For many years now, a teaching amongst Charismatics and Pentecostal denominations has been preached that the Lord wants to PROSPER all of his Children. So where have these preachers got this idea from? This is one of the verses that the preachers use to ‘prove’ this doctrine
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
The other verse often used is this one in John
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly”. John 10:10 NASB
So from these verses and one or two others a whole teaching has been launched all around the World that ALL Christians will become prosperous if they tithe into Ministries that teach this idea.
The teaching is known as the PROSPERITY GOSPEL and is actually causing havoc amongst Christians in many African and Asian Countries. The big time preachers get the Prosperity, but the ordinary Christian gets poorer. The teachers will then retort with the accusing technique of telling the flock that they do not have enough faith.
So what does the Bible really say?
The verse used above by many preachers found in Jeremiah 29:7 does not read prosper at all in many translations, for instance this is the same verse from the New King James Version
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope”. Jeremiah 29: 11
As you can see, it does not mention prosperity at all and nor do most translations.
So what was the Lord telling the Nation of Israel through the prophet Jeremiah?
If we read the following verses, it will give us better insight into what the Lord was actually saying
“Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.” – Jeremiah 29:12-14
So this message was to the Nation who were in exile in Babylon at the time. Therefore it is a big leap to transpose this verse to the situation for Christians today. Jesus Christ told his followers in Matthew 6: 19-24
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; 21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other; or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
From the next verse he carries on:
“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? 28 And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Therefore the Lord was not telling his children that they would become prosperous and wealthy, as the preceding verses 19-24nullify that teaching, he was telling us to concentrate on doing Gods will and the everyday requirements of life would be supplied.
SO WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO?
Jesus did not say, “If you tithe regularly into a ministry, you will reap 100 fold” He said Keep seeking first the KINGDOM and the things we need would be added to us.
Notice these verses that many do not focus on; “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of LIGHT. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the LIGHT that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
Therefore if we have bitterness, un- forgiveness, immorality, arrogance, greed or addictions in our lives, the LIGHT cannot shine in us or out of us.
Paul made it clear in Galatians 5: 16-21 that the works of the flesh will prevent us having any fellowship with Jesus in his Kingdom
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. 17 For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. 19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, 21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God”.
Thankfully the Apostle Paul went on to let us know what the fruits of the Holy Spirit are when he is allowed to do his work within us:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness; self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also [l]walk by the Spirit. 26 Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another”
For the LIGHT & LOVE to shine out of us we need to be right with our Lord and our neighbours. Therefore if we have any bitterness, resentment or other sin lurking around in our limbic system (hard drive) of our brains, then try saying the prayer that we posted here:
http://livingwatersministiescyprus.blogspot.com/2012/01/amazing-healing-keys.html
Many blessings
David
Monday, 30 January 2012
Sunday, 29 January 2012
AN AMAZING PRAYER OF HEALING
AN AMAZING PRAYER OF HEALING
I have just had to write this post about healing and how many of Gods people are sick and do not know why. Some who read this blog regularly; will know that Christine and I have been involved with Natural Healing for many years. However since we became members of Gods family of believers, we have learnt so much about how humans become the way they are. The Lord Yeshua wants to set people free and especially those who love him. That is why we have now been guided by the Lord to start feeding this blog with the POSITIVE LOVE of our Lord Yeshua
This is what we have found out about mankind’s illnesses’, disease and depression
Our bodies are very complex and sensitive to everything we hear, see, do or speak out and amazingly a part of the brain stores it ALL. That part of the brain is called The Limbic System and is a part of a complex biological system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior. It provides fantastic confirmation of the great complexity and creativity of our wonderful Creator. The Limbic System can cause everything from a fearful reaction to an unrestrained fit of laughter. With its many intertwined organs and multiple tasks it is essential to life, the Limbic System allows the human body to feel everything as simple as hunger to even associating memories to things such as smell, pain, or any other stimuli.
