 Hey, good morning, everyone. Welcome to this session. Thank you for joining in. Let's pray and then we'll get started I would like to request One of us here to please lead with lead in prayer Father God we thank you for this day father. We submit each one of us under loving hands for Lord Help us to hear it hear it and do it Lord your word not just to hear hear us But the doers of your word father in Jesus precious name. We pray Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you, Nila so as far as the keys to supernatural ministry are concerned we have discussed that We need to have we we were at the point where we were talking about faith You know and how important it is earlier We discussed about the spiritual realm the natural realm and then we took a good amount of time to also Discuss regarding angels and that angels can intervene in our situations and circumstances And faith is where we had stopped earlier And I was telling us that in the teachings of Jesus. That's what he encouraged he always encouraged faith in the heart of Anyone especially those who may be in a crucial Time right like people like Martha and Mary even at a time when The brother had died the only thing Jesus had to tell them was if you believe yeah, you will see the glory of God because faith can pull If I may put it this way God's results into our realm The things that God wants to do the things that God can do it'll pull from the spiritual realm and make it manifest in the Natural realm. Okay, according to his purposes, of course, but one needs to carry faith we said that faith is associated with our Desire and I was telling us in the last class that When we have faith in God regarding the matter, we will also have a strong desire Now desire is not only limited to our emotions, but it's a deeper sense of Wanting You know God to intervene. We saw the prayer of that Kenanite woman who went to Jesus and she pleaded with him to heal her to deliver her child and Jesus's answer was you know the way you desire whatever you desire let it be done for you So when we talk about faith We need to have a strong sense Or a strong desire For God to actually do something. Okay, if I I also said in the last class that sometimes we just put the blame on God and we say Maybe it was not God's will. You know or We pray and then okay if God wants he will do it. We are very flexible It's not like our desire is strong enough to go after it Okay, so that becomes a challenge. So to maintain that strong desire to See the result is what is important. So just recently I was Thinking about people who fall sick and you know how we minister healing to them and Because even I've had in the last one week. There's some people I know who've taken ill And and so really like as a pastor for me, that's that's very It burdens me that I can go about my day normally But then you know, there are people who are now sick and they are taking so long to recover How can I minister to them? How can I really see healing manifest in their bodies? So as I was thinking about this, I was also talking to somebody from my church and we were discussing in 2021 There was that second wave of COVID. I don't know how it was for you, but Here in Bangalore, it was pretty bad and at that time, you know, we were all in our homes and We were hearing about people Falling sick and you know going into the ventilate Being admitted in ICU's people being put on ventilators and all that so at that time there was Some people we knew like personally Who were also put on ventilators? Okay. So one of those brothers he recovered he recovered and is very fit and fine now. He's fit and fine so we were talking about him and how You know the church prayed for him. We used to have prayers From 6 a.m. 6 to 7 a.m. Every day. I think for a month or 40 days we had So everyone would connect on that call and then they will post the names of the people who have COVID and we would pray So at that point this particular brother his condition was really bad He was in the ICU on the ventilator for so many days And he was shifted from one hospital to another hospital. So I mean the situation was bad. So we were just discussing how There was a determination that he has to come out, you know We want to see him well and the way people were praying prayer groups were praying and also I'm sure the way pastor ministered also to him and his family It was amazing. It was amazing at any point It was easy for us to think that okay, he won't make it because so many people are not making it, right? So maybe he won't make it But I remember the kind of passion that people carry. They were praying hard They were just going after no, he'll come out. He'll come out and then we were hearing news also Sometimes it was encouraging. Sometimes it was not encouraging but That attitude to see no, we've got to see this person. Well, we can't give up that desire Because if God's word says there's healing then there is healing. We want it Okay, I feel like that is so key when we say faith somewhere Faith is there, but then the desire, you know, we we are very light about it God does it's okay. If he doesn't do it's okay but when we look at scripture like going back to the