Silver and Gold I have none

Being a white foreigner in the "First freed black nation" is the primary reason I get asked "give me one dollar" anytime I go out of our community. This week I was asked this question and I told the 3 young boys (9-12) that if they're going to ask for something they should ask big. Ask for $20- not $1.

That's what our Father God wants from us; to ask big, dream big and desire big!

Later that night, I was sitting down at the same park and spotted a "crazy man" eating food from half of a to go box that a man nearby gave him with a few scraps in it. Torn pants, half a shirt and what looked like a glimmer of an earing I wondered what made him "crazy"? In St. Marc where we live & Montrouis where we do ministry we have lots of people who wonder the streets, walk aimlessly in front of vehicles and rarely have clarity when I want to talk to them. The are "crazy" to the locals but I wonder what got them to that point. There is no assisted living homes here, no homeless shelters or food banks so I wonder, "how do they make it?"

 

This one man made something click in my heart as I began to pray for him from afar. I prayed the "normal" prayers for strongholds to be loosed, chains breaking and freedom to come... but surprisingly nothing changed and I was expecting freedom with evidence immediately and nothing looked to be different in him.

My prayers changed that moment. That moment made me look inward. What do I lack that kept the Word of Truth setting that man free from his bondage? Do I lack faith, sincerity or the belief that I carry Jesus' authority which will make every knee bow? Because I read that I do have that same authority based on His Word.

So again, I share with you, my prayers changed. I pray there comes a day that I can say, "Silver and gold ($1) I have none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk (be set free)" like Peter said in Acts 3:6. I pray that you and I can walk in that much faith, to be able to speak and see the mighty hand of God at work.

 

Today Lord, I ask you to increase my faith and forgive me for my lack. I pray that you show me HOW to ask bigger, dream bigger and desire bigger for your kingdom to come and your will to be done. In Jesus Name

Amen