Remove the boundaries (Part 1)
Since I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior, I have heard many sermons that show us how much God has a wonderful plan for our lives, that in Christ we have a victorious life, that Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil ... but when I look at what is happening in the Church of Christ, I wonder if God's power still exists because not only we do not see miracles as in the days of the early church but Christians also seem to be condemned to live a defeated life.
The idea of ??writing this teaching has been influenced by a video that showed a direct miracle of a little boy who was about three years old and who was paralyzed since he was born and could not walk. His mother brought him to the Pastor and the whole church watched the live healing. He told the child to get up but the child was just falling. His mother wanted to help him but the pastor did not want to see anyone touching the child. He himself did not touch him but he ordered the little boy to stand in the name of Jesus. After some try and error, the child suddenly stood up and his mom ran in all directions jumping for joy. The whole room exploded with shouts for the glory of God. Many cried and could not believe what happened.
I asked myself the question to know why all these people were surprised. Was it because of the power of God or the love of God? Or it was both? The answer to this question reveals the size of your faith. I am convinced that the majority of those who screamed and cried did so because of the power of God to which they were not expecting. In fact, it was a surprise for them because they were afraid that the miracle fails.
The Holy Spirit revealed to me that one of the reasons why we do not see more miracles in our lives is the boundary in our faith. We pray with faith for someone who has a headache or suffers from a curable disease but when it comes from an incurable disease such as cancer or aids, our faith is limited because there is a voice in us that tells us that it is impossible. The question we should ask is whether God can cure some diseases but not all? The problem is not the power of God but our ability to believe in his infinite power.
Back to the miraculous healing of the little boy, I agree that God performed a miracle for His glory but those who have no boundaries in their faith should not be surprised but should rejoice in the manifestation of the love of God. For if God created a man (Adam) from dust and his wife (Eve) from the rib of her husband, why would I be surprised if the same God decides to repair the legs of a child? In my faith I see a God who creates a human being from the dust and who can also create him from nothing. Therefore, if it’s all about healing a part of a human body, I would not be surprised but I will rejoice because of his love and especially that others will get an opportunity to discover his greatness and power.
Chris Ndikumana
