The Greater Works
Scripture: John 14 v 12:
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth
on Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall
he do, because I go unto My Father."
James 2 v 26: "Faith without works is dead."
Whenever a scripture quotes the actual words of Jesus and
it starts with 'verily, verily...' Or 'truly,truly.....' take a very serious
look at it.
Jesus is emphasing something powerful and true. In this
case He is saying that those who believe in Him ie that He is the Son of God
will do everything that He has done - heal the sick, cast out demons, walk on
water, change water into wine, do many miracles, have great authority, raise
the dead, calm storms, curse the fig tree.
Jesus is saying that through the baptism of the Holy
Spirit we will receive power to be a witness to Him. The best witness is to be
able to do what He did. Sceptics can change into believers when the power of
Jesus is demonstrated. The Lord creates
a need in them and then puts a true believer next to them and a miracle
happens.
But Jesus did not stop at us just doing the same things
He did. He said we would do greater things. And I have seen and been involved
in some of those things. Beyond human understanding. Only the full power of the
Holy Spirit flowing through a yielded vessel can achieve these things.
One that springs to mind was the big 8.8 earthquake in
Chile a month after the devastating 7.2 Haiti quake in 2011. The day before the
Chile quake I awoke very early in the morning.
There was a very strong anointing over my whole body. It
felt like a massive power surge of electricity all over me. At the same time I
had a very strong fragrance of the Rose of Sharon around me. I have experienced
this many times but the intensity lasted until 10.00pm. That was unique.
I was not given anything to pray about but I had a vision
of the whole Earth and saw myself pressed into the Pacific Ocean with my left
hand gripping the top of Russia and my right hand the top of Alaska. My feet
were resting on Antarctica. I asked the Lord if I should pray and He said No,
He was busy with it.
When I woke the next morning it had lifted. I was led to
put on the TV to CNN channel. There was a breaking news story of a massive
earthquake measuring 8.8 over Southern Chile. I immediately felt that strong
anointing and smelled the roses. This lasted about 10 minutes. What was
surprising was that only 2 days before this earthquake, I had upgraded my TV
network to include international news channels.
There was real fear in the man on TV with the pie charts
trying to imagine how big the tsunami was going to be and the huge death toll.
Nobody could see anything over that area as it was still dark plus all the
power was out.
They were fearing the worst. Emergency vehicles could not
reach them as bridges were down. It would be four hours before it was light
enough to assess the situation.
Experts were called into the studio solemnly explaining
that this earthquake was 1000 times stronger than the Haiti quake that took
230,000 lives and people should prepare for severe news. Plus there must be a
tsunami to equal the Indonesian Boxing Day disaster. And it was heading for
every country that was part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. More pie charts. I had
a very peaceful feeling over me.
I watched at midnight when the tsunami was due to arrive
in Hawaii. It did. There were two waves about a foot high that raced in and
faded. In all there was a lot of damage to property and infrastructure but less
than 1000 deaths and no destructive tsunamis. Jesus had used my body to soak up
that force that Satan had wanted to unleash on Chile so soon after Haiti.
But God had mercy. I can take no credit but Jesus gets
the glory. The nations He protected stretched from New Zealand to Japan and
from Alaska down the West coast of USA to Chile itself and every island in
between. O people of these nations give Jesus Christ the King of Kings
recognition for His mercy and love.
The Haitians know why their island got hit by this
earthquake. They had made a pact with satan 200 years before and he was just
collecting his dues. Our God's hands were tied by the foolishness of men. Satan
thought he could strike again to bring fear and many who would blame God, but
our God blocked his plans in Chile. Many
things insurance companies term "Acts of God" should be laid at
satan's door.
I asked Jesus why I am used in these ways. The Lord said
it is because I am always available, prayed up, submitted and have strong
faith. I know He wants others to be part of the miracles and greater works. It
really depends on you. Do you want everything God has to give you?
As James says faith without works is dead. If you never
see a miracle or somebody healed by Jesus you never know His ability. You faith
does not grow if you never see your prayers answered, or when the enemy tries
to withstand your faith and you overcome him. But when you see these things
happen your faith grows big muscles. The enemy fears those muscles and chooses
those who are weak for his attacks. When
Jesus needs strong work done He looks for those with faith muscles who won't
crack under pressure.
When you become involved with God in His works and see
deeply into His ways your life changes so much. Doing His will is a delight.
Being available is a joy. Missing worldly pleasures is nothing. Having Jesus
say "Well done" means everything to you.
Prayer: Heavenly
Father, You are full of surprises as well as compassion. When You appoint an
Intercessor You anoint and lead that person into many amazing faith adventures.
This one was in the top 3 of the greater works You have done through this
ministry. I honour You O God for Your ways are higher than ours. I can never
take the glory or credit for what You achieve as I have no life but Your life in
me. You alone are worthy to be exalted but I truly enjoy the privilege of being
involved. I pray that You will find many who want to partake of Your miracles
and willing to yield all the way to Your will. In Jesus' name. Amen.