Jesus’ disciples do what he did. Often when Jesus encountered the blind and lame, he healed them. Then he told his disciples that we would do greater things than he did. Do we believe that?
Empowered by the Holy Spirit, Paul did what Jesus, Peter and John did. He saw faith in a lame man and told him to stand up. The man jumped up and began to walk.
We know that God does not always heal every illness. But I wonder if that fact prevents us from asking him to heal? Once I was at a church gathering and saw one of our people who had struggled with a lengthy debilitating illness. At that very moment, one of our pastors from the Congo looked at the person and went to pray for them. I remember wanting to protect the member from disappointment, but instead I just walked over and joined in the prayer.
Some time later, I noticed that God had healed the person completely. No longer in a wheelchair, the member was standing in a choir singing. I do not know if it was the pastor’s prayer or the member’s faith or divine intervention at a later time. All I know is that God healed the person. A popular song says, “Don’t you tell me He can’t do it.”
Look for opportunities to evoke the faith of others. Pray for people when they tell you about a need. Do not be afraid to ask God to do something extraordinary for somebody today.
