Dankie, my Jesus."For we walk by faith, not by sight." ~ 2 Corinthians 5:7 -
Some years ago, the wife of one of my key leaders was diagnosed with a cyst in her womb that the doctors said had to be removed by surgery. She was told they might even have to remove her whole womb. Of course, this couple was very affected by the news. I met with them to pray with them and to partake of the holy Communion.
Honestly, I didn’t feel any faith when I prayed for them. In fact, I felt quite helpless. But I heard the Lord telling me to rest. I heard Him telling me not to even try to use faith and to simply rest in His faith. So I simply said, “Growth, I curse you to your roots in Jesus’ name. Be plucked out by your roots and be thrown into the sea.” At the same time, I also prayed the Lord would cause her youth to be renewed like the eagle’s.
A few days later, she had a final scan before her surgery. And guess what? Her gynecologist said the whole growth had simply disappeared and that it was a miracle! But the Lord didn’t stop there. Her monthly period had actually stopped for some time, but soon after I prayed for her, it returned. The Lord had renewed her womb and her youth. Hallelujah!
I felt no faith when I prayed for her, but her healing was not dependent on what I felt about my faith. Don’t look at your own faith and think, I don’t have enough faith for the breakthrough I need. Faith is nothing more than looking to Jesus.
There were only two individuals in the Gospels whom Jesus described as having “great faith”: the centurion who believed Jesus only had to speak a word and his servant at home would be healed (Matt. 8:5–13)and the Syro-Phoenician woman to whom Jesus said, “O woman, great is your faith!” (Matt. 15:21–28).Matteus 8:5-13 ~ Afr. 2020 -
5 Nadat Hy in Kapernaum aangekom het, het 'n centurio Hom genader en smekend vir Hom 6gesê: “Here, my slaaf lê verlam by die huis en ly baie pyn.”
7 Hy het vir hom gesê: “Ek sal gaan en hom genees.”
8 Die centurio het geantwoord: “Here, ek is nie werd dat U onder my dak kom nie, maar sê net 'n woord, en my slaaf sal gesond word.
9 Want ook ek is 'n man wat onder gesag staan, met soldate onder my bevel. Vir die een sê ek, ‘Gaan!’ en hy gaan, en vir 'n ander, ‘Kom!’ en hy kom. Vir my slaaf sê ek, ‘Doen dit!’ en hy doen dit.”
10 Toe Hy dit hoor, was Jesus verwonderd, en Hy het vir diegene wat Hom volg, gesê: “Amen, Ek sê vir julle: By niemand in Israel het Ek so 'n groot geloof gevind nie.
11 Ek sê nou vir julle dat baie uit die ooste en die weste sal kom en saam met Abraham en Isak en Jakob aanleun om te eet in die koninkryk van die hemele,
12 maar die kinders van die koninkryk sal na die duisternis daarbuite verban word. Daar sal 'n geween wees en 'n gekners van tande.”
13 Jesus het toe vir die centurio gesê: “Gaan! Dit sal gebeur net soos jy glo.”And neither of them was conscious of their own faith.Matteus 15: 21-28 ~ Afr. 2020 -
21 Jesus het daarvandaan vertrek en na die streke van Tirus en Sidon gegaan.
22 En skielik het 'n Kanaänitiese vrou uit daardie omgewing vorentoe gekom en hard uitgeroep: “Ontferm U oor my, Here, Seun van Dawid! My dogter word geweldig geteister deur 'n demoon.”
23 Hy het haar egter glad nie geantwoord nie. Sy dissipels het nader gekom en Hom versoek: “Stuur haar weg, want sy hou aan skreeu agter ons aan.”
24 Hy het geantwoord: “Ek is net gestuur na die verlore skape van die huis van Israel.”
25 Sy het egter nader gekom, voor Hom neergeval en gesê: “Here, help my!”
26 Hy het geantwoord: “Dit is nie mooi om die kinders se brood te neem en vir die hondjies te gooi nie.”
27 Maar sy het gesê: “Ja, Here, en tog eet die hondjies van die krummels wat van hulle eienaars se tafel val.”
28 Toe het Jesus haar geantwoord: “O vrou, groot is jou geloof! Laat dit vir jou wees soos jy wil hê.” En haar dogter was van daardie oomblik af genees.
Do you want to know what they were conscious of? They were conscious of Jesus. They saw Him as the One who was faithful and powerful. They had a great estimation of His grace and goodness. And as they saw Him in His grace, He saw them in their faith!
Don’t worry about whether or not you have enough faith. Just look to Jesus. Spend time in His presence. Watch or listen to sermons that are full of Jesus. When you touch Jesus, you touch faith because He is the author and finisher of faith (Heb. 12:2).The Bible declares He is faithful, and He will not allow you to go through more than what you can bear (1 Cor. 10:13).Hebreërs 12:2 ~ Afr. 2020 -
2 ... die oog gerig op Jesus, die Leidsman en Voleinder van die geloof, Hy wat ter wille van die vreugde wat vir Hom in die vooruitsig gestel is, die kruis verduur het, die skande daarvan gering geag het, en sy plek aan die regterkant van die troon van God ingeneem het.He will carry you through.1 Korinthiërs 10:13 ~ Afr. 2020 -
13 Geen versoeking het oor julle gekom, behalwe 'n menslike een nie. God is egter getrou. Hy sal nie toelaat dat julle bo julle vermoë versoek word nie, maar sal saam met die versoeking ook uitkoms gee, sodat julle dit kan verduur.
Amen.
