Breakthroughs
At another meeting a lady from Eastern Europe who was partially sighted and walking with a stick was shouting “see clear. see clear” The next day one of the ministry team bumped into her again and realised the extent of what God had done. Now without her stick, the lady was jumping up and down celebrating her new clear sight that enabled her to get around without the need for a stick to guide her.
A year or so ago I saw Bill Johnson give a word of knowledge, ask the person to stand and tell them to check it out as they were probably healed already. People were amazed as it happened as he said. I’ve been pressing in to see the same in our meetings but with not much success. The words of knowledge were accurate but the people were not instantly healed. On Sunday night I felt the Spirit impress on me to go for it again. I gave a word about someone with neck pain down the right hand side of their neck. A lady responded and I told her to check it out as she may have been healed already. She checked it and we saw the amazement on her face as God had already done the work – pain that she had had for 2 years was completely gone!
What are we to learn from all this? Jesus taught us to always pray and never give up. Why it takes time for some breakthroughs to occur is unclear to me. But what is clear is this – as we keep pressing in suddenly that which seemed impossible becomes possible. Once we have seen it one time, we will see it again. The extraordinary will become ordinary. I’ve been telling our church for three years that the lame will walk and the visually impaired will see and give glory to God. Now we’ve seen it, not in India, not in Africa but on the streets of very ordinary towns in the UK. We must always pray and never give up. The good news of Jesus must be preached with signs and wonders following.
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Dear Simon,
Congratulations on your marvelous breakthroughs! I thank God for his gifts and your tenacity.
I appreciate you sharing “I’ve been pressing in to see the same in our meetings but with not much success.” I suspect many of your readers, including myself, are in the same situation and wonder if they should continue pressing forward in this area. Your struggles and success’s are a great encouragement.
God has given you an insightful mind and a gift for writing. Although what you’ve shared could be considered a “work in progress” I hope to someday see a book coming from you on developing and using the gifts. The candid story of your journey will be invaluable to believers around the world.
May we all cooperate with the Holy Spirit as He removes the restraints which keep us from the fullness of our calling.
Blessings,
Lee
Amazing testimonies! This is so exciting hearing how God is healing even on the streets in England!! Keep pressing in… you guys are pioneering something amazing … may we see God moving like this across the nation.
Thanks for the encouragement guys. God has actually been speaking to me this week about a possible book – we’ll see! Never wanted to write one but your word is the third confirmation in a week!
Please note I’ve had to ammend the story above due to a misunderstanding on my part about the lady in the wheelchair. Although she is amazed at what has happened and engaged with the church she hasn’t yet given her life to Christ. I never want to exaggerate stories and it was a genuine miscommunication! Apologies!