s never relegate the POWER OF GOD to a process! IN ANY AREA!
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Eric
Be Blessed! And not subject to ANY of the enemy’s processes! the proper process to stop receiving emails from this vessel is to reply “stop”
To contribute to the work and to enable us to expand our vision…we say thanks, in advance! (an opportunity; not a burden)
September 10th, 2016 by Eric