We are experiencing a real sense of the presence of God when we meet together. This last Sunday was yet another meeting when we were amazed at all that God did amongst us. We sing the song “Hosanna” which has the line in it “Hope is stirring, hearts are yearning for You, we long for You”, and I think that this is happening not only at CHCC but across the world. I have heard many people say that there is a new awakening across the globe of the presence of God.

On Sunday I spoke from Mark 2:1-12, and noted that Jesus saw the faith of the friends of the paralytic man, and that this led to forgiveness and healing. This is an important point for us as we serve Jesus. Our faith affects others. Of course there are instances in the Bible when it is the faith of the individual that brings about the change. For example, in Mark 5:34 where the woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years touched the cloak of Jesus, He turned to her and said “your faith has healed you”. However, there are other examples where it is the faith of others that affects healing or forgiveness for the individual. Maybe the best example of this is in Luke 7:1-10, where the Roman Centurion came to Jesus to ask for healing for his servant. It was the faith of the Centurion that was commended but it was the servant that was healed.

It is significant that the friends of the paralytic man wanted to bring him to Jesus, and had faith for his healing. I believe that we are entering a harvest time, and that we will see many people come to Christ. I also believe that we are moving to a season of miracles of healing when we will see things that we have never seen before. I want to encourage us to be a people of faith. When we pray, let’s pray faith filled prayers, and when we witness let our conversation be full of faith. Faith that as we introduce people to Jesus, He will transform their lives.

As we are seeing people being saved and healed I hope that our faith is rising. I trust that our understanding of a loving, powerful, healing Saviour is deepening and that we are expecting amazing things each and every time we come into his presence.

To the glory of God!