Bold Acts
I’ll never forget what the Lord said
to me a few years ago. He said “The
antidote for the fear of man is for you to pray for boldness." Immediately, I
went to Acts 4:29-31 (Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with
all boldness they may speak Your word, by stretching out Your hand to heal, and
that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus And when they had prayed, the place where
they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy
Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness).
The disciples were facing all kinds of fear and intimidation, even death. They
knew the key was to pray for boldness to continue the Lord’s work.
After coming back to the Lord on March
9th, 2014, I had been following my friend Joel Crumpton on Facebook.
I saw all of the testimonies of healings that were happening and it sparked my
curiosity, so I contacted him and planned a trip to Atlanta, Georgia. Joel had
received some revelation from the Lord on declaring. I absolutely loved it and
I use it, but I will never forget one of the things he shared with me on
boldness, which he put in his book (You
can do the works of Jesus from Theory to Reality). Joel said “Boldness
is faith acted out. It is courage in the midst of fear; it is daring to speak
and act even though you feel intimidated. Boldness is a necessary ingredient of
faith. Fear and intimidation will always be present when an opportunity to
minister healing to someone in public comes up. Don’t allow those feelings to
cause you to shrink back in unbelief. Deny yourself, and do what Jesus would
do.”
I got to put what I learned into
action by hitting the streets with a treasure hunt and later an outreach to the
homeless. I had no idea what I was about to witness. My life was going to be
changed forever. Miracles took place and people’s lives were changed by the
power of God.
Here’s one of the miracles that
I witnessed. This happened right
after we fed the homeless. Joel walked up to this girl. She was in a walking boot
and had crutches. She was with a team visiting from Cincinnati, Ohio. Joel asked her what happened to her and she said
she broke her foot. She told him that she was in a lot of pain and couldn't put any weight on it. Joel told her that he had good news for her and that the
Kingdom of Heaven had come near to her today.
He said that if she would give him her hand that the power of God would flow
through her and heal her right now. She did and Joel spoke in the Name of Jesus
Christ be Healed. He told her to check herself and see if she could put any weight
on her foot. Her countenance totally changed! All the pain had left and she was totally speechless! She started putting weight on her foot and walked with no pain. The precious girl was
totally healed! All her friends from Cincinnati were amazed and they joked
about having to buy her new sneakers because she had only brought one shoe. We all gave glory to Jesus! Our Lord is amazing!
I went back home from that trip totally fired up to
believe the Lord for miracles and I had no idea that the Lord was going to work
so quickly, but something had changed in my life. The Lord had given me
boldness and I was willing to step out in faith. I couldn’t wait to pray for
people and this is what happened.
I was given the opportunity to serve on the prayer
team at the Salvation Army for a local outreach. We were paired
up in teams of two praying for people and I was paired up with a local Pastor. We had a chance to pray for the man in the picture to the right. He told me he had eight
surgeries in his hip and he was in a lot of pain. I told him that I had good
news for him and that the Kingdom of Heaven had come near him, today. I said if
he would give me his hand the Lord was going to heal him. I said in Jesus name
be healed. We confessed some healing scriptures over the man. He couldn't
believe it and he had significantly less pain. We prayed again and thanked the Lord for his healing. I took his crutches and had him take a step of faith. The man was shocked the pain had totally left his body and he was able to walk around
without crutches. We talked to him about giving his life to the Lord 100% and
he rededicated his life to Him. The Lord gets all of the Glory!
Seeing
that miracle changed my life forever! Believe me friends the enemy was coming
at me with all kinds of fear and intimidation. All kinds of thoughts and questions entered my mind. I heard you're going to look like a fool. What if he’s not healed or what if
nothing happens? I decided to go for it and be willing to look like a fool for
Jesus. I dared to believe His word and look what happened. The Lord came,
healed this precious person’s body and a soul was saved. You can do it too my
friend. You have the same Holy Spirit living in you that Jesus had. Pray for boldness daily and step out in faith and watch fear bow to the
name of Jesus! I believe the Lord will be with you every step of the way. Get
ready for miracles to happen!
