*Is something missing?*


*DAILY DEW 18TH/MAY/2021*

*Is something missing?* 

_Key Bible Text:_
*"Believers will be given the power to perform miracles: they will drive out demons in my name; they will speak in strange tongues; if they pick up snakes or drink any poison, they will not be harmed; they will place their hands on sick people, and these will get well."* (Mark 16:17-18 (GNB))

_Bible Insight:_
Paul would say, I speak as a human. Let me borrow that line. Speaking like a human, was Jesus pulling our legs when He laid down these signs for those who believe in Him as written down in Mark 16:17-18? I am just trying to understand and also hope to raise your interest in this direction again. 

How come we are cool with believing in Jesus, and doing a whole lot of things except that some specific things he laid down as evidence of believing in Him doesn't seem to be the normal occurrence? Or is it in your own life? When you look at Mark 16:17-18 and weigh it against your life and those of friends who follow Jesus do you feel that something is missing? 

Aside speaking in new tongues, are there other evidence of believing in Jesus that manifest (on a regular) in your life? If not, does it bother you that these doesn't seem to be so? Is the Word of God true and if it is true where is the gap or disconnect coming from? Or should we simply explain this seeming disconnect with some theories rather than take time to go on a personal quest of finding from the Holy Spirit what could be missing and how to recover same? 

Come to think of it, James stated that "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." (James 4:3 (KJV)) However, what if the problem is that we have accepted the norm that excuses or does without these laid down evidence of believing? What if the problem is that we have grown accustomed to a second or third grade of Christianity that is inferior to the quality handed over to the first set of Apostles? What if? 
 
MEDITATION:
*How different the world will be if only a majority of believers has Mark 16:17-18 running practically and constantly in their lives on the norm. How disturbing it is that most believers do not seem to notice and are seemingly excusing the situation*  

*#David_Joshua_Egbochuo*
*#Tuesday_wisdomforliving*
*#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus*
*#Wonders_of_Grace*
*#Hello_May* ❤ 

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