Not everything is God’s doing
There is a widespread belief that God is responsible for everything that happens. People question God why it happened. It is a subtle thought in everyone's minds. Any time something happens, this subtle thought arises - why didn't God stop it? My wife answered a call from a dear sister once when I was rushing to leave. After an incident in their city, that sister kept talking and asking a lot of questions. The sister kept questioning why God allowed a young girl to be killed inside the church. God was present when everyone was praying there and God could have stopped it. She asked several questions, such as- How could God not have intervened? Why didn’t God do anything? There was a constant flood of questions from the sister about why God allowed such a thing to happen. After much listening, my wife replied, "Dear Sister, I cannot fully comprehend everything that has happened, but one thing I know is that God is good."
Four days later, I received the same call. The sister told me about my wife’s strong answer that God is good. She then stood in the same spot and repeated God is good 100 times after speaking to my wife. Don't allow situations or experiences to make you doubt God. Never doubt God because of some mishappening.
John Alexander Dowie was the pioneer of faith-healing ministry. He was born in 1847 and was saved when he was 6 years old. In his early twenties, he decided to dedicate his life to full-time ministry. He studied in the Bible seminary and came to Australia. As a minister, he served in many places. When he was 27 years old, he became pastor of a large congregation in Newton.
At that time, a severe illness started spreading over that region. He conducted over 40 funerals in the church during the first few days as pastor. 30 people were in danger of dying during that week. Dowie questioned if this was the central message of the gospel. The entire Bible can be taught at a seminary, but if you don't know the truth, you'll be misguided. The church at the time was convinced that God had a purpose in causing the illness to happen. He spent the entire night asking God to teach him. In Acts 10:38, God revealed something profound to him.
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
Acts 10:38
He saw Jesus Christ does good and heals all who are under the power of the devil. He saw Jesus Christ doing good and healing everyone who was under the influence of the devil. He realised that although Jesus is a healer, the devil is the source of disease. God did not send sickness nor allow it. Jesus is the anointed one who heals. The revelation Dowie received was, “SATAN IS THE DEFILER AND JESUS IS THE HEALER”. His powerful healing mission was born there.
This was the ministry that impacted and captivated John G. Lake and other outstanding leaders. It was about understanding that while the devil defiles and brings about sickness, Jesus is the healer. The same moment, someone knocked on his door. At the same time, people came knocking on his door. He was asked to pray for Mary, who was dying. Mary was groaning in pain during her last minutes. When Mary was dying, she was screaming in pain. She was treated by a Christian physician who asked, "Isn't God mysterious?" Dowie yelled back, "NO, It is the work of the devil," in a furious tone. I'm going to make a call to HIM who has come to destroy the work of the devil."
As a result, the doctor left Dowie, believing he had lost his senses. When Dowie called Jesus' name, Mary immediately arose and was completely healed. Upon waking up, Mary asked if she had been sleeping too long. Dowie also prayed and imparted healing to Mary’s sister and brother who were dying. It was a day of celebration for the entire family. Throughout his pastorate, not a single person in his church died.
People are clinging to some old distorted truths in the church today, which prevents miracles from happening in their lives. It is necessary to remove the notion that everything is caused by God. I do not personally watch movies and am not advocating watching them. Some years ago, one of my friends was watching a movie about a mighty minister who was persecuted in the end times. That movie depicted the antichrist killing his wife and children. When the antichrist asked the minister if he would still preach Jesus Christ, the minister replied, "Yes". As the antichrist showed on a screen how brutally painful his wife and children's deaths had been, he asked, "Where was your Jesus when this happened?". Didn't he have the power to stop this?” This is the same thing the devil asks many today. The evil and harm was caused by the devil but he points the finger always blaming it on God. It is for this reason that we should know who the real enemy is. He would throw the stone at you and say it was God who threw it. You also have to really know who your God truly is - He is the healer, protector, the one who never leaves us nor forsakes us and He alone is truly good. He is a good God whose goodness is unmatched
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