May 6 Living Testimony

John 14:12-14 “I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.”
 
THIS is the third look at Jesus’ two promises here. Our previous two lessons were understanding Jesus’ first promise here that “anyone who has faith in me will…do even greater things than these (things I have done).  We considered how his disciples – you and I included – would do the work of evangelizing, leading people to Christ and healing. This has occurred throughout the church as the Spirit has empowered faithful people to do more than Jesus did in three years on earth.
    Then we looked at our Lord’s second promise, “You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” To truly understand this is “the truth”, we understand how this kind of prayer response comes to us when we are in a close, Spirit-empowered relationship with our Lord. We pray in all circumstances as Jesus would.
    Now, I want to give you a testimony from a pastor in Africa. He testifies to the truth of Jesus’ words, the power of God’s Word to do God’s will on earth: “Thanks man of God. I believe so (as you have written, and the Bible declares). These are my prayers, too. Yes, i have experienced that miracle in the ongoing gospel crusades we are doing now. Marvelous healings, demons fleeing in Jesus’ name. We are celebrating the name of the Lord of what God is doing by miracles. Please prayer for more souls to saved. We are in the outer ministries (remote regions of northeastern Kenya) until June in the whole country. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours Bishop, John Bitan.”
    This is the power of God alive in his church and his people. I pray it is so with all of us.
 
Prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. May I be an instrument of your will, Father, that people will know you are my God. Amen.