This morning I was talking with a friend of mine originally from Iraq. He was talking to me about how his foot was in extreme pain due to a soccer injury yesterday. I think, based on the way he was speaking to me, that he wanted me to pray for him.
Sounds like a good idea, huh? He’s in pain, I should be able to pray for him right? But is that the best course of action? Is that in his best interest?
I told him instead, “place your hands on your foot and say ‘in the name of Jesus be healed!’” He tried it and nothing happened. So I said, “now I want you to bind the spirits of pain and sickness and then say ‘in the name of Jesus be healed!’” Suddenly he was instantly healed! He was overwhelmed with love for Jesus.
Sometimes when we are evangelizing we can get caught up in wanting to be the one through whom Jesus brings the miracle. Why? Often it is because we are not fully rooted in our own identity. When we are rooted in our identity we can help others walk in to their identity. This man is a dearly loved child of God, but he didn’t know of His standing with the Father. He thought he needed a “Holy person” to pray for him. Instead what he needed was a reminder that He can go directly to God.
Next time when you are asked to pray for the sick. See if you can use it as an opportunity to coach another into walking in their true identity as a son or daughter of the King.
