Who said it?

 

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But who said that?… but who said it. You know you understand as you move forward in life that what is said is important… but not as important as who said it. For instance… “when you hear they’re on fire…

what it means coming from a dance instructor

vs.

what it means coming from a fireman. 

 

Is there anyone more conservative than an Episcopalian scholar… Yet they appointed a commission to study the subject of spiritual healing… meaning, Jesus healing people by the power of the spirit in him. 

After three years they came back with this conclusion… the said the healing of the sick by Jesus was done as a revelation of Gods will for man. Because they discovered that his will is fully revealed, they further said “No longer can the church pray for the sick with the faith destroying qualifying phrase “if it be thy will”. 

 

You cannot read the gospels without coming to the conclusion that Jesus had complete power and authority over all sin, demons, men and women, sickness, nature… you name it… and that we also as his followers have the same authority and power.

 

So why can’t we walk in this power and authority… well lets see what it says here in John 14

12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

Lets be clear here, Jesus said not only will we have his power and authority, but to do even greater things than Jesus did… case closed.

In fact, William Jennings Bryan made this point: If Christ said it is written, and the devil said it is written, than why can’t you and I say it is written… it is written we will have greater power and do greater things… but wait… why don’t we see it happen so clearly in our lives.

Well again I think these verses point out something clearly missing in our walk… we are to have this power, do these signs, miracles and wonders… it must be as verse 13 says SO THAT GOD WOULD BE GLORIFIED, HE WOULD BE MADE TO LOOK GOOD, FAMOUS, GET THE ATTENTION… But if we are honest, how many of us really truly want the power to prove our walk, prove our spirituality and to look good… think of the social media posts I could make, the followers I would get, the books i would sell, the people I could hang with….