Did you see the movie “Miracles from Heaven” with Jennifer Garner that came out earlier this year? It was actually a really good movie (despite what the critics try to say), however there is a scene from the movie where some of the church women try to tell Jennifer’s character that her daughter’s afflictions must have been from some untold sin that she or her daughter is committing. The pastor does nothing to rebuke their behavior. Not only does this propel the heroine not to go to that church anymore, but it is contrary to what Jesus said in the Bible regarding the blind man (John 9:1-3), when the disciples asked Jesus who’s sin caused the man to be born blind.
Now more than ever we need to ‘test the spirit’ to see if it is from God (1 John 4:1-3) if we are believers in Christ and someone approaches us in this manner. And if we ourselves moved to reach out to someone, we need to take caution. Using the phrase “God told me to tell you...” can be very dangerous if the Holy Spirit is not in the interaction. However, if the Holy Spirit does move you, you can be confident in engaging that person or persons, because God is doing it for a reason that you may not understand at the time, but will actually work toward His glory.
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