Raising the Dead!
By Dr. N. D. Audu
International Bestselling Author of "Raising the Dead!" series,
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Jesus said to us in John 5:17-21: "....For just as My Father RAISES the DEAD and gives them life, even so His Son (Jesus Christ) RAISES the DEAD and gives life to anyone He wants to." Then in Matthew 10:7-8, He delegated the same dead-raising power and authority to you and me as His followers as well, by commanding us with these words: "As you go preach saying, the Kingdom of God is near...RAISE THE DEAD!" This truly confirms what is written in 1 John 2:6, "This is how we know that we abide in Christ: that anyone who claims to live in Christ (a Christian) MUST also walk as Jesus Christ did walk."
How did Christ walk on the earth? He lived holy and powerfully. He won the lost. He miraculously fed the hungry and helped the needy. He healed all kinds of sicknesses, diseases and infirmities. He cast out devils; He operated many miracles. And He was RAISING THE PHYSICALLY DEAD!
And because He demonstrated those miraculous things, He demands that we, today in the 21st century, should do the SAME and even GREATER Miracles for God’s glory (John 14:12).
As shocking and challenging, as that command may seem to be to the 21st century Christianity, it is as real, needed and valid as it was to the 1st century church as well. This means that, if all the dead people are, meant to be buried there should not be any reason why God would waste His time to command His followers to go about raising the dead for. And if the Lord had wanted for His people to be burying all the dead people around, He would never have told us to be raising the dead in the first place. That would make Him to be both a liar and a deceiver. But, fortunately, He is NOT.
Now, for about 34 years in nearly 40 countries globally, God is using me mightily to be RAISING the physically Dead and Dying people publicly in the 21st century to prove that His Promises never change.
On Saturday, January 24, 2009, I was on a mission in the city of Albany, Georgia (USA). While I retreated to the historic Tift Park to fast and pray that morning, a group of young U.S military officers, I presume, [about 40-50 of them] was undergoing a drilling training in that Park as well.
I stayed in my car and was enjoying my fellowship with the Lord when suddenly one of the recruited-soldiers, after running, collapsed to the ground and passed out unconscious. The training officers rushed toward him trying vigorously to reanimate or revive him, but were helpless. He was DEAD!!!
Quickly, they carried his lifeless body and put it in their military van, at the same time, making emergency phone calls to their military base, as well as to the paramedics for intervention.
When I saw the panic and confusion among that military group of officers, I jumped out of my vehicle compassionately and rushed boldly toward them to help.
As nervous, panicking and troubled as they were, I introduced myself and asked them to allow me to pray and help them out. They were hesitant, but eventually allowed me to do whatever I could do to solve their much-needed propblem anyway.
With all the past tangible and practical experiences that God had previously used me to raise other 16 dead or dying people before, I simply lay my anointed hands on the lifeless body reclining in their van as the frightened officers were gazing; then by faith in the Name of Jesus Christ, I rebuked the spirit of death, and commanded both the departed spirit and soul of the dead soldier to return into his lifeless body. Suddenly, the dead man revived and opened his eyes! And without any delay, they drove off and rushed the revived young man away back to their military base.
In conclusion, I just want to sum it up with a poignant question to anyone reading this uplifting testimony. If the God of the universe can raise the dead or dying persons like that, are there any problems or challenges in your life or situation[s] that He cannot tackle? Absolutely NONE and NOTHING! Therefore, turn your sinful life and problems to God by faith for Him to save and help you out without any delay.
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