And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” (Mark 16:15-18)

The expectation that God is going to move and touch lives is the fuel that propels me into the harvest field.  I know that when I step out in faith, God is going to do something.  It isn’t about me, as if by some strength of my own a person might be touched by God and healed, but it is the knowledge that God moves that carries me into unknown lands and realms.

This past weekend I was in Southern Pennsylvania preaching in corn fields, prophesying on mountain tops and driving through lightning storms.  God met us there.  We saw many signs follow the preaching of the word.  People who were sick were healed, those oppressed by the devil were delivered and many saw the glory of God.  His presence came like waves of peace into rooms which were packed with people hungry for an encounter with the Lord.

The first church that I went to there was a preacher man there who since the age of 17 has been bound to a wheel chair.  As soon as I saw him I felt a kindred spirit.  There was a pureness of heart that could be seen in the windows of his soul.  He played the harmonica and worshipped the Lord.  He would get words of knowledge for healings and people would get healed.

There was favour as I preached on this trip.  People responded to the word and wanted me to pray for them.  I felt the Lord wanted to touch bodies for healing and so I had everyone who had pain stand and asked those around them to lay hands on them.  More stood than what I expected.

I then called some people to the front.   One lady who looked oppressed of the devil said that her back was in very bad shape.  She had pain for three months.  I could sense that there was a spirit holding back the healing, so I rebuked it.  I did this three times but there wasn’t much change and so I moved on to other people.

After about 10 minutes I looked over and saw the hand of God touch her.  It was like a wave of peace struck her.  She started to glow under the Holy Spirit.  There was a bubble of joy all around her.  I said, “You have been touched, haven’t you?”

The oppression around her eyes was gone.  She said, “Yes.”  She started to dance on the spot and rejoice.  Such liberty was now in her heart.

If you will extend yourself for Christ, He will move.  In fact, faith has a way of pushing God to do which you can only see Him do when you go.

If you are waiting for some magical hour to come when you will go, I say to you “now is the time,” so “go.”  Don’t be a general who sits in a pew never doing anything, but go into the world and collect a harvest.  Go and see what God will do.

I pray for you today.  I ask the Lord to strengthen your faith so that you can step into action.  May all that is stopping you fall away today and may hope arise as you step out.  I ask the Lord to add to your faith signs and wonders following that many hearts might be touched by the power of God flowing through you.