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Volume 68-17, February 2017
Part 2
Using the story of the woman with the issue of blood in Mark 5, we
kind of power resident in the man he was taking to his house, even
began to look at the sent Word of God as the agent of change in the
though his daughter could have been raised with or without that
previous article. We basically looked at ways in which the Word of
miracle. Do you also know the woman could have run away and not
God got to that woman in relation to our personal lives and
answer Jesus’ call, which is what many of us do. We seat on our
situations today. Like I advised before, don’t wait to read to the end
miracles and testimonies.
of this article before taking your baby from God, because there is nothing too hard for Him to do. More so, don’t only take the
When people come to me for prayer or a blessing and tell me how
fruitfulness miracle for yourself; take it for another person who
they got healed some time ago, I quickly ask if they ever shared
needs it too.
those testimonies. The excuse most times is that they are shy. The woman was not only shy but afraid, the Bible records that she was
One basic truth you should know is that you can’t become fruitful,
trembling (Mark 5:33). Learn to respond to the Word sent to you.
or stay fruitful if you don’t believe the Word of God. Many are eager to have hands laid on them, and that happens sometimes if the
Mark’s account says, “… and told Him the whole truth” (Mark 5:33).
minister is inspired to do that but you can’t expect hands to be laid
Had she lied to anybody before? Why was it called the truth? It was
on you, or for a word of knowledge to come to you and think that is
called the truth because every other thing she had heard before that
the only way to get your baby. No!
time was a lie. When the doctors told her they couldn’t help her, it was a lie. When she looked at her account and saw that her money
The second time He sent out His Word to her, she wasn’t far away
was Sinished, it was a lie. When the enemy told her she will be
but was close, she answered and fell before Him. He was no longer a
stoned to death if she took that risk, it was a lie. Everything she had
distant Jesus to her. Why do you think God sent His Word a second
heard before that time was a lie.
time? It was to get her into the purpose for her healing. Don’t miss this point. The purpose for her healing was not for her to turn
The word “lie” in Greek is Letia, which means something that is
around and go back to society and live a good life. That was part of it
hidden when you are ignorant, and when you are unaware of it. So
but there was something greater. The purpose for her healing was
truth is the word Aletia in Greek, which is opposite because of the
for her to become a preacher. Not like a Pastor but in sharing her
“a” in front of it.
testimony. Her testimony would have affected those around her including Jairus. Her story may have opened their eyes to see that
When you hear the truth, you become aware or receive knowledge
there is another kind of pressing they can do to get their answers. It
of what God did for you. Even if the doctor told you that you can’t
may have also incited hope and faith in Jesus.
have children anymore, it is a lie. Your situation, your age, your family may have told you that you can’t have children but it is a lie.
Many of us don’t understand the purpose for our miracles or the
Tell them, “Aletia tells me that children are my heritage and reward
things God does for us. Jesus knew that dunamis left Him, and that
from God” (Psalm 127:3).
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