Todd Bentley's ministry is all about signs, wonders and miracles, along with a great harvest of souls!
God is really calling us to step out as we never have before. Todd has seen people raised from the dead in his ministry and offers us this powerful charge for this new year:
As you read through Todd's word, be full of faith for the things God leads you to bring back to life...in many ways! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
Who are the dead God has called us to raise? Looking at Scripture we can see that it's those who have died physically (Matt. 10:8), "Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons: freely you have have received, freely give" as well as those lacking purpose and hope (Prov. 29:18 emphasis mine), "Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint (perish)..."
Raising the dead has two contexts. First, those who have lost breath and who are pronounced legally dead. Secondly, those who are still breathing but lack purpose and hope. Both are considered dead.
There are dead ministries God wants to raise. There are visions God wants to raise. There are people who are dead in their bodies with sickness and disease. There are those who are giving up in their hearts. God wants to raise the dead. How do we know the sun is not going to rise tomorrow? How do we know the person with the infirmity for thirty-eight years won't hear? God says, "Be made whole." We need to live every day of our lives with new mercies. We need to live every day of our lives as if today is the day. Today could be the day He says, "Do you want to be made whole?"
Darkest Before the Dawn
"Jesus answered, 'Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.'" (Jn. 11:9-10)
Have you been in that place in your life where just when you thought the light and the breaking of the dawning of the new day was coming, and it could not get any darker, and it got darker? The car broke down, you lost your job, and you went, "That's OK, I have some money in the savings account." You arrived home and said, "OK Lord, if anything else is going to happen, I'm going to absolutely snap." Then you find out your other vehicle was being driven by your son and he had been in an accident, and the washing machine broke down, and somebody robbed your bank. Your money is gone and they do not know if they are going to be able to get it back.
| "If I know it is now, if I know it was yesterday, I am not going to wait. I am going to have it today. I am going to do everything that I can to lay hold of that which Christ has laid hold of for me, until I see it." |
It always seems like it's darker before the light comes. Just when you think the light is going to come and it cannot get any darker, all of a sudden it gets more impossible. Another hardship and another problem mounts up even more. Do you know what I'm talking about? Are you at that place now? Do you need something raised from the dead? Do you need a spiritual breakthrough? Are you ready for the release of resurrection power?
Seeing through Jesus' eyes brings life. "Then after this He said to the disciples, 'Let us go to Judea again.' The disciples said to Him, 'Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to stone You, and are You going there again?'
"Jesus answered, 'Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.' These things He said, and after that He said to them, 'Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.'
"Then His disciples said, 'Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.' However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus said to them plainly, 'Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.'" (Jn. 11:7-15)
It's Not Dead, It's Sleeping
Looking through the eyes of Jesus and His perspective will enlighten us and lightens our load. Do you notice something about the perspective of Jesus? Lazarus was dead, but Jesus said he was sleeping. Was Jesus lying? God does not see our circumstances the way we see them. God does not see cancer and incurable diseases the way we see them. God does not see the impossibilities of life the way we see them. Think about how liberating it can be if we learn to see things through the eyes of Jesus.
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Jennifer Eivaz graduated from Oral Roberts University in 1995 and spent the next several years working in management positions overseeing marketing and public relations for various organizations. She presently serves as an associate minister with Harvest Christian Center in Turlock, CA and is focused on raising up a vibrant and effective prayer community that is tempered with love and hears the voice of God accurately.
