Sid: Now can you hear the urgency in my voice because I’m speaking on behalf of God; od wants everyone everywhere to be red hot for Him because this lukewarm business which is a definition for 21st Century American Christianity it will not fly. It isn’t even Biblical; it’s something called religion; and religion and a dime won’t get you a cup of coffee anywhere here in the United States or probably anywhere else. There’s reality and that’s why you’re listing to me because you want reality; you want more; you’re hungry for God you want intimacy you want to hear His voice. And it’s not just for the very special people. I mean in the Catholic Church if someone has two verified miracles they make them a saint. The Bible says the least Christian is a saint; therefore according to the history according to the word of God the least Christian was walking in signs and wonders 2,000 years ago and God doesn’t change. Jesus said “I’m the same yesterday, today and forever.” So I’ll give you one guess as to who’s done the changing it’s us. But we’re going to cut through by the Spirit of the Living God all of this tradition; all of this junk and find out the purpose of life is not the social club called “Going to Church on Sunday morning or Saturday.” The purpose of life is intimacy with God fulfilling your destiny; you have a purpose you have a finger print that no one else in the world has; you have a DNA that no one else in the world has and you have a spiritual destiny that no one can do like you can do. And you have not missed it; and that’s why the Holy Spirit has directed me to Gary Oats. I’m speaking to him at his home in Dallas, Georgia; he travels the nations now. He was a wonderful charismatic pastor came from a good evangelical fundamental background actually on staff with Campus Crusade, a Southern Baptist background. And although he was walking in the charismatic realm he was like most charismatics confined to tradition a few healings, a few prophecies and a few tongues and there’s got to be something more to life than that religious mantra if you will; there’s something more and he found it. He was obedient in a meeting in Brazil; Randy Clark was speaking where he’s seen so many miracles happen but something unusual happened to Gary. He had been praying for God to open His eyes; he’s been praying for more intimacy with God for discernment and he did one obedient act. Because God told him “You can take your shoes off in a dirty place and nothing’s going to happen to you but God told him to do that.” He did it and he had an encounter with the Lord like he’s never had before; his eyes were opened he saw into the spirit realm. And we left off on yesterday’s broadcast after he had had an encounter with the Lord; he is vibrating in a chair; he is totally wasted just as others in the Bible when they come into the presence of God; totally convicted of sin. Totally repented of sin; totally repented, hunger for God than he’d ever been in his life. And Randy Clark somehow realizes that something important is going on and says “Come forward;” he doesn’t have the strength so they literally carry him forward in a chair; they bring him up on the stage and he’s still wasted and he did really want to share; it was just too private, too personal what was going on. And so his wife was going to talk for him said “Honey, is it okay if I say to them what’s going on with you?” And he didn’t say yes to his wife he’s shaking so badly she took it as yes and she starts speaking. What happened next Gary?
Gary: As she begins to speak and tell what happened the power of God fell in the room; people began to cry out; it was just like a tornado of the Holy Spirit swept through the room. It was the most incredible thing; and people were falling to the floor. There were sovereign healings that took place all over the room as she was telling what happened. People were drawn closer to the Lord.
Sid: Wait a second you’re the one that had the experience you’re telling me that anointing just by her talking about what happened to you caused a release of miracles?
Gary: Yes, absolutely it did; the presence of God was so strong in that place as she was sharing and as she was telling what happened. It just quickened in them the ability to receive from God just like I had been receiving from God.
Sid: Can you tell me a few of the things that happened; this was in Brazil by the way.
Gary: Right after that several other things happened but finally once I was able to stand up and able to begin to pray for people a long line developed and the presence of God was so strong. Every person that I prayed for was instantly healed; every person. They were set free from demons.
Sid: Every person?
Gary: Every person; I had never experienced that.
Sid: I read about that in the Bible with Jesus but I don’t hear too much about just people like you or I praying and every person getting healed.
