Foe months, I have been wanting to see the Holy Spirit use me to heal someone. After the gathering yesterday, Peter called me over to join him in praying with a man who he had already been talking to for a bit. Almost immediately, I noticed strong alcohol on his breath, and could tell by his speech that he was intoxicated. The man was feeling guilt, shame, and fear from his past. We shared the good news of Jesus and His forgiveness, and led the man to put his faith in Christ and receive God's forgiveness. Peter said, "OK, now Shane is going to pray for you, and God is going to deliver you." I put my left hand on his right shoulder and my right hand on his forehead, and I began to thank the Father for this man and ask the Holy Spirit to come. Within a minute, I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit, even in my legs, and I felt him flowing, so I asked for more, and more. The man was overcome by the power of the Holy Spirit, and he slumped down on the floor. Peter and I let him down gently on the floor, and we continued praying for him. I commanded evil spirits to leave him, and I commanded his brain chemistry to return to normal. I kept praying for the annointing of the Holy Spirit from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet.
Within a few minutes, he started waking up, and he was a little confused about why he was on the floor, but we reassured him and helped him to his feet. It was obvious that he was sober-minded and able to talk and reason more clearly than before. (And later, Peter told me that he sensed demonic presence had left while we were praying for him.) We gave him a Bible, and I encouraged him to start reading the Gospel of Mark because in the first chapter Jesus casts out demons and heals people. We talked to him about learning to listen to the Holy Spirit and to ignore the enemy. Peter got a word for him to not touch alcohol, and we encouraged him to stay in freedom and not open the door for demons to return.
As we were walking out, he said that he had bad knees and that his knees were hurting. I prayed for him several times, commanding the pain to leave and flexibility to be restored. He was amazed after walking down the stairs from the front porch and down the sidewalk a bit that his knees were so much more flexible than they had been in years. He said that he used to walk like a penguin because his knees were so stiff.
He told us that he had promised to meet a friend at the library so that they could check their email for job offers, so we took him to the library. On the way, he told us about a repetitive dream that he has been having the past several months about him being a drummer in a church praise band and giving God the glory for his ability. I encouraged him to take a step of faith towards that by practicing with one of our church praise teams.
I hope that he continues walking in freedom and that God uses him to bring freedom to others.
Father, thank you for the opportunity to be used by you. Jesus, thank you for your victory. Holy Spirit, thank you for flowing through me and delivering this man. I look forward to the next opportunity. I love you.
No comments:
Post a Comment