Learn from Prophets in Times of Crisis – Renewal Ministries

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By Anthony Feola, Renewal Ministries' Country Coordinator In Training

On Dec. 20, 2017, I wrote the following: “Be like Samuel with Eli, like David with Saul, and like Nathan with David.” As these phrases came to me, I committed them to prayer, sensing a unique urgency that in the days to come, these words would prove indispensable. Months later, as scandal after scandal unfolded, these words became a litmus test for how to respond. During a leadership crisis such as we are currently facing in the Church, no one is exempt from disappointment, disillusionment, or worse—drifting off course toward shipwreck.

When iniquity and immorality emerges from within, our merciful Heavenly Father exposes the wound in order to cleanse and bring healing, lest the infection spread further. Only after the wound has been disclosed and disinfected can true healing begin. When God purifies His Church, the whole Body of Christ experiences the pain of this healing process. “If one member suffers, all suffer together” (1 Cor 12:26). God desires wholeness, but in order for this to happen, we must consistently apply what God