Desperation to Destiny
by Bruce. Himes
In Matthew 9:20-22 the bible states that a
woman was suffering from a hemorrhage and
had an unstoppable flow of blood. Under
the law she was unclean and forbidden to
be in a crowd of people, yet her
desperation, brought about by 12 years of
unsuccessful medical treatments and having
no money left to pay for more treatments,
drove her through what was lawful and the
crowd to Jesus. She realized that her fate
and destiny rested in the power of Jesus.
Some people consider destiny as a stroke
of luck or some fortunate break, yet this
woman saw her future. Her hope in the
present caused faith to cry out and say,
“If I only touch His garment, I will get
well.” Her thought life might say
something like this, “I will crawl if I
have to in front of all to get to my
covenant promise.” Faith possibly forced
her to crawl on her hands and knees
through the crowd to touch the hem of
Jesus’ garment. Hope and Faith will cause
us to reach far beyond reason for the
things of the Kingdom.
I feel a spirit of desperation on the
Church as a whole right now. In
yesterday’s C.O.A. Sunday service, I asked
for those who need a fresh burning and a
passion for the next season, almost
everyone came forward and people were
powerfully touch by the Holy Spirit. We
must be as desperate as this woman with
the issue of blood. Desperation will
always call for extreme actions. This
woman’s condition forced her to a place of
surrender, for it is the yielded heart in
desperation that believes. Jesus’ life
made an impact on her heart and faith
caused an action which resulted in her
healing.
For those members of Church In One Accord,
I am asking that you crawl to Jesus if you
have too. Surrender in His presence to be
recharged. Let our spirit be strengthened
by God’s power so that our heart yields
even more to God’s destiny for our lives
and our Church. For all those who read
this article, let your hunger become so
desperate that you are willing to anything
to get to Jesus, the Author and Finisher
of our faith.
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