This system is like the Hard Drive Memory of a computer and remembers everything we have done, smelt, tasted, felt and so on. The Limbic System is the gateway to our feelings, emotions, and the way we associate with people and places around us. Although medical science still does not know how this system functions, we cannot live without it. Often people say they do not like a particular food or taste and it can often be traced back to an experience that was not very pleasant for the child. As the brain develops in the womb, the limbic system will begin to remember things and hear voices and other sounds all around it. The child will either feel welcome when it is born or rejected by all of the anger it heard whilst in the womb.
Therefore if the child is conceived in an abusive or aggressive manner, the demonic spirit world will seize on that environment and will begin to work on the fetus and will try to impart the sins of the Fathers and Mothers onto the unborn child.
So how do we combat what has been engraved into our limbic system from a very young age and throughout our lives?
The answer has to be erasing all the negative beliefs and destructive memories. We also need to fill ourselves with the true light and love of Yeshua. Paul guided us in Romans 12:2 with these words:
“And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God”.
In the flesh this is easier said than done, therefore we believe we have been given some important information about the limbic system that in turn will heal many conditions, either physical or emotional.
The PRAYER for HEALING the limbic system and the entire endocrine and nervous stem follows, speak out your problem where the series of dots are in the prayer.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER AND CREATOR, I APPROACH YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST MY LORD AND SAVIOUR TO RENOUNCE EVERY KNOWN AND UNKNOWN NEGATIVE IMAGE AND UNHEALTHY BELIEF FROM MY LIMBIC SYSTEM AND THEREFORE FROM MY ENTIRE BODY.
DEAR LOVING FATHER I NOW ASK YOU TO REMOVE ALL DESTRUCTIVE CELLULAR MEMORIES AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO………………………………………………………………
I PRAY THAT YOU FIND AND OPEN EVERY HIDDEN UNHEALTHY MEMORY FROM MY BODY, BY FILLING ME WITH YOUR TRUE LIGHT, LOVE AND LIFE.
I PRAY THAT YOU RELEASE ANY BONDAGE AND HINDERANCE TO MY HEALTH AND RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU AND OTHERS.
I NOW PRAY THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR HEALING WILL INCREASE BY MANY FOLD
THANK YOU DEAR LORD FOR HEALING ME
As the Lord Jesus Christ told his followers to keep on knocking and keep on seeking, therefore we can keep saying this prayer (even if you change the word pattern slightly) and believe and trust that HE will heal us.
The enemy attacks us through our senses are usually through our eyes, ears and mouth, so speak out good things and especially bless others.
When we speak out POSITIVE things we combat all of the NEGATIVITY in this World. As James pointed out we must BLESS and not CURSE…so let us move forward in the Lord speaking out words of truth and blessings.
Bless you
David
As soon as I put the above post on this morning, I noticed my good friend Keith Sinclair's last post and amazingly it was back in December:
Four Candles
Four candles sent forth their light.
You could hear the candles whispers in the quiet night.
A candle of peace, a candle of faith, and a candle of hope,
All shined in the darkness together with the candle of love.
As time passed by the candles light started fading away.
Peace felt unappreciated, while faith and hope were weak and felt they were no longer needed or important.
Suddenly a boy entered the room and cried at the sight of the three extinguished candles.
You are supposed to light with all your might and strength, said the child as he continued crying.
The fourth candle then spoke:
“Do not fear child, for as long as I burn we can ignite the flames of the extinguished candles. I am love.”
With glowing eyes the boy took the candle of love and lit the other candles.
The flame of love must never die, each and every one us must nurture and cherish the love, hope, faith and peace inside of him.
"I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints"
[Ephesians 1:18]
Well written Keith and I believe he is changing your blog into one of a LIGHT BEARER
I have just had to write this post about healing and how many of Gods people are sick and do not know why. Some who read this blog regularly; will know that Christine and I have been involved with Natural Healing for many years. However since we became members of Gods family of believers, we have learnt so much about how humans become the way they are. The Lord Yeshua wants to set people free and especially those who love him. That is why we have now been guided by the Lord to start feeding this blog with the POSITIVE LOVE of our Lord Yeshua
This is what we have found out about mankind’s illnesses’, disease and depression
Our bodies are very complex and sensitive to everything we hear, see, do or speak out and amazingly a part of the brain stores it ALL. That part of the brain is called The Limbic System and is a part of a complex biological system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior. It provides fantastic confirmation of the great complexity and creativity of our wonderful Creator. The Limbic System can cause everything from a fearful reaction to an unrestrained fit of laughter. With its many intertwined organs and multiple tasks it is essential to life, the Limbic System allows the human body to feel everything as simple as hunger to even associating memories to things such as smell, pain, or any other stimuli.