Canaanite woman example or You know the time this particular brothers healing that I can't recall There was a strong desire. There was a strong will people were not ready to give up They were all going after it and saying Lord. He has to live. He has to live. He recovered He's very well know, you know, so it's amazing, but it's amazing to see that someone who went On the ventilator and so many days and all that all those stories is back now almost normal I mean, he is normal and that he's going about his work and his family life normally But it was possible. Okay But that kind of desire. So now when I hear that people are sick, I'm really challenged How should I pray for them? You know, how should I feel for them? How what kind of desire I need to have as a pastor like I want to see them well So what are the things that I have to do? To see people recover Okay, so that strong desire Which is of course rooted in faith will drive us to do things Maybe, you know, call them pray with the family visit them pray with them Share scriptures with them fast for that family Let our prayer teams know, you know, you need to pray But it it is connected in that strong desire if there's no strong desire, you know We'll just got some scriptures here and there pray a little bit here and there And if they recover, they recover if they don't recover. Yeah, yeah, this is a very tough condition This is how it is, you know, we can just give up on it. But to move in the supernatural Having that strong desire is something that is very important. Okay, so that's the key when we talk about faith We've got to have that strong desire and if you're lacking it That is something we can pray about and say God, please help me to come to that place and yeah When we are listening, I'll think it when we are listening that this testimony and all it's all good So so I'm What I want to I want to tell is in my own situation my grandfather Yeah, he's also a pastor. Okay. He founded so many churches and he's a little Elder person when he when he got this COVID He was in ventilator so many days 30 32 days. I think so he died So when we are when you are telling in in your perspective, like it will be helpful for us to To just keep this testimony in front of people and can pray and can preach people and to encourage So on that particular time, I mean what you are saying is faith Everything these are everything we also have correct correct. Yeah on on that point of time. We couldn't even For some days, it's it's a very big thing in our whole family. We couldn't pray. We couldn't Tell these things we should So how we have to handle the situations. Yeah, I mean it's nearly 30 40 churches will be praying for him Yeah, so see anand I Don't dismiss that there are times when we follow all the keys and the principles and still we may not see the result Right like in your grandfather's case. Unfortunately, and that's quite sad So even when such things happen You know, we we cannot compromise the truth of God's word Okay, the Bible does say that God is a healer and The power of the Holy Spirit is there the power of the word is there to bring healing now We've applied everything. Why was there no result? That is the answer that we don't have Got it, but the truth or the standard of God's word remains the same no matter what your experience You had a different experience. Someone else had must have had another experience I was sharing about you know the experience that this brother had Now our experiences change But the truth can never change. So what can we tell the church? What can we tell the believers? We have to tell them the same thing only though. It may sound boring. It's the same thing only God's word promises us healing and deliverance and God's power in this case. It didn't happen. We don't know why We just have to be humble to say we don't know why Yeah What we are preaching it's not happened to to our life correct If we are saying something means if you are doing only if you are being example and we have to follow that first And then only we have to preach and come to this also when we are telling it God can do these things one can do So they know our life what what had happened correct? How to handle it? I'm not telling I'm not I know exactly where you're coming from We faced on those days. It's very hard. That's true. That's true. Yeah, I see I do understand Okay, this is how people may evaluate and they miss a when you're preaching. Why isn't it happening in your case or in this situation? See at the end of the day, we are not God, no So we have to be humble enough. We don't have all the answers. It's as simple as that Okay I've heard there's there was a preacher. I forget the name of the preacher, but his daughter had a hearing problem and This particular person was used as a healing minister Wherever he went people were getting healed. So somebody taunted him and asked him You are ministering healing to the whole world. Look at your daughter. She can't hear she uses the hearing aid Why can't you heal her? Okay, give me an answer to this question So apparently he told the person who asked the question you first answer me. Why was Elisha bald? You give me the answer to