Gary: Well, this was a rare moment but it was… you know when I was holding hands with Jesus and my left hand began to burn you know several people thought that was an impartation for healing. Since that time I’ve seen a dramatic increase in the number of healings. And the manifestation of angels in the healing process has been incredible; just a few days after that experience we were in Rio de Janeiro ministering in a very large church. And I was in the back room praying for a man that was dying of brain cancer; he was in mid-70’s they had performed surgery and they said there’s nothing more that they can do for him. And as we begin to pray for him I looked over to my right and I saw an angel bring his wings out; he was a very large angel and he put his wings around this man and held him real close. And I did a double take I looked at that and I looked again and beside that angel was a smaller angel and this angel was blowing fire into the man’s head. And I looked at that I couldn’t believe it and I looked at the man. It looked like a blow torch of fire was coming from the angel going right into the man’s head. So I stopped and I said “Is anything happening to you; are you feeling anything right now?” And he said “Oh, yes my head, my head.” He said “It’s burning up, my head it’s like it’s on fire.” And then he raised his hands and he said “I’m healed, I’m healed, I’m healed! And I said “Well, praise God” I said “I want you to go back to the doctor and get a medical verification of the healing. I don’t need to, I need to I’m healed I know I’m healed. And I encouraged him anyway to it doesn’t matter I want you to go back so that you have a medical verification of the healing. And so he said “Okay, I will, I will.” Well, he and his wife were both in the room; the pastor of the church told me before we went in that this man and his wife neither one of them knew Jesus. And so I was reminded of that right at the last; gave him a brief plan of salvation and I thought this is going to be the easiest person in the history of the world to lead to Jesus after all that God just did for him. And so I asked him “Would you like to invite Jesus Christ into your life right now?” And he looked up at me and he said “No.”
Sid: No?
Gary: And that was my response; I said “No? What do you mean no?” And he said “Well, I don’t want to go to this church.” And I thought “What?” Well then he explained it; he thought if he got saved in that church he’d have to go to that church and he had some family members that went there and he didn’t want to go there. And I said “Oh, no you don’t understand we’re not talking about religion; we’re talking a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.” I said “You can go to whatever church you want to just go to a good strong Bible believing church that believes in miracles and healings and seeing the power of God displayed. And he said “Oh, okay then yes.” Well, he and his wife both prayed tears streaming down their face as they invited Jesus Christ into their lives. It was the most beautiful touching scene I’d experienced in a long time.
Sid: Are you seeing more people getting saved than ever before?
Gary: Oh yes, everywhere we’re going all around the world they see the power of God; their drawn to the power of God. They see the miracles, they see the transformed lives; they see people coming up on the platform sharing about what God just did to them.
Sid: In your book I’m so impressed with a meeting you had in Brazil when there was a man that had been a believer for a long time but supernaturally a weight of garbage and sin was removed from him and he had fresh intimacy with God; tell me about that.
Gary: Well, he came up on the platform to give a word of knowledge for healing and as he was standing on the platform the power of God hit him; he fell to the floor. He was shaking he was in a ball on the floor and the whole platform began to vibrate and I looked over at him and I thought; what’s happening to him he’s having an experience with the Lord. Afterward he began to share what had happened and he said “God took me up into His presence.” And he said “There were two large chains that were holding a chest full of garbage and sin, areas of my life that had not been pleasing to God. And he said “He took a sword and cut the chains and the chest fell off my back.” And he said “I felt such a tremendous relief from the weight and the bondage removed from me that I’d carried all of my life.” And then he said “Two angels took him over and washed him; washed all the dirt and the debris off of his back under a waterfall that was just flowing with rivers of water.” And then he said “He was taken by the angels back into the presence of the Lord.” And then God began to speak to him; and gave him a message that he wanted him to bring back to his people. We transcribed what he said “This is the message that I want you to tell my people; to tell them to wake up; tell them to wake up because many in my church are sleeping; there are many who go through the motion but few who have entered into intimacy and relationship with Me.” Now this is God speaking; he said “What I desire above all things is to have an intimate relationship with each one of you; and out of that intimacy I will empower you and send you out to reach those who need Jesus Christ. The quicker you enter into this relationship the quicker you’ll be empowered and sent forth; the quicker you do this the world will be one and then I will come and take you home.”
Sid: Gary the thing that is so amazing to me is this is the first book and your book is called “Open My Eyes Lord” that it is a practical how to. Most of these are just so theoretical and they happen to the person and I know it’s true because we’ve done our homework; but it’s not for the average person. Are you telling me the average person can walk in this kind of intimacy? Are you telling the average Christian can move in the supernatural miracle power of God. Is that what you’re saying?
Gary: Yes, that’s what I’m saying; this is not just for the apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher this is for the body of Christ. I believe this is God’s desire; his heart is for his people to come in intimacy with Him. And as we allow the Holy Spirit to deal with the garbage in our lives get free and go free from those areas that have not been pleasing to Him it opens up a whole new dimension of the Spirit for us. We can come into His presence just like this man did in Brazil. As God takes away the garbage out of our lives we can be drawn into that intimate relationship with Him.
Sid: Well, we’re out of time; Mishpochah I’m going to have Gary pray and impartation in prayer this week…
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Tags: its supernatural, Sid Roth