Saturday, May 17, 2008

"An Airplane Did That, Right???"

Whenever I have shown people this picture their first response has been. An airplane did that right? Nope! God did! Last Saturday evening, we were at the healing revival that is going on in Florida right now. During worship, some of us looked up in the sky and this is what we saw. (There were over 10,000 people at the event, so I guess that "some of us" was a pretty big number.) It was amazing. The Cross moved across the sky for about twenty minutes.

Shortly after the Cross showed up, this wing appeared in the sky. It was really awesome!

For those of you that might not know what is going on, on April 2nd a man named Todd Bentley showed up in Florida to do a week long meeting that focused on God healing the sick. Needless to say, it is still going on today. So, a "meeting" that was supposed to last just one week has just hit 45 days. It is amazing, people are being healed of cancer, scars are disappearing, broken bones are mending. People are getting out of wheel chairs and walking for the first time in years.....knees and joints are being healed...arthritis is being healed....and many other things are happening. People are coming back to the meetings a few days later with doctor reports and x-rays to support the healings. People who has been manic depressant are no longer taking their medicacines (for weeks now).

A few testimonies from people that I have a personal relationship are....

A good friend of mine, Julie, went one Friday night with her whole family (her husband and their three kids). Elizabeth (one of their daughters) had broken her elbow two week prior to this particular meeting. Towards the end of the meeting, Todd said that God was healing some one's elbow that was broken. Elizabeth at the time had fallen asleep (it was about 10:30pm at that point), so Julie let her continue to sleep. On Saturday, Julie asked Elizabeth if she had heard Todd mention that God was healing some one's elbow. Elizabeth said that she did hear him say that. Julie asked her if she had felt anything when he had said that and Elizabeth said that her elbow felt hot and that Jesus came down and healed her elbow. (Elizabeth is six years old) Elizabeth was still wearing the temporary cast, so Julie took it off believing that God had healed it. They began to move her elbow around and Julie kept on asking Elizabeth if "this hurt" or "that hurt" and Elizabeth simply said "Mom, it doesn't hurt, God healed it!!" A few days later they went back to have it x-rayed and sure enough it was completely healed. :o)

Another testimony, Matthew (Jonathan's brother) has been taking anti-depressant medication for years (it has been for so long that Jonathan doesn't even remember exactly when Matthew stated taking them.). He was taking one pill a day and he now hasn't taken one for three weeks. His family (wife, mom and dad) have said that they have noticed a huge difference and he is so much happier. His face even looks different because of how it looked "drawn down", it now looks fuller and happier. He was healed of his depression. Matthew wasn't even in Florida when God healed him, he was watching it on the computer or on God TV.

The third time that Jonathan and I were at a meeting. We were having a time of worship and during the worship time, "we" (everyone there) had stated singing something about God's Fire. I was standing there with my eyes shut just enjoying God's presence and I started to smell the faint smell of something burning. Right at the same time that I started smelling the smoke, the worship leader says, "Do you smell that?!!!". The scent got stronger and stronger. We were actually smelling the Fire of God. It was really cool. I had NEVER experienced something like that before. Jonathan was out in the hallway talking to a friend and they could smell it also. Then Jonathan text messaged a friend of ours in Maine that was watching on the computer and they said that they could smell it in Maine.

I LOVE when God does things that we can't figure out with our minds. When He forces us to let Him out of "the box" that we have put Him in. God can do ANYTHING!

But don't take my word for it. Check it out at freshfire.ca through a web cast or if you get God TV, they are airing it live at times. Right now there are having meetings at 10:00am EST and 7:00pm EST, every day. (God TV usually airs the 7:00pm meetings every day, live.) If you don't get God TV, you can also check it out at god.tv.

God is doing some amazing and powerful things, here and around the world.

5 comments:

Susan said...

That is really awesome! Thanks for sharing. I think I saw this guy on GodTV. I love it when God heals.

However, I struggle so much with believing for my own healing when I have a sore throat or something.

Michele said...

Praise God for healing! We'll have to check it out online. I love the "smelling smoke" story! :)

Anonymous said...

Hey Stacey!
I know of a little girl that was watching the revival on God TV and she reached out her hand for healing and was healed of a jaw problem (she was going to need surgery, and now her profile is completely different). So God is using this to impact many others just watching it on TV. Sweet!

Anonymous said...

Wow, that is really all I can think right now! Wow!!! Man, I want to watch it with you guys! I am going to try and see if I can get on to do it sometime. Do you have any idea of how long he is planning on being in town?
Annjeri

Johanna said...

Hi there! A few comments:
...I'm so glad you posted those personal stories. My pastor has mentioned more than once "what is happening in Lakewood, FL" or whatever town it is. Paul and I both nudged each other the 1st time he said it and wondered if this is was the same thing as what you guys are talking about.
...I'm with Susan, I struggle with doubt, too. Well, I doubt, because the times that I really felt like I was REALLY believing, nothing has happened.
...I love the story of your bro-in-law. I remember meeting him at the wedding and I'm so happy for him.
On the post below...isn't it great when you can be really, really honest with your husband? I shared some pretty deep heart stuff with Paul last night and I feel like we're closer than ever. :.)
Last comment...I'm leaving a message on our message string on xanga about your dream.
Love you guys!