that question then I'll give you the answer to my Why was Elisha bald? See the prophet Elisha he had a double anointing and he moved in double miracles, right? But he couldn't grow hair on his head. How do you explain that? See That's I think he put it in a nice witty way because We don't have all the answers just because miracles happen in our lives You know Who are we to I mean like there are so many things like even John G. Lake Healing minister when you see he experienced like even in his own family. He saw his own wife right, she was overworked because of the ministry and She passed away something like that. So Then how do you explain Your ministry healing to the whole world, but this is happening in your own house See, we are not God. We don't have all the answers Like even like I can share personally from my own life also There are things that have happened which I cannot in my head. I don't have an answer. I don't know how After you do whatever is right. It didn't work out. Isn't it like in terms of healing I'm talking my own family situations But it doesn't stop. It doesn't interfere with my faith today. I believe I believe the same I believe the same. I believe God the same way Because the truth doesn't change. I know my experience. I cannot Share my experience to prove the truth to you. I don't know what went wrong. I Just accept it. I don't know. That's it. Sometimes we just have to be okay with not knowing all the answers Anand That's all Yeah, I don't know if that's an answer to your question, but does it help? Okay, fine. Okay. Yeah You know what in your in the supernatural thing I'll make a timetable and I plan and I come if I finish this if I then only I can finish the course But anyway continue As we are talking about this strong desire We want to pray and like and when we see it's not happening like We have spoken about some even minutes for healing ministers when we see what we are praying for or especially healing for our beloved ones When it doesn't happen like like for me, it's like Desire like having faith and praying to God is something like we are fully giving our heart and Not seeing it actually breaks and so how Keep our faith constant like when even seeing not happen Okay, it breaks our heart, but how to not to put down our faith but to have the same constant faith and Desire. Yeah. Yeah. So for that, I think we need to be like very Very clear about what we believe and very clear about what the word says. So just keep revisiting the word Okay, and make yourself strong in those things So Yeah, I won't make my answer long at least I keep a chart So, yeah do that revisit the word and be strong in the truth and second is just reflect on what could have been done better Yes, our experience did not match up to the truth What what is it that I didn't do correct there? So then try to correct yourself the next time you're ministering or the next time you're believing God Along those lines. So that's what I try to do. Maybe I didn't do that And maybe I didn't do enough declaration or prayer or I don't know So I just the next time I minister I just try to up myself in those areas. Maybe a fasting Yeah, okay. I'll do fasting something like that. Just correct yourself Reflect correct yourself and hopefully there'll be a change. Yeah. Okay. Next question Also, how do you respond to someone like if they ask this question? Like God has promised us healing God is the healer No, why didn't he do this? I mean does that mean I Mean or God is a promise keeper, but then yes Why like what can we say to them? Yeah, why didn't he do it? Okay? See This goes back to our understanding that though God has created us He has he has given us full authority here on the earth even when it comes to healing God can heal right like without us having faith also. He can heal but there is something that he expects from us Okay, so what I'm trying to say is there are many factors which are on our side so we can't fully State God as responsible for the failure God is the healer his word says he's the healer, but why didn't healing happen? Because there could be one out of all the different factors which are on our side Which did not really match up So that's the real answer actually. That's the real answer So when people ask why didn't God do it? I mean if they are the kind who will understand then you can share that God has given us Responsibility to stand in faith and there are so many other things, right? Which may be something may have been missed out We don't know because of which it actually didn't happen But if they're not the kind who if they don't understand all these things you can simply say Why didn't this happen? Why didn't healing happen when God says he's the healer you can just say sometimes We just don't have all the answers and leave it at that. Yeah, okay. So does that answer your question? Yeah See there can be so many things right like The faith of the person ministering the faith of the person receiving ministry may be open doors That were never shut earlier some strongholds that they have not dealt with Generational curses that people have not there are so many reasons some, you know Some hidden sins Many things are there