I have been serving the Lord
Jesus ever since my childhood ever since Jesus came into my life as the Lord
and savior. I have been doing stuff like
help and prayer support for Jesus’ kingdom.
A few years after it was discovered that I have a calling for literature
ministry and I started writing for Jesus.
Then I realized that I have the teaching gift, gift of expounding the
Word of God. Then I realized the
prophetic gift. Over the years, my mom
and other people have always encouraged me doing all these aspects of
ministry. Since last August 2012, God
has taken me into newer levels in the ministry, into healing and deliverance
ministry. Ever since, people of God started cautioning me including my
mom. Of late, miracles, healings, and
deliverances are starting to frequent as I minister to people. Elder women who are happy as well as kind
of cautioning me, you have to protect yourself much while you do these; You have to command the devil not to follow
you as you leave the people you have ministered to; You have to pray before you enter your house
after having ministered to someone with a prayer of deliverance; Yesterday one sister known to me told me that
we should visit a cancer patient and pray over her and while we were discussing
about the date and time of visiting that cancer patient, she also added a
point, before that we have to protect ourselves otherwise we will be attacked; One more elder sister was telling me, you need
more training in this, so you have to attend the training conferences and camps and
then you take up such tasks from the Lord, until then don’t do it; and one other sister was saying, you need
backup prayers to support you as you fight with the satan and his demons
face-to-face. On one side cautions and on
the other side the openings for such a ministry. So, I was constantly pondering over
these. Then the Spirit of the Lord
directed me towards the ministry Jesus did while He was on this planet earth.
Luke 7
20 When
the men had come to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You,
saying, ‘Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?’” 21 And
that very hour He cured many of infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and
to many blind He gave sight.
22 Jesus
answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the
blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the
deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached
to them. 23 And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”
Jesus’ ministry characterized
casting out demons, outstanding miracles, healing, and preaching. That is in short, He was doing both
deliverance and teaching ministry, as well as prayer and intercession
ministry. The only thing Jesus did not
do was worship ministry if I am not mistaken.
We didn’t see Jesus having problem with any of these ministry avenues and
He was not counterattacked by the enemy in any way. Though many times, Pharisees and other wicked
people bad mouthed Him and though they tried to kill him before the appointed
time, Jesus was not affected by any of it at all. He did not suffer any sickness or physical
ailment because of healing the people with grave disease. He did not suffer any loss after healing a
demon possessed.
Therefore, my thought is if Jesus
was unaffected by any sickness, it is possible that a son or a daughter of
Jesus who prays over a person with diseases or demon possession can be unaffected
if he or she does not give herself to lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes or
the pride of life just like Jesus. But
the question is, is it possible at all times?
In my little experience I have
found that the more purity and sanctity we maintain in the Lord and the more we
are intertwined with Jesus, everything went smooth and perfectly fine. If there is even a slightest loophole in my
daily walk with Jesus, I was kind of attacked. But again, all things work for
good to them that love God and are called according to His purposes, God turns
the attack of the enemy into blessings as I seek the Lord more intently.
Another thought is that, as we continue
to walk with Jesus not worrying about what gift is being manifested only
concentrating on the relationship, intimacy, obedience to Lord’s Word and Will,
which include the intercession prayer and spiritual warfare prayer, protection part
will be taken care of by the Lord.
I am yet to discover more in this
aspect and I am really eager to learn from the Lord and from the experienced
hands in the ministry.
Dear ministers and servants of
God, please feel free to share your experiences and expertise if you are led by
the Holy Spirit. I greatly appreciate your input. Thanks in advance.
