"Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them."
Acts 19:11-12
When I was a youth, it was a common practice to pray over a handkerchief and take or send it to put on someone who was sick. Perhaps some people may have been healed by such things. It is like anointing with oil and praying for the sick. If the practice aids people to focus their faith and helps them release their faith in God's provision of healing, there is value. The danger comes when the practice becomes the object of faith instead of God Himself, as though there was some magical power in the cloth, the oil, some ritual, or even the prayers of the person who prayed. Jesus said, "Have faith in God." When faith is projected onto something other than God, then it is misplaced faith.
Today's Thought: God is the object of our faith – not some person, thing, or ritual.
Have a "trusting God" day. Love you.
Acts 19:11-12
When I was a youth, it was a common practice to pray over a handkerchief and take or send it to put on someone who was sick. Perhaps some people may have been healed by such things. It is like anointing with oil and praying for the sick. If the practice aids people to focus their faith and helps them release their faith in God's provision of healing, there is value. The danger comes when the practice becomes the object of faith instead of God Himself, as though there was some magical power in the cloth, the oil, some ritual, or even the prayers of the person who prayed. Jesus said, "Have faith in God." When faith is projected onto something other than God, then it is misplaced faith.
Today's Thought: God is the object of our faith – not some person, thing, or ritual.
Have a "trusting God" day. Love you.
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