Monday, May 24, 2010

A Man Set Free from Bondage of Guilt

A man sank deeply into depression that he almost took his life. Couldn't sleep because of the guilt, shame, hurt and pain of the past has caused him to want to end it all once and for all. Nothing much to live for. Causing so much pain for others is the reason he does not want to do it any more. He has come to find out from the Word of God that it's all a lie from the Devil.

With the encouragement, he read the Bible again out loud; he read the Psalms; he sang; he sang again; he prays; As he did that the Lord delivered him out of bondage and guilt and set his feet back on the Rock of his salvation, his refuge and fortress.

God is great. The man is rejoicing, no longer wanting to die. He wants to live! He is going to declare what God has done for him. Proverbs 18:20-21 also help him see the words he had been using. No more.

Thanks be to God.

Pastor Linh

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

34 years of drug addiction delivered.

Depressed because of the male demonic voices that continued to haunt him years after years, a man was driven into a life of destruction with marijuana and cocaine. The voices told him to kill, hurt himself by contemplating suicide; cutting, hanging and playing Russian Roulette. With the gun in his hand and rolling the chamber for 15 times, it did not kill him.

Using drugs and selling them led him to no where but jail and prison. More than 20 years in prison for the crime, he is fed up with it. Religion does not help him either. Going to become a deacon at a church does not help him either. He feels helpless to a point he thought to himself "Does God really exist?"

Since the tender age of 14, with 34 years of using drugs and the voices, for the first time, he said the voices left him instantly. The joy on his face was evidently seen; He opens his heart and welcomes Jesus Christ into his life again. I anointed him and laid my hands upon him and asked the Holy Spirit to baptize him and to fill him with His power, purpose. God sets him apart for His kingdom.

God is great. He is still in the soul saving business. He needs more witnesses who would step out of the comfort zone of playing safe, playing church and step into the battle field with God. Lives need to be saved and rescued. Souls need to be won into the Kingdom of God again and again until Jesus comes.

In the Name of Jesus, demons flee.

Pastor Linh

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

12 years of back pain left instantly

A car accident 12 years ago sent a man's life to spin out of control. The pain is out of control. For 12 straight years, he could not live a day without pain; pain in the neck, pain in the back, tingling on the left side and headache. They have driven him deep into pain medicine addiction. A month of doctor's prescription could be gone in 4 days. Nothing helps. Street drugs do not help. Alcohol does not help.

He was angry with God blaming him for allowing something like this to happen to him. Desperation and depression cause him to lose his faith in God. God seems so far away from him; leaving him alone to deal with his pain. His doubt, fear and blaming himself do not help him either; the pain persisted. Addiction would eventually destroy his whole body.

God met him on the street of life. Sitting around a small table, we held hands and prayed. He prayed first, and then I prayed. Between 1-10, his pain level was at 8. At the end of the prayer, his pain went down to 1 instantly. I asked him to stand, check and see how his pain level is now. 1. I anointed him on his hands, forehead and laid my hands on his back and head and commanded the pain to leave him. The pain left him completely. Checking back again with him today, he is so happy. He slept well last night for a long time. Doing well he said. I encouraged him to read the word of God. He said he will. Great.

Leaving him walking back to my corner, I thank the Lord for delivering him from doubt, fear and physical pain. The pain of 12 years left him instantly just like that. Thank be to God.

Pastor Linh

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Depression left in the name of Jesus; back injury healed.

A man who sank deep into major depression met me on the street of life. It was a dark day with no hope on the horizon; He thought everything was lost; no job, no car, no place to live, and no one to love. His children are not with him. He felt lied to, cheated by someone who he thought loved him for who he is; she was after his money. He felt angry at God, cursed at God and at life. Looking sad and down.

An accident left him with a back injury. Surgery may not fix the problem; he was scare and fearful. With easy money came, easily it went out of his life fast. Nothing much is going for him. He did not know where else to turn. A wrong thought ended him up in a ditch of life filled with drugs, alcohol, woman and wild living. Nothing matters much any more. Everything left him empty, stressed out and homeless.

Growing up he was molested and abused; people he thought he could trust turned out to be his predators. He felt stuck and trapped in. In his desperation, he turned to a psychic woman who cheated him out of a lot of money by telling him more lies; he bought into her lies and lost more of his faith in God. Every time something went wrong he ran back to her for more counsel and more lies.

Then when the timing is right, God broke into his soul, revived his spirit and set him on the right path. He surrendered himself to Jesus, found God and Jesus Christ, the Healer and Deliverer. He gave his heart and his life to Christ right on the spot. God has entered his life and changed everything. Jesus even touched and healed his back injury after prayers.

Following up with him again, he showed no sign of pain in the back at all. He left me that morning with a big smile thanking God for what He has done for him.

God is great. He is good all the time. He is good to us, His children. Trust Him and obey His voice.

Pastor Linh