may be wrong declarations. There are so many factors We may have prayed and ministered properly, but we don't know which one and even if everything was done, right? We don't know like where exactly the thing went wrong so That only God would know Okay, so yeah, I don't think in some cases. Yes We can point out and say exactly this may have gone wrong, but in many cases. We may not get a hold of that point That's what I'm saying You know, that's the unknown. Yeah No, so I did not say that we should point it out I'm just giving an explanation to our batch here who are studying about the supernatural that there are various factors That's my point Okay Now we are not see one thing that we should never do is let's say healing doesn't come or deliverance doesn't come to say Your faith was not good enough to anyone We should never do that because that's not Christ like we are condemning the people whom we are ministering to So don't do that for our understanding because it's a theological question. I'm giving you the answer for that I'm saying there are many factors why These things don't come through Okay, and in some cases we may not even know what is that factor But then like get up try again, that's all that's all I know that's all I'm teaching you Just get up and try again because God's word has not changed. No because of my experience Okay Yeah, just reflect on it see if you get an answer if you do know what to do differently the next time just try doing it differently That's all yeah anything. Yeah, I think Francis has a question Okay, so I I'll see what I can do In is it when does he have his class? Tuesday and Thursday Okay, let me just check because I should be there at that time if I have another class than I can't So anyway, I'll see I'll see yes Francis. It's like so if you are giving this answer Maybe it will affect on their beliefs on God. So how do you handle that situation? and recently only happened on I know on person he prayed for on Cousin she got the healing starting But she died So he's asking I know God is good and all about ways happened to my my life and it's like us It's the form of unbelief is happening. So how to handle that? Correct. Correct. So see in that moment He needs to be encouraged in God's word, right? So that's what I'm trying to explain to all of you the answer that I gave is for all of you Don't tell the people the answer that I'm giving you When somebody comes to you like this, why did this happen? Why did this happen in my life? I didn't got you and that time you say see God has not changed Why it happened, we don't know just leave it at that. Why it happened. We don't know But God's word is the same. He will continue to you know minister healing in your life Don't give up. So you go on that encouraging mode because that is the truth That is the truth Okay, but for our understanding there could have been many factors Or maybe one particular factor that didn't really Work out Which is why it didn't come through Okay, fine Is that okay? Can I move on? Okay, I have your permission. Okay. Anyone online also, please feel free if you have any questions So we're talking about faith and a strong desire, but even when we do have a strong desire sometimes, you know, we see contrary Outcomes but don't be moved by it, you know, get up and keep going again. Okay. Now talking about faith It's because when we talk about The keys to the supernatural we are talking about supernatural ministry that we can Involve in now supernatural ministry is only by faith Okay The manifestation of the power of God is only by faith So we cannot start off in faith and then Somewhere, you know move into Just doing things in the natural that won't work out. So Throughout our ministry We must keep ourselves strong in faith because that's when we'll be able to minister Got it. So maybe we started journeying with someone in faith ministering to them Somewhere midway when things seem hard things seem difficult. Don't switch Oh man, my you know faith flew off like a bird from my heart. Nothing is left Don't don't do that. You started in faith journey in faith. Keep ministering in faith Okay, so keeping our faith strong is very important. So Galatians three verse three If someone is at that passage you may read it out It's a word to the Galatians where paul is encouraging the encouraging them to continue in faith Okay, what does it say are you so foolish having begun in a spirit? Are you now being made perfect by the flesh? Okay, so When the Galatians were trying to switch Right from faith to the flesh. That's where paul was trying to tell them that Why are you now shifting to works? You started with faith You continue in faith. So even when we are ministering It's but natural for us also to struggle from time to time with questions doubts confusion but As long as we are in the word We'll be very strong okay, so Strengthen yourself in the word with regard to healing So every now and then we have that publication, right? Like healing ministering healing and deliverance Yeah, so I I really I mean I and I love the initial part of it. There is a biblical foundations for healing So I've gone through that a couple of times because in my own head