So Called Super Faith

Super Faith Misperceptions

Premise: There is a group that believes that if someone gets sick and does not receive healing, then someone has to be at fault for not having enough faith. Also, if someone dies before being very old, then someone did not have enough faith to believe for their healing.

1. Our days are numbered by God.

Ps. 39:4

LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

Ps. 90:12

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

A person will not die earlier or later than what God mandates.

2. God states that the death of a child of God is precious.

Ps 116:15

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

When a person is ready for eternity and God is ready to receive them in His presence, we are only opposing the will of God by denying that they should pass on.

3. Except for a Rapture exit, death is our ticket to a better place.

Php 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Paul said it so well when he told us that the only thing better than living for Christ is to die.

4. Sometimes affliction is the will of God.

The Lord has a bigger picture in mind.

Ps 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

A person can pray with much faith, but without discernment, they may be missing the lesson that God intends to be learned.

5. A physical healing (miracle) does not always equate a spiritual victory

2 Kings 20:5,6

5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.

6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

2 Chr. 32:24,25

24 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.

25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

This is not to say that we should shy away from being men and women full of faith. God is definitely seeking a people who have faith and exercise faith. Only let us be careful to not too judge to quickly or too harshly in the cases where prayers are not answered as we hope or expect.

Isa. 53:4-6 and 1Peter 2:24 clearly inform us that Christ took the stripes on his back for our healing. We preach it and pray fervently for the healing of the sick. Many have been healed even in our services, and others have not. We cannot put God in a box and demand a certain outcome. There is a balance.

His ways are higher than our ways and his thoughts more than our thoughts (Isa. 55:9)