There was an IBM ad in recent months in which employees of a corporation passed around bingo cards during a large company meeting. Their objective was to mark all the meaningless “buzz” words that business leaders used to generate hype among workers for their product. Watching that commercial, I realized that often in Christian circles there is very little difference. We jump and scream and shout over “buzz” words (e.g. revival, anointing, infilling, impartation), though we scarcely have any idea of the meaning these words possess.
This Friday, I want us to Biblically explore the concept of “revival” from the story of King Josiah in 2 Kings 22. We will look to answer some real questions and experience a real move of God.
So I want to invite everyone to come out to Victory AG this Friday, 7:00pm. Here’s the info; hope to see you there:
I was so bogged down with papers and assignments last week that I never got to sit down and blog. Unfortunately the next couple of weeks look like their doomed to be hectic, as well...just in case I miss a week :)
In the meantime, check out this song by Sanctus Real. It's been ministering to me about what it means to be a man...
There’s so much talk out in the world about healing these days. You might not notice it, but it’s there. In fact, Congress just passed a historic bill glittered with promises of hope and healthcare for millions of uninsured all over the country. As politicians bicker and state legislators squabble in an epic tug of war to materialize the funding for this bill, a look of joy-turned-to-regret fill the faces of the American population, as they realize that health and healing comes at high cost with so many strings attached and holes apparent.
When the Bible talks about the praying for healing, strangely there seems to be something missing. In fact, any honest person who reads the Bible must accept that the authors and contributors of the Scriptures seem to have all believed in a healing that is so oddly foreign to us.
Think about it. Jesus would simply heal blind men, lepers, demon-possessed, paralytics…and yet, there would be no payment at the end. No tax to meet the demands of his “universal healthcare.” It was absolutely free.
It is a healing with no strings attached. No holes. No kinks. No taxes. Just free.
So my question, then, is this: Why don’t we pray for healing anymore?