I need to be clear only then my faith can be strong So I've gone through it a couple of times personally not to minister to anyone else for my own sake and there are you know, certain Healing ministers whose word I find quite balanced So I listen to them again and again many times I that's just part of my spiritual Strengthening so whenever I find time over and above my my quiet time my devotions and all I'll just listen to those sermons again and again And again just to keep myself strong in hey, this is the word my experience can be different things But this is the word the word never changes so Keep yourself strong in faith to start in faith journey in faith Yes, there will be times where we'll be struggling with some questions and doubts But those are the moments where we have to overcome those doubts and move on in faith Okay, so yeah, that's that's very key especially when we are ministering The supernatural okay to people now Okay, then coming to the next point. I'm going by your notes It says establish people in the world so that they can receive by faith. Okay, so this again Is very important. Uh, we know that Where does faith come from? Hearing the word of God. So if we want, um continuous flow of faith, we must show people the source Source is the word So as long as people have the word see what happens is when we talk about the word of God, we'll come to it But briefly for now Um, I can minister by my faith Where you know, I'm just calling people And laying hands on them and commanding healing over their bodies. It works because that's You can do ministry like that But what if I'm gone what if people only depending on the sunday services or you know, whenever the meetings happen That's not that's not Giving them access Right to the power of God, but if I teach them The word of God Then they are rooted and grounded in that word So whether pastor is there or pastor is not there whether pastor calls out the condition or pastor doesn't call out the condition They are strong in the word That yes, what does the word say? What did God introduce himself as he said covenant name? I am Jehovah Rafa the god who heals you. So they will receive the The healing or the breakthrough from the word Because they are already established in the word. So that is another way that we can we can help Keep faith strong in ourselves as well as in people teach them the word Teach them the word Okay, and when they depend on the word Breakthroughs will come Miracles will take place because They They got the ultimate source And they are anchored in it and faith will come from the word of God. I don't know if you've thought about this but Generally right like we have this this sunday known as supernatural sunday, okay, and We have testimonies every time but particularly supernatural Sundays What happens is first the word is preached about healing about miracles about all of that And then we ask people to believe It's so much more easier For people when they've heard the word That yeah, okay, and then suddenly you have more testimonies. Maybe I don't know definitely you have testimonies all the time But people share more testimonies. Yeah, I prayed pastor has to you know, lay your hands on yourself on that part where You're you're not well and then I got healed so once you Equip them with the word, right? then faith Faith will be there and through faith you can receive Got it. So that's another way to minister. Just build them up in the in the word And that way they will be able to receive from God Okay, next We can teach people how to receive by faith now We we know that in the book of Hebrews, right? Hebrews 6 12 if somebody's there Would you like to read it? 6 and verse 12 That you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises Yeah, so one of the aspects regarding faith is That you must also Walk in patience isn't it faith and patience So there are matters where we see immediate results but then Definitely there are matters where we have to journey with people for a while To see the manifestation and those are the challenging That that is the challenging ministry Where instantly it hasn't happened, right? And then People will go through ups and downs as far as their faith is concerned And how can we help them? in that period Another key aspect which we must Guide people with this to be patient. See we are praying, right? We're praying we are Declaring the word we we are fasting We're doing everything we know to do and just hold on don't give up Be patient because it is through faith and patience that we inherit the promises of God. So to Teach them that have faith in God, but sometimes you got to have faith for a while Right before you can actually see the results. Everything is not instantaneous Okay At least that's how it is in Practicality So patience is another aspect that we must Equip them with then Guiding them how to really Walk by faith because in some situations To receive the supernatural it'll be a journey So maybe, you know, they have the promise of God in that particular Regarding that matter now The journey may take a period of time. So Abraham is a good example for us. I think in your course Faith you must have learned