Your Faith has made you well

Luke 18:35-43 "³⁵As He came near to Jericho, it occurred that a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.³⁶And hearing a crowd going by, he asked what it meant.³⁷They told him, Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.³⁸And he shouted, saying, Jesus, Son of David, take pity and have mercy on me!³⁹But those who were in front reproved him, telling him to keep quiet; yet he ^[t]screamed and shrieked so much the more, Son of David, take pity and have mercy on me!⁴⁰Then Jesus stood still and ordered that he be led to Him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him,⁴¹What do you want Me to do for you? He said, Lord, let me receive my sight!⁴²And Jesus said to him, Receive your sight! Your faith (your trust and confidence that spring from your faith in God) has healed you.⁴³And instantly he received his sight and began to follow Jesus, ^[v]recognizing, praising, and honoring God; and all the people, when they saw it, praised God.


The blind man sitting on the roadside begging heard the crowd going by and realized that Jesus was passing. The blind man shouted to Him. He cried out for mercy! He cried out to be heard! Yet, those in front of reproved him telling him to be quiet. 


There are many out there who are sick and desire healing. There are many out there who are in chaos with no peace. They have family members who may not be saved but in rebellion. Many of you pray for help. But how many are willing to put down your pride, your dignity, and your self worth to cry out to God? What is stopping you? Is it your pride and dignity that is stopping you? 


When will the saints realize you must put your flesh down and force yourself through the crowds crying  out to get the Lord's attention. When will you realize the Lord desires you to worship Him without RESTRAINT!! When will the saints go to the front of the altar and pour their hearts out? Are they afraid of the people sitting in the front seats in suits that may reprove them? Are they afraid of offending? Are they are afraid of men? Are they afraid of being embarrassed?    


Is your healing not worth more than being embarrassed? Is the salvation of your family not worth more than having your dignity put down? Is spiritual breakthrough to obtain more presence of God not worth more than having to put down your pride? Or will you listen to religious men who will reprove you? For they think you are out of order when in fact they have no idea what is the order of God. Will you serve them through your fears or will you walk up the altar and let it be just you and God. 


Today, many do not have to negotiate through people to walk up the altar and give yourself to Him in worship without Restraint. It is sad because the front of the altars are empty these days. People are more concerned of what others will think of them. 



Mark 5:24-34 (AMP)And Jesus went with him; and a great crowd kept following Him and pressed Him from all sides [so as almost to suffocate Him].²⁵And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years,²⁶And who had endured much suffering under [the hands of] many physicians and had spent all that she had, and was no better but instead grew worse.²⁷She had heard the reports concerning Jesus, and she came up behind Him in the throng and touched His garment,²⁸For she kept saying, If I only touch His garments, I shall be restored to health.²⁹And immediately her flow of blood was dried up at the source, and [suddenly] she felt in her body that she was healed of her [distressing] ailment.³⁰And Jesus, recognizing in Himself that the power proceeding from Him had gone forth, turned around immediately in the crowd and said, Who touched My clothes?³¹And the disciples kept saying to Him, You see the crowd pressing hard around You from all sides, and You ask, Who touched Me?³²Still He kept looking around to see her who had done it.³³But the woman, knowing what had been done for her, though alarmed and frightened and trembling, fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.³⁴And He said to her, Daughter, your faith (your trust and confidence in Me, springing from faith in God) has restored you to health. Go in (into) peace and be continually healed and freed from your [distressing bodily] disease.

Jesus was crowded by an entourage of men. The scripture says, the crowd was so many to the point of suffocation. Women in those days did not have front row access like the men did. A woman who had bleed for twelve years knew if she only touch the King of Kings, she would be made well. If she had just thought about it and took no action she would continue to suffer and bleed. But with courage, she got up and negotiated through the crowd. They must have been packed because the word says to the point of suffocation. This lady forced her way through. She did not care for men's rebukes. She was determined to touch her God.


Faith is not just a thought where one sits on the sidelines and wishes for healing or breakthrough. One must breakthrough the crowd and perhaps through those who may reprove you and fight your way to the KING to get His attention. For it is this type of faith that is required for BREAKTHROUGH!!! Break through physically through your fears, your pride, your dignity, yourself self worth, HUMBLING YOURSELF. It is only through humility you will reach the KING of KINGS!

Matthew 11:12

¹²And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize--a ^[a]share in the heavenly kingdom is sought with most ardent zeal and intense exertion].

God is God. He is not our servant. We are His servants. If you sit in the back of the pews waiting for Him to come to you, you are mistaken. You must humble yourself  and go to HIM worshiping Him without RESTRAINT. WHERE ARE THE TRUE WORSHIPERS OF GOD IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH? WHERE ARE THOSE WHO WILL GIVE HIM THE PRAISE AND HONOR OF ALL THEMSELVES? WHERE ARE THE WORSHIPERS WHO WILL GIVE HIM UNRESTRAINED PRAISE AND WORSHIP TO GET HIS ATTENTION SO HIS GLORY WILL MANIFEST TO HEAL PEOPLE OR FOR SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGHS? WHERE? 

STOP WHISPERING TO HIM. Start giving HIM the PRAISE AND WORSHIP that will get HIS ATTENTION. Step into His Presence and lose yourself in HIM. Stop being afraid for He requires FULL SURRENDER. 

Fire of God!!!

Steve Yong Kim