Have Christians in the US Changed Their God?

As the elections in the US are upon us, I find my spirit grieves for my fellow Christians, who once stood for righteousness. Their posts and comments on social media reveal what is really in their hearts. If Christians do not take a stand for righteousness, who will?

The Scriptures found in Jeremiah 2:11-13, 27-28 ask some very pertinent questions. And Jeremiah’s words are just as convicting to us today as they were back then to the Jews.

“Has a nation changed its gods,
Which are not gods?
But My people have changed their Glory
For what does not profit.
 Be astonished, O heavens, at this,
And be horribly afraid;
Be very desolate,” says the Lord.
“For My people have committed two evils:
They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters,
And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water.

Saying to a tree, ‘You are my father,’
And to a stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’
For they have turned their back to Me, and not their face.
But in the time of their trouble
They will say, ‘Arise and save us.’
But where are your gods that you have made for yourselves?
Let them arise,
If they can save you in the time of your trouble;
For according to the number of your cities
Are your gods, O Judah.

As a missionary I minister in different cultures I see firsthand multitudes of lost souls bow before idols, kiss their feet made of wood and stone, religiously prostrate themselves before temples in freezing cold temperatures, spin wheels, send messages to dead relatives and false gods, and sacrifice animals. I witness them march for hours carrying heavy statues to pay penance for their sins, and hear them chant and cry to false gods that can neither hear nor help them.

And now I see many Christian people from my own nation, the USA reject righteousness, defend or ignore the killing of innocent babies in the womb, and misuse God’s grace for an excuse to sin in every way imaginable. They walk away from their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and become their own god. They even change the rules to suit the evil desires of their flesh.

The words that come to my spirit are the words Jesus Christ cries out to the Father from the Cross, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34). If they truly understood their actions and the fruit they will produce, they would never do these things. But the human will is a difficult gift to wield to God.

“For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,  to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:14-21.

Becky Dvorak is a prophetic healing evangelist and the Destiny Image author of DARE to Believe, Greater Than Magic and The Healing Creed. Visit her at authorbeckydvorak.com.

Thankfulness verses Entitlement

An important lesson in life, including your healing is to be thankful to the Lord for it. And it really must be important that out of all healings that took place through the hands of Jesus that the following account of the 10 lepers who were healed was recorded in the New Testament for us to learn from today.

All too often, and more so today, people are bound by the sin of entitlement and do not stop for a moment to say thank you. Obviously, giving thanks is important to God or He wouldn’t have told the Holy Spirit to have the men of God write it down in the scrolls for us to learn from.

Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”” Luke 17:11-19.

Let’s think about what it was like for these 10 lepers. They were full of a non-curable disease that slowly ate them to death. They were unsightly, full of puss and pain, rejected and feared. They were unable to work for a living, had to steal or scrounge for something to eat, or depend upon the mercy of others for their daily bread. When others came near them, they were to call out about themselves, “Unclean! I’m unclean!” This was to protect the one passing by to stay away so they would not catch this contagious disease. To put it plainly, life was miserable for them.

Then Jesus, the great healer walks by, they cry out for mercy and He heals all 10 of them. That’s the love of Jesus, compassion in action. Now, one would think that as these 10 lepers saw themselves healed that they would be so grateful to the one that healed them, but they were not. At least not enough to turn and say thank you for healing me. They just all went their own way, but one.

You may think I am being petty, but I guess God doesn’t think the quality of thankfulness is a little thing. We shouldn’t think of it that way either. This testimony shows the heart of most people. It exposes the sin of entitlement. That selfish attitude that others owe you something, and you have no responsibility. The world revolves around me, myself, and I.

You say, “Yes, but this is the gift of healing.” Yes, healing is a gift, and it is free to us that will believe, but free does not mean cheap. Healing changes someone’s life. Think of these 10 lepers and how their lives changed, and instantly. 

