David,
I've got 3 things on my heart to talk to you about. All will be said/asked/mentioned in respect, not argument. One is an outright compliment (this one). One is asking your help in an area that I've realized I'm strangely blind (the next one). And the last one is an "I think you recognize a particular error correctly, but are you able to see where you did it too? And can we go back to that moment and examine something more closely?". Again, all are sincere. None are flattery. Normally I'd address the last one first but I want to make it clear how much respect (not accusation or arrogancy) is involved in the asking. OK... Compliment time.
I
REALLY appreciated this quoted posting. And I think it's important to understand why a compliment is given. So I want to share some backstory lest the compliment be construed as flattery or veiled mockery.
From what I see, Curry Blake is getting healing to FUNCTION more than 99% of "Christians" and even 99% of
Christians. That counts for a LOT in my book. "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in
power." - 1 Corinthians 4:20 KJV Curry Blake exhibits a doctrine of power. (BTW, that happens to be why Everlasting-Grace's doctrine was losing... plenty of word... but no power = not the kingdom of God. My last suggestion before the "strawman" was shedding light on that.) But back to Curry Blake.
So I give credit to Curry Blake as being somewhat of an expert in matters of healings. BUT... if you've read many of my posts you can see that I discourage
blindly following ANYBODY. And something wasn't sitting right about Curry's claim that the dead cannot be contributing faith to their own healings "because they are dead".
I thought I knew what it was... but I hadn't been bold enough to PROCLAIM it the way you did. And
THAT is why I appreciated your post. You said in bold statements what I'd only been considering internally. And seeing your boldness encouraged me to lay hold on the truth instead of just playing with it (for lack of better wording). I drew courage from your example. Similar to this account:
"And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear." - Philippians 1:14 KJV
I might not agree with EVERYTHING you said, but you definitely shared some truth. Thank you.
Love in Jesus,
Kelby
Kelby,
I appreciate your thoughts and words on flattery. Flattery is something I used to be guilty of until I was called on the carpet regarding that matter. I used to really, really be over-the-top in my kind words, and then they caught up with me. My “flattery” was getting me in trouble at work and I had at least two men become angry with me regarding my treatment toward their 1) girlfriend, and 2) wife. The man with the girlfriend was so angry he became violent towards me . . . I could have had him arrested. What was more impactful than this young man’s violent outbreak, were his words. He told me that I was “creepy.” And while I didn’t appreciate his brave attitude toward me at the time, I am very thankful today. I am thankful that people are brave enough to say things, even if they are from the point of misunderstanding. I listen to all words of criticism from everyone . . . including those here, who belittle and berate me each day. I am thankful for all of it.
Therefore, I am proud of you (I sense you are much younger than I, hence my “pride”), for it seems that you are on a great path in this Christian life. Keep Asking! Keep Seeking! Keep Knocking! (Note the all-caps – Asking, Seeking, and Knocking are most Holy, Holy Words.)
Kelby, I do not write this with pride, as most will falsely judge my heart (for), but I have felt the Raw, Almighty Power of God to the degree that if I had felt even a little bit more, I could have died. I can assure you that no human flesh can stand before the Raw Presence of God and live. What is said about this in the Old Testament is absolutely correct; it should never be underestimated. When a person takes upon him or herself this incredible Power, they instinctively know things. We can’t help it. We do not become special in any way, nor are we better than anyone else. We just KNOW things that others do not know and cannot know. This Almighty Experience that had been given to me is both a Blessing and a curse. It is a Blessing because to experience the Terror of the Lord, only to be rescued by the Holy Spirit, resulting in a measurable Indwelling of the Holy Spirit . . . there is nothing greater that I could ever hope to experience in this Satanic world. However, my experience, that which produces the Boldness that you have expressed, it is a curse, for as soon as I began to tell my family and friends of this Holy Experience, they all began to hate me. All had abandoned me. There was a period of about 3 years when I had no one to call as I was undergoing the most incredible persecution. I would literally say out loud as I reached for my phone, “Is there really no one for me to call?” Sure enough, I would search my phone and there was no one for me to call. I was completely alone in this world. Worse than being jailed or imprisoned, I was in the free world, yet 100% alone. It was the most unbelievable feeling. Fortunately, four of my past relationships are in the process of being restored, and wow, does it feel good!
So, my Experience is a curse, but I cannot deny my boldness. To repress it would be to literally repress our Powerful, Almighty God . . . and I simply cannot, nor am I able, to be a part of any of that.
I want to share with you this: My experience was so profound, I found it to be of the utmost importance to “get to know” our amazing Bible. During my incredible time of suffering and being “imprisoned’ within the free world, God afforded me the opportunity to study His Holy Word up to 18 hours per day. Most people cannot do that, and so while I was ever so isolated, little did I know that this God-produced isolation was allowing me to study His Word in a most unique way. Using my former Microsoft background, I began collecting, organizing, and cataloging His Word into an Excel Spreadsheet. This way, I could organize His Word by categories, sub-categories, sub-sub-categories. Even then I found even deeper ways to further sub-categorize His Holy Word. I don’t believe that the Lord had me do these things because I am smart, but because I am not the smartest. Without putting His Word into a sortable and filterable Spreadsheet, I simply wouldn’t be able to remember much. I created one column specifically for my own commentary, so that as I would need to find that passage later on in a simple search, by using my own words, I would know exactly how to find virtually any passage that I had logged and recorded. Incredibly, I realized that I was developing my own written commentary on the entire Bible.
I do not write one word of this message to impress you, for I am an unimpressive person. Virtually no one finds credulity within me, within this world. I am despised. However, I write this message to encourage you to do the same thing, if you are able. I sense that God has Cleansed and Purified your Heart . . . you have a different “spirit” within you. You are gentle, kind, and seem to be Empathic. If you are able, give as much of your time to studying . . . and I don’t mean reading commentary. Get yourself a timeline, chronological order for which to read the entire Bible, and learn the story of God’s Word (if you don’t know it already). Do not study commentary, but do your best to learn only of God’s written word . . . not man’s interpretation of it. Read from as many different translations as you are able . . . they all possess the exact same core message. Don’t worry about the little things that virtually everyone here likes to ramble on and on and on about, but figure out the True Mysterious Plan of God.
The below three passage sets, if read before each daily reading, will slowly begin to put the entire Word of God into proper and full perspective:
Ephesians 3:1-13
Ephesians 2:10-16
Colossians 2:9-15
Read them in that order, and then begin your daily studies. Even though Paul unpacks the Mysterious Plan of God for us, he still keeps it hidden for the True Saints. I am only further unpacking the things that he said, but to the next, more simplistic level. I believe in you. I believe that you will come to know what that full Mysterious Plan of God actually is.
May the Lord grant you the most incredible of Blessings!
