So there I was.
In Jerantut with Scott's team doing some house visits.
Our third house visit of the evening was a time when we were all quite tired and hungry and ready to just rest a little bit. House to house visits are spiritually taxing and on top of that, we hadn't eaten in quite sometime. So we figured it would be a visit just like the others, some prayer, some small talk, (not from us because I sure can't speak Tamil haha). The father of the house was experiencing pain in his legs. He was not able to walk well for quite sometime. He explained that his ailment was caused by witchcraft. So, we began to pray for this man and his legs. The Spirit was moving in big ways as we lifted up the name of Jesus. Then, a spirit began to manifest itself. He slithered out of his chair onto the ground and became very still. We began praying for deliverance, calling out the spirit and casting it out by the authority of the name Jesus Christ. Then, he went still and opened his eyes. We asked him what had happened or what he was experiencing. We asked him to get up and walk. He got up, slowly, and walked around, free of the pain, free of the thing holding his legs, his body in bondage. DELIVERANCE. HEALING. Heaven opened up and poured out over this man. Amazing. The amazing love of Jesus, the power that crushed death and tore the veil, tangibly revealed. This man received Christ after that. It was beautiful. The Lord is good! Can I get an AMEN??
A couple of hours later we thought we were done with ministry…NOPE. We went to Kumar's house, a new Christian under some crazy opposition from his family. His wife and children were confronted by neighbors and family members saying that they were not welcome in the community any longer because they are Christians. Crazy dark stuff! So we come in, exhausted, drained. But the Lord had work for us. We began praying over Kumar, over his family. A spirit began to manifest in Kumar. He struggled against us for a bit, not wanting us to touch him as we prayed for deliverance. After quite sometime, he stilled and said his insides felt like they were on fire. We continued praying, for a filling of the Spirit. He stood up abruptly and excused himself. Later, he came back and explained that during his struggle, he saw a man, a bearded man, come over him and tear something out of his body. !!!!!! JESUS. JESUS JESUS JESUS!! Gosh, I get goosebumps just thinking about that. Jesus came and ripped the evil spirit right out of Kumar's body! YESSSS.
Dear believers of the world, WAKE UP!
Jesus is alive! We have received life, love, grace, power through the Spirit!
He's moving. He's MOVING.
And He wants to use YOU.
He wants to use His Church.
Make yourself available.
Let's stop putting up with the enemy and get up in his FACE.
Pray!
Pray boldly.
You can go beyond the veil, confidently before your Father
and ask Him to come.
We had no part in Kumar's deliverance
except for the fact that we obeyed.
We called upon the name of the Lord to do what He does, save, breathe life, renew, restore.
This is real stuff going on.
It's nothing that I can explain except that Jesus is ALIVE and His name is POWERFUL.
When His sons and daughters come to Him, not as beggars, but as children knowing the capabilities and characteristics of their perfect Father, things. get. CRAZY.
Things. get. HEAVENLY.
People get delivered.
Spirits are cast out.
Truth is revealed.
Life breaks out.
Miracles.
Heaven kisses earth and the taste that is left is freedom, life.
You are incredible, Father.
You are beautiful.
You are victorious.
You are magnificent.
You are mighty to save.
You deliver us from the hands of our enemies.
You answer when we call.
THANK YOU JESUS.
Thank you Jesus.