Just as Jesus questioned the ungratefulness of the 9 lepers that were healed, He is questioning us today. Are we truly grateful for all that the Lord has done for us, including healing? Or are we self-centered and forgot that the World revolves around Jesus, the Savior and we are to be about our heavenly Father’s business and win people to Him?

Are we too caught up in what we want out of life, the way we look, and what others think of us, that we bear this sin of entitlement, even towards God? Thankfulness is not a little thing, it’s an important quality that helps us to be healthy in spirit, soul, and in body.

 

Becky Dvorak is a prophetic healing evangelist and the Destiny Image author of DARE to Believe, Greater Than Magic and The Healing Creed. Visit her at authorbeckydvorak.com.

When Does Healing Power Take Effect?

After you have prayed for someone for healing, when does the healing power take effect? This is a good question and it is one that causes disagreement within the body of Christ. It can also cause doubt and unbelief to form if not understood properly.

Why is this important to understand? Because sometimes people receive immediately, instantly, miraculously, and other times, people receive their healing little by little, or what I call progressively.

But there are a couple of foundational truths that will help to add clarity to this question.

  1. According to Isaiah 53:4-5, Jesus already paid the price with His atoning blood so we are already healed. We were healed the moment Jesus shed His blood at the whipping post for all healing. Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and pains [of punishment], yet we [ignorantly] considered Him stricken, smitten, and afflicted by God [as if with leprosy]. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we are healed and made whole.” AMPC.
  2. Just as with any other promise of God, faith must be activated for the promise to manifest And sometimes those manifestations are instant and other times they are progressive. For example, according to the Word if you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, you are instantly born-again. See Romans 10:9-10, and John 3:3. And spiritually you are born-again, but in the natural realm it takes time for the evidence to manifest. Some sins fall off of the new believer immediately, others they have to exercise their new found faith to be free from these sins. But the person is still born-again. Now, let’s look at healing in this light. The Bible says that if you believe you will lay hands on the sick and they will recover, see Mark 16:18. Whether you lay hands upon yourself or someone else does this for you the healing power is released within your physical body and you are already healed, but at times your faith is weaker then you would like to admit, or for devilish reasons the enemy fights against your healing, like he fights against a new believer with sin issues, and you will have to exercise your faith muscles and fight the enemy for the manifestation of your healing, but the healing power has already been released, and healing has already been provided when Jesus shed His blood at the whipping post.

Becky Dvorak is a prophetic healing evangelist and the Destiny Image author of DARE to Believe, Greater Than Magic and The Healing Creed. Visit her at authorbeckydvorak.com.

Wield the Word

The Word of God is our spiritual weapon to overcome the attacks of the enemy, satan. It’s supernatural power works. And all Christians need to learn how to wield the Word. It is imperative that true believers have a working knowledge how to use the weapon of the word of God for themselves. Without this revelation on how to wield the Word God’s people live in defeat, because they do not know how to use their spiritual weaponry.

The Bible is clear that we will go through difficulties on this earth. Look what Jesus says in John 16:33, These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”  There has been a false doctrine running around the Church that Christians will not experience difficulties, and if they do run into a bit of trouble then they must be in sin. Where does it say this in the Word? If Church people would only open up God’s Word and read it and put its message into practice then the body of Christ would have more victory in their lives. Jesus’ words are clear here, in this world you will have tribulation, meaning difficult times.  But He desires us to live in His victory when tribulation comes.

How do we live in His victory against the wiles of the devil? God gives us a supernatural weapon to overcome by His word. And He expects us to use it. Revelation 12:11says And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.” Our spiritual weapons in this verse to overcome are the redemptive blood of Jesus, and by the words of our testimony. When we take on God’s vocabulary of victory we have victorious testimonies to declare for the glory of the Lord and for the benefit of others.

If we are being tormented by fear wield the Word of God and declare, For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7.

When you feel weak and tempted to give in, prophesy over yourself, And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9-11.

While you face a difficult situation start to transform it and the way you see the situation with these words, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13.

If you receive a bad medical report from your physician release healing into your body with His healing report, Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:4-5.

