**two people have confirmed that the speaker was Heidi Baker (www.irismin.org) **
The speaker said:
"I was speaking to a group of pastors in Africa. And felt led by the Holy Spirit to ask a question.
'Has anyone here ever raised the dead?' Half of the people in attendance raised their hands.
'Has anyone here ever been raised from the dead?" The other half raised their hands."
Something *sparked* within me. How could it not?! For I was hearing how MY GOD was raising the dead today. And not just one or two. But multitudes.
That somewhere in the world, there were people who were stepping out. loving and trusting in the Name of Jesus. that it is more powerful than death. And here...in my small corner of the world...I was not experiencing that part of Him.
Nor was I even hearing that raising the dead was a reality of the now. And not just something that happened to Lazarus so that millions of children could have a cozy little Bible story to hear during Sunday school.
It happened. And IS happening even as I write.
Doesn't that stir something within you? That the Lover of your Soul has a whole different dimension than what you currently know? For those that would say they don't care...or don't believe...my heart grieves.
But what grieves my heart more is this. The fact that I know. that I believe. Yet I do nothing about it. While I say that I am not content to just know, my actions show that I am all too content to do just that. For I do not press in.
And while I am not content to stay on the fringes of the Throne Room, my daily schedule does not put obvious weight to this desire.
So this week, the only thing I want to have on my "To do list" is to press in and focus on His love. To choose him first. to know Him first.
To embrace his love for me. the beatings of his heart for me. to revel in that. Then, I know the power will not be too far behind. For how can such a revelation of His love stayed contained within me? It would undoubtedly spill out.
"...he had compassion on then, and healed their sick." Matthew 14:14
3 comments:
We were just talking in our home group last week about the miracles we hear are happening in third world countries. I think it has to do with desperation. When they ask God to do a miracle it's because they have no alternative but to believe he will do it. In our western world we're so consumed with plans A through Z, so while a miracle might be great, we've got a list of other plans that we'll go to if God doesn't do what we want. In other words, I think it's hard, but not impossible, to develop that profound level of faith here in our culture. But it can be done. I'm sure.
Wow. What a profound message. I beleive it is possible, as our God is still a God of miracles today, including raising the dead. I fully agree with the commenter above, that in our culture, we have so much, we don't seek out all that God has and is capable of.
so good.
may His kingdom come His will be done on earth as it is in heaven
his love is like being in the ocean when you are just swimming . you asre surrounded by His love.
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