Wednesday, October 15, 2008

just humble yourself!

Naaman was so disappointed with prophet Elisha
when he didn’t perform a certain miracle in a certain way.
What seemed a failure to Naaman was actually the answer
to his problem. II Kings 5:11
The little Jewish servant girl encouraged him to humble
himself and receive his healing.
Naaman’s healing was much more simple than what he wanted.
He seemed to know a lot about healing people!
Preconceived ideas about the church have caused bitter
disappointments to many.
If you go to the church expecting them, her, it, to meet
your needs from rags to riches you can count on being
disappointed.
The message will not be what you expect it to be,
neither will the people, songs, curtains, chairs etc.
But Naatan is not an exception.
All people have incurable diseases that can be healed
only in the church.
Yes, I’m a fanatic believer in the role of the church in
the life of believers.
Forget about this "being a member of the universal body
of Christ without a commitment to a local church".
That what some believers claim to be a blessing in their lives
is actually a trap that has separated them from true blessings
that can be experienced only in the fellowship of believers.
I’m very happy, if I make some people angry with
these statements.
Sometimes anger causes people to reconsider their lives
and repent.
The living church is the only thing that God will allow
to heaven from this earth.

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