![]() What mattered to me was that the Lord had responded to my insistence that he should heal me in that service. It was still there, and it was still painful. And so, Valentine prayed.Īfter the prayer, I checked the lump in my chest. “What are they doing here?” I thought convinced I was the only person the Lord could be referring to. I dashed to the altar and was surprised to find two other people there. This time he said: “The Lord said if you are the person who is believing God for your healing this morning, come out so I can pray for you.” Suddenly, Valentine stopped the choir a second time. ![]() When the praise continued, I became even more intense. Can you imagine it? My case had become so important to the Lord He stopped the praise-worship of an entire church, just to give me a personal message. The Lord says he is going to heal you today.” He said: “There is somebody here who is looking to the Lord for healing. Suddenly the praise-worship leader, Valentine Obi (now CEO of eTransact), stopped the choir mid-stream. When the praise-worship started, I entered into it with alacrity, clapping and singing to the Lord with all my strength. When I arrived in church, the first thing I did was to go down on my knees and talk again to the Lord: “Father, I am here by appointment to receive my healing.” I sat down in expectation, convinced something had to give. ![]() I am going to church this morning and I am not coming back without being healed of this lump in my chest. I told the Lord: “I know you are a healer, so I am telling you now. Jesus says the kingdom of God suffers violence, so I decided to take my healing by force (Matthew 11:12). Immediately I woke up, I “confronted” the Holy Spirit: “I will not let you go today unless you heal me.” Then one Sunday morning, I decided to wrestle with God. I prayed and prayed, and nothing happened. So, I went to the Lord in prayer and asked Him to heal me.ĭespite my prayers, the lump in my chest grew even bigger and it became uncomfortable. If he healed me then, he would heal me now, I reasoned dogmatically. I reminded myself that Jesus had revealed himself to me as the Great Physician when he healed me miraculously of bullet wounds. Then I changed my mind and foolishly threw them all away. I went home and started taking the tablets. He gave me a whole set of multi-coloured tablets and informed me he would have to do a culture test to determine precisely what was inside the lump. I panicked and quickly went to see a doctor. Or the Lord himself asks us about our chronic asthmatic condition and, suddenly, we realise to our pleasant surprise that it has been months since we had any attacks.Īs usual, Jesus, the thief in the night, had stolen it away.Īs a young believer, I woke up one morning to discover a lump at the centre of my ribcage. ![]() Or we discover out of the blue that we have lost our passion for pre-marital sex. We just wake up one morning to find we do not have the strength to be quarrelsome anymore.ĪLSO READ: Jesus Christ vs Paul the “Apostle” He robs us of them in the dead of night without our being aware of it. Jesus is the thief who steals our bad habits, addictions, and sicknesses. Jesus comes as a thief to those who hunger and thirst after righteousness in order to take away our iniquities by stealth. When he does, he surprises not the unrighteous but the righteous. ![]() Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.” (Revelation 16:15).īut there is another way by which Jesus comes as a thief. He says: “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Jesus identifies himself as someone who catches unawares the unrighteous in their wickedness. ![]()
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