By Elijah Challenge | May 21, 2009 - 3:58 am - Posted in Elijah
Seattle, Washington
Sunday Evening, May 18, 2009
Dear Partners in the Great Commission,
Jesus Christ was greatly glorified earlier this evening before a crowd of Vietnamese people. I had shared from John 14 where Jesus made astonishing claims about himself: the only way to heaven and in fact God in human flesh. Was he a raving lunatic or was he telling the truth? Our eternal destiny would depend on the answers to this question. If he was a lunatic and we follow him, then we are going to hell. But if he was telling the truth, then we would in fact have found the way to heaven. What would be the proof that his claims were in fact true? The proof would be the miracles that he did.
John 14:11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves.
Earlier tonight I told the crowd that we would ask the Lord to perform miracles of healing through his followers in accordance with John 14:12.
John 14:12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing.
The miracles performed by his trained disciples would be the undeniable proof that the claims that he made about himself were in fact true.
I had the disciples come to the front facing the crowd in a single line. After we prayed to the Lord, the infirm came forward to be healed. The disciples made short work of the infirmities. After the dust settled, people came up to the platform to testify that Jesus had healed them. There were many. People kept coming up to testify even after the closing prayer at the end of the meeting. It was an exciting meeting.
The miracles were the undeniable proof that Jesus was in fact not a lunatic but what he had claimed to be: the only way to the Father, and the Son of God who died on the cross to bear the sins of man. Ten people formally repented and decided to follow Jesus Christ as Lord. The saints rejoiced at the goodness of our God.
This weekend is just the beginning of a move of the kingdom of God among the Vietnamese here and elsewhere. Thank you for interceding, dear ones! It was a most fruitful and satisfying evening. Afterwards, I received many encouraging comments from the people.
Tomorrow I fly back to Houston.
I will have many photos to share with you on our website. When they are uploaded, I will send you the link.
Sincerely in Christ,
William
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