This system is like the Hard Drive Memory of a computer and remembers everything we have done, smelt, tasted, felt and so on. The Limbic System is the gateway to our feelings, emotions, and the way we associate with people and places around us. Although medical science still does not know how this system functions, we cannot live without it. Often people say they do not like a particular food or taste and it can often be traced back to an experience that was not very pleasant for the child. As the brain develops in the womb, the limbic system will begin to remember things and hear voices and other sounds all around it. The child will either feel welcome when it is born or rejected by all of the anger it heard whilst in the womb.
Therefore if the child is conceived in an abusive or aggressive manner, the demonic spirit world will seize on that environment and will begin to work on the fetus and will try to impart the sins of the Fathers and Mothers onto the unborn child.
So how do we combat what has been engraved into our limbic system from a very young age and throughout our lives?
The answer has to be erasing all the negative beliefs and destructive memories. We also need to fill ourselves with the true light and love of Yeshua. Paul guided us in Romans 12:2 with these words:
“And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God”.
In the flesh this is easier said than done, therefore we believe we have been given some important information about the limbic system that in turn will heal many conditions, either physical or emotional.
The PRAYER for HEALING the limbic system and the entire endocrine and nervous stem follows, speak out your problem where the series of dots are in the prayer.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER AND CREATOR, I APPROACH YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST MY LORD AND SAVIOUR TO RENOUNCE EVERY KNOWN AND UNKNOWN NEGATIVE IMAGE AND UNHEALTHY BELIEF FROM MY LIMBIC SYSTEM AND THEREFORE FROM MY ENTIRE BODY.
DEAR LOVING FATHER I NOW ASK YOU TO REMOVE ALL DESTRUCTIVE CELLULAR MEMORIES AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO………………………………………………………………
I PRAY THAT YOU FIND AND OPEN EVERY HIDDEN UNHEALTHY MEMORY FROM MY BODY, BY FILLING ME WITH YOUR TRUE LIGHT, LOVE AND LIFE.
I PRAY THAT YOU RELEASE ANY BONDAGE AND HINDERANCE TO MY HEALTH AND RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU AND OTHERS.
I NOW PRAY THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR HEALING WILL INCREASE BY MANY FOLD
THANK YOU DEAR LORD FOR HEALING ME
As the Lord Jesus Christ told his followers to keep on knocking and keep on seeking, therefore we can keep saying this prayer (even if you change the word pattern slightly) and believe and trust that HE will heal us.
The enemy attacks us through our senses are usually through our eyes, ears and mouth, so speak out good things and especially bless others.
When we speak out POSITIVE things we combat all of the NEGATIVITY in this World. As James pointed out we must BLESS and not CURSE…so let us move forward in the Lord speaking out words of truth and blessings.
Bless you
David
As soon as I put the above post on this morning, I noticed my good friend Keith Sinclair's last post and amazingly it was back in December:
Four Candles
Four candles sent forth their light.
You could hear the candles whispers in the quiet night.
A candle of peace, a candle of faith, and a candle of hope,
All shined in the darkness together with the candle of love.
As time passed by the candles light started fading away.
Peace felt unappreciated, while faith and hope were weak and felt they were no longer needed or important.
Suddenly a boy entered the room and cried at the sight of the three extinguished candles.
You are supposed to light with all your might and strength, said the child as he continued crying.
The fourth candle then spoke:
“Do not fear child, for as long as I burn we can ignite the flames of the extinguished candles. I am love.”
With glowing eyes the boy took the candle of love and lit the other candles.
The flame of love must never die, each and every one us must nurture and cherish the love, hope, faith and peace inside of him.
"I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints"
[Ephesians 1:18]
Well written Keith and I believe he is changing your blog into one of a LIGHT BEARER
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