about the steps of Abraham How Abraham received a promise from God and against all odds, right? He believed So how how is it that they can believe in God? What is the word of God say? Then we we see how Abraham, you know, he he did not waver He did not waver He just built his faith so strong in God that even when doubts and all came at that point he was firm In his faith, right? And then we also see how he gave thanks to God gave glory to God and he was strengthened in his faith So these are all the steps of Abraham, which we can teach them and say look you can journey in this way Make your faith strong in God and then Bring yourself to a place where truly yourself you're convinced That this is what God wants and this is what God will do and you know, praise God thank God And then eventually you will receive the promise the way Abraham received. So, um, see instant results Is a part of the bible we see god jesus ministering like that only Okay, but there are certain promises, uh, which May take time and for those Uh, we must equip the people to understand how faith works There is that aspect of patience also. There is that aspect of journeying with God like Abraham Okay, we can't just say oh, I prayed it didn't happen. Forget it. God doesn't hear prayer and I come up with my own new theology That is what is dangerous Okay, so journeying is is uh, something that we must consider And help people So, uh, even though God is sovereign That God can do everything He does ask for faith Uh, and we've seen that in our faith course where Jesus Did according to your faith as you desire Isn't it? So jesus was responding on the basis of faith that mark chapter five is a good Example because so many people were touching jesus, but only one person received the miracle Why what is the difference? Desire Faith that jesus can do this for me Okay, so touching god with faith will bring the results Yes, god can do for everyone. Isn't it? He can do but still Jesus was checking Okay, you're like, you know faithometer if there's something like that like thermometer How much faith do you have so even when the blind man came to jesus? What do you want me to do for you? It's like hello jesus. He's blind Okay, what would he want? He would want to see. Why are you asking because he's checking the faithometer? Like do you believe that I can heal you and the blind man says yes jesus I want I want to see Okay, fine. Let me do this for you. So If there is faith then god was responding And that teaches us that though god can do everything he's still Normally normally this is how he works Show me your faith Show me your faith take your miracle So god is looking for faith if it was not important Jesus would not have taught so much about faith. Isn't it like have faith in god anyone if you Believe you don't doubt in your heart and you say to this mountain Be you know Approved cast into this it'll happen Why why is jesus talking about all this because he wants us to see the importance of faith And have faith only when we have faith god will work But yes, there are times when independent of faith remember we had that discussion and the dead man Lazarus and where is his faith and all But there are exceptions in some situations even though there is no faith god may still do That's his that's his kindness and his graciousness Yeah, his sovereignty. Yeah, but otherwise usually There's got to be faith for god to work And that is why when it comes to the keys to supernatural ministry, we're talking about faith We need to ensure that we are walking in strong faith And yeah continue to teach people to extend their faith in god To supernatural encounters of god's presence and anointing. So what this means is see we can teach people to have faith in god journey Patiently in faith with god like Abraham Um Then understand that it's the norm faith is the norm exception Is where even without faith god may work But to also have faith in god You know in his presence and his anointing so we'll come to presence and anointing later But briefly right now what it means is when we teach people about the things that can happen in the presence of god Okay, so there are many things that can happen in god's presence like for like people come in to worship and they are You know supernaturally healed um They come in I have heard this one testimony where someone went into a worship service and During the worship worship is going on nobody has called out any name nothing But when worship is going on apparently they felt heat on their body And they thought that somebody has poured hot coffee or something on them Okay, so they just turned around and looked like who is this? Why have you poured some hot drink on me? But there was no one they just felt a heat And the part of the body which was affected they had pain and some major issues Uh, but by the time the service got over the person was healed Nobody said anything nobody did anything nobody touched nothing just coming into the presence of god When we teach people hey when you come together in prayer when there is god's presence Uh miracles can happen just have faith So even when people walk in To our meetings or gatherings or worship services They can