Being "like Christ"

I attended a conference held by two key members of the band Sleeping Giant. There we were taught how to strive for Christ-likeness. We saw live testimonies of people who couldn't be healed by doctors, but through prayer and declaration, they were healed. A quick example is a kid who had blindness in one eye due to a scarred retina from a rock that was thrown and hit his eye. Doctors did "everything they could", but three years later, he still had just one good eye. One of the members of the band prayed for him, and now he has 20/20 in both eyes. For the first time in three years this kid can see through both eyes!

We are commanded to be like Christ. Through relationship we can understand what that means. Christ healed the blind, thus we are also called to heal the blind. Christ healed the sick, the broken, and raised people from the dead. We are also called to these things. And if you doubt whether or not we are actually called to do this, think about the disciples. They cast out demons, healed the sick, raised the dead, and all through the name of Christ. They weren't supreme beings in Heaven sent to save the world, yet they could do what Christ did. Christ commanded them to go to the world and make disciples, as they were. We absolutely can do these things through the power of God, in the name of Jesus. Will we see results every time? Possibly not. But what's to stop us from thinking we CAN see results every time? CAN God do these things? Yes. So why wouldn't He WANT to? If He commands us to be like Christ, then He is also COMMANDING us to be as faithful as Christ was. I've seen healing in person, I've been healed. It DOES happen, even today. Miracles are real. But the church is afraid of something they don't understand. They won't tell you that instant healing can happen.

When we pray for healing, declare it! Don't ask like you hope something will happen, declare like you expect something to happen. Faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains. That's a bare minimum, so how much more can we achieve with much more faith than the size of a mustard seed? Wanting to see healing is part of loving the world as we are told to love. Love everyone, seek healing and restoration, and rely on the God of creation to come through. Doing what we are supposed to do, being who we are supposed to be, can change the world for the Kingdom. Love! Love! Love!

Grace.