This is how you wield the weapon of the Word, declare it, not just one time, but daily, and then you live it.

 

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© 2016 Author Becky Dvorak–Healing and Miracles International, All rights reserved.

Let Your Faith Loose

In 1 Samuel 17: 45-51, we read about David, the shepherd boy with his slingshot in hand, fearlessly rises to the occasion, accepts the challenge, ignores the obvious, and with full confidence in His God replies to Goliath’s threat, “Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’S, and he will give you into our hands.”

After making his declaration of faith, he takes action, pulls back on the slingshot and releases his faith. The small stone flies through the air and hits his enemy right-smack-dab in the middle of the forehead. The mighty terror falls on his face to the ground, dead! David picks up Goliath’s sword and chops his head off.  As the Philistine army sees what happens to their prized champion they flee as fast as they can, and David, the shepherd boy becomes the new world champion!

I know your enemy, satan is bearing down hard, and he is fully equipped with the latest up-to-date weapons called AIDS, ALS, Cancer, Diabetes … and the death reports are frightening and overwhelming. But, as a Christian, you have an even greater weapon in your sling, “Jesus, The Rock”. You pull back, and let your faith loose, and that giant will tumble down!

 

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The Intimidation of the Enemy

In 1 Samuel 17: 1-44 we read about the time of war between the Israelites and the Philistines. Both armies are standing on opposite hills ready to engage in battle. Every day the Philistine army sends out their champion warrior, Goliath. Everyday this prized champion sends forth a challenge to the Israeli army that echoes across the valley;

“Choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.”1 Samuel 17:8b-9

Goliath the “Mean-Fighting-Machine” is known and feared for his size and strength. He is the champion. The one everyone dreams of defeating, but dares not step into the ring with. Who will become his next victim?

The day of the Super-Heavyweight Final has arrived, and the stakes are high. Will the Israelites become enslaved to the Philistines? Who will accept Goliath’s challenge?

The champ is fully decked out with his state-of-the-art armor and weapons. His very presence intimidates everyone. In fact, as they take one look at Goliath they all run and hide. He wants to fight one-on-one. He has complete confidence in his size and skill and knows he will conquer whoever steps forward. He is ready and waits for a striking battle. Who will fight Goliath?

He becomes angry when he sees who the Israelites send out to fight him. Before him stands a young shepherd boy. He walks the fields with the lambs and the sheep. What does he know about fighting? Now, this is the size mismatch of all time. He can just see the headlines now; “Champion Giant Slaughters Shepherd Boy”. What a disappointing fight this will be for his spectators and utterly unfair for the young boy. He lets out a disgusted howl towards David, “Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves?”  (See 1 Samuel 17:43).

But never-the-less he will fight. He tries to intimidate the young boy with his trash-talk and threatens away, “Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.” (See 1 Samuel 17:44).

Perhaps, you are in a raging battle with Goliath. Learn from David’s example of fearlessness and overcome satan’s trash talk and intimidation.

Becky Dvorak is a prophetic healing evangelist and the Destiny Image author of DARE to Believe, Greater Than Magic and, soon to be released, The Healing Creed. Visit her at authorbeckydvorak.com.

Undisputed Champions

In Exodus 7:1-13, we read about an eighty year old man named, Moses with his eighty-three year old brother, Aaron, go before Pharaoh and his 7 professional, Egyptian magicians. Do we call for a rematch? These 2 elderly men are amateurs, being taught how to use their spiritual weapons. But the 7 magicians seem to know exactly what to do with their staffs. It doesn’t sound like a fair match.

But with God on your side, no matter how unfair the physical factors may be, you have everything you need to overcome the circumstance. No matter how good your enemy, satan is at being bad, you still have the advantage over him and his demons. The Spirit of the living God lives inside of you. And just like He does for Moses and Aaron He will teach you how to use your spiritual weapons.

Even with all their experience at casting curses and deceiving people with their charms and trickery, satan and his demons are no match for the people of God. Because greater is He, Jesus who is in you, then he, satan who is in this world. (See 1 John 4:4).