just take their miracles and go because we are teaching them to believe In the power of the presence of god Similarly anointing anointing is nothing but you know, um, it's the presence of the the spirit of god but operational through someone okay, so uh somebody is ministering and that When they're ministering the manifestation of the gifts of the spirit the power of god And they put their faith in that and they're able to receive it and you know miracles take place So, uh, when we say people Need to have faith it's both ways me as a minister of god and the listener Okay, so that is why we equip the listener in the word In the teachings in all these things Knowledge about the presence anointing how to receive from it how to pray how to get so equipped but having said that Uh, I feel the most important thing is as a minister My faith or meter should be like just booming and overflowing right because Whether somebody has faith or not. I can't I don't know I can't tell But if I am carrying faith I'm walking in faith every day I can keep ministering Right. I can keep ministering powerfully. So, um Faith is a is a key Right for us to operate in the supernatural So we must keep build up our own faith. Where is that going to come from that personal Time in the word personal time in worship prayer That's the place from where we are going to get the faith and be strong in our faith Okay, so yeah, any anything that you want to talk about faith? Let me look at the chat here if online students have anything to ask Yeah, sure. Go ahead. I said, what do you say? I mean like people might okay, so like, um Where god wanted to test abraham with his son isaac because abraham loved Uh isaac so much that god just wanted to test his love uh for god more for his son and um and like god told isaac uh abraham to sacrifice his son and But then obviously later when we see god spares him then uh, I mean people might people might Take from that as an example like god might uh god took away from me because To test To see how I would Yeah, so See the tests of god Uh So what exactly is your question? Just to just to be clear. I how would we uh respond to that because people might say god did the same thing Like how he tried to do he I think he's he has God is trying to test me Giving me a loss Okay, god is testing my faith by giving me a loss Okay, see we've got to understand that uh Tests are from god Okay, but uh, don't Don't equate it with Temptation that leads you to sin. What is temptation temptation is an inducement for sin And james very clearly says that god will not tempt god cannot tempt. He doesn't tempt Okay, so uh, so we must really examine the situation to understand if it is it is a test Or is it her temptation from the devil or what is it? Okay, so if it is a test we evaluate it as a test from god One thing is for sure, you know god won't do any evil. So even uh loss you're talking in the context of loss, right? like um losing people god took away this person or um, you know God gave this destruction But that's not the case So even even when these things happened in the life of job Who did it? Satan did it See god is god is not um a destroyer The devil comes to steal kill and destroy So god even if you take that example of uh, you know, abraham and isek It was a test But obviously abraham didn't lose isek God didn't take away isek from him think about this god didn't promise him isek He journeyed with god to receive isek and god takes away isek god never did that Okay, so who is the one who causes loss and destruction and takes people away? It's clearly the devil I can tell you clearly So that's not part of god's test god doesn't do those things God puts us in certain situations to test our character And test our resolve uh and devotion to him That is a test So god tested abraham in that sense and i've also heard somebody say this and it always helps me God's tests are for promotion So whenever you clear a test from god You only go up higher in him Something better comes to you. He doesn't take away from you So god has given a test The thing is you'll go higher after that if you pass you should pass That is the important thing Right Some clarity Yeah a little bit good Okay, no questions on chat Then shall we Wrap up Okay, we shall do that Come on. Let's uh just pray Let me pray today as we close Heavenly father, we thank you lord for giving us this time to Really think through Your word and how to apply it in our lives father god. Thank you for the importance of faith Help us lord to grow in our faith of god and to be strengthened in our faith father god that lord we can Move and do the things that you've called us to do father right now. I just pray for Different ones of us. I pray god That even in our current life situation if there be matters lord where we are yearning to see Your victory lord, I pray for that victory lord let that victory be released Into each of our lives father god. Yes lord. Thank you lord. Thank you that you're a prayer answering god and father We give you thanks. We give you praise. We give you all the glory and the honor In jesus name. We pray amen Amen, okay. Um, thank you everyone god bless you Bye for now. Thank you