26/08/2026
IN THE MOUTH OF FOUR, NOT TWO OR THREE WITNESSES
WEDNESDAY, 26 AUGUST 2026
So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me - John 11:41-42
Before the Lord Jesus Christ commanded Lazarus to come back from the dead, He prayed first. 2 Corinthians 1:9 says, ‘But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, THAT WE SHOULD NOT TRUST IN OURSELVES BUT IN GOD WHO RAISETH THE DEAD.’ It is God who raises the dead. Therefore, when we want to see someone raised from the dead, it’s not a matter of just commanding them to live. We must rely on God, and ask Him to bring the dead back to life.
Before the apostle Peter commanded Tabitha to come back to life, he prayed first. Acts 9:40 says, ‘Peter sent them all out of the room; THEN HE GOT DOWN ON HIS KNEES AND PRAYED. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up.’ Before Elijah raised the widow’s son, he prayed first. 1 Kings 17:20-21 says, ‘Then he cried out to the Lord, “Lord my God, have you brought tragedy even on this widow I am staying with, by causing her son to die?” Then he stretched himself out on the boy three times and cried out to the Lord, “Lord my God, let this boy’s life return to him!’
Before Elisha raised the Shunammite’s son, he prayed first. 2 Kings 4:33,35 says, ‘He went in, shut the door on the two of them AND PRAYED TO THE LORD. Then he got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, hands to hands…The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.’ In the mouth of four witnesses, we can see the same pattern repeat over and over again. Praying in faith to the One for whom nothing is impossible is what brings the dead back to life. Without Him, we can do nothing. Why are the dead not raised in our generation? Faithlessness and prayerlessness. But through faith and prayer, nothing shall be impossible for us. It’s time to believe God for the impossible. It’s time to step out in faith and see the dead live again.
PRAYER
Father, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, use me to raise the dead in my generation. I believe that with You, nothing is impossible. Therefore, I believe that with You, the dead can be raised. Amen.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Proverbs 23-24, Psalm 11
TWO YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Samuel 8, Revelation 2