Over and over again the Scriptures prove that even inexperienced faith is greater than satan and all of his experienced foes. With Jesus you are an undisputed champion and there isn’t any sickness or disease, or any other form of satan’s curse that you cannot overcome.  

 

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© 2016 Author Becky Dvorak–Healing and Miracles International, All rights reserved.

His Manifest Presence

Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

Did you ever realize that when God speaks, “Let there be light” in this verse that He does not refer to the sun, moon and stars?  The creation of these heavenly lights can be found on the fourth day, but we are still on the first day of creation.  (See Genesis 1:14-19.)

What is this light that He refers to? It is His manifest presence on the scene.

When we allow His presence to manifest, His glory overshadows the darkness and the conditions have no choice but to change. Evil bows to good, darkness reforms to light, corruptible to incorruptible, imperfect to perfect, and impossible to possible.

If you are in need of a miracle the best thing you can do is to find your way into the very presence of God and allow His power overtake and heal you. There is no sickness or disease that can withstand the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Is there an area in your life that needs the power of the manifest presence of the Lord to shine into?

 

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Still Hope With a Dim Chance

Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:1-5, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.  God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.”

Your situation may appear as the earth does on the first day of creation, formless, void and full of darkness. The symptoms are worse, the medical reports are bad, and the doctors tell you it is time to put your affairs in order. But even though this world gives you a dim chance, with Jesus, you are not without hope.

2 Chronicles 16:9 tells us that the Spirit of God is moving to and fro throughout the whole earth looking for someone to show Himself strong through.

You can choose to be that someone that He reveals Himself mightily through. All it takes is a willing person with a sold-out heart towards Him, and that dim chance transforms into a bright hope with a future to fulfill.

I met a woman at a healing service held in Phoenix, Arizona. She had traveled from another state to come to this healing service. Cancer had eaten away at her hip and she could not walk, immediately after I placed healing hands upon her, and renounced this disease and the effects of this disease, and released the creative power of the Holy Spirit into her she was squatting, jumping, running and praising God!

You see, this woman made herself available to be a someone that the Spirit of God could reveal himself through mightily. She did not allow the obstacles of the day to interfere with her decision to be a willing vessel for a miracle. She could not walk on her own, her husband and sister carried her into the meeting. She was is severe pain, but she traveled across several states to come. The medical reports for this woman were dim and without hope, but she did not give up. She activated her faith, not just with words, but with action too.

No matter how dim the medical report looks, you can activate your trust in God’s miraculous power to turn the situation around for His glory. Are you willing to be that someone today that the Holy Spirit can reveal Himself real strong through? This is my prayer for you today, that hope will arise within you to believe, even though you’ve been given a dim chance, remember, with Jesus there’s still hope.

 

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Faith Creates

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1

Scripture Reading: Psalm 33:6-9

Faith is creative. Like an artist with a paintbrush in hand, it skillfully uses the power of the spoken word, to paint a masterpiece. Except the canvas that it creates upon is real and alive and it has no boundaries. And the base of its paint is the redemptive blood of Jesus Christ.

Elohim, (the Father, the Son, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit), creates the world by the power of the spoken word. God says, “Let there be…” and there was, (see Genesis 1). And He gives to us this same ability to create with our words. We are to call things that are not as though they already were, see Romans 4:17.

A man stands before me during a healing service, as tears run down his face he explains to me what he has. He’s an artist and he sculpts beautiful statues for a living. But he is now completely blind in one eye and is losing his sight in the other. He simply can no longer create without his eyesight.

I look at the man and say, “The Lord gives you your artistic talent, and His will is that you create for His glory.” I reach out and touch his eyes and speak words of life over them and immediately he can see.  

Faith uses the power of the spoken word to create, and in this case it creates sight for the blind, and hope for the hopeless.

Dear Holy Spirit,

Teach me how to use the power of my words to create for Your glory.

In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.

 

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© 2016 Author Becky Dvorak–Healing and Miracles International, All rights reserved.

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