January 22, 2014

People come to the church hurting.  People come to the church sick in body and spirit.  People come to the church broken.  People come to the church with their lives all torn asunder.  And what do we do?  We send them home the way they came.  Why?  Because we fail to see ourselves the way God sees us – the Body of Christ in the earth.  We refuse to equip ourselves with the word and the Spirit to carry out the will of God for the church.  We want the blessings of God but do not want to do the work of God. God has given the church authority to pray for the sick and He said, “they shall recover”.  He has given the church authority to cast out spirits.  He has given the church authority to preach the gospel of the kingdom of heaven and to teach His word.  There is no need for anyone leaving the church broken, hurt, overcome with evil.  When Jesus will deliver.  When Jesus will see them through. When Jesus will touch their bodies.  When Jesus will touch their lives.  When Jesus will bring them out.