Thursday, January 7, 2010

Goodbye Oral Roberts

The passing of Oral Roberts I believe is part of a move to prepare the body of Christ for the next move of God.  I remember as a youngester that I was very skeptical of Dr. Roberts and many people I surrounded myself at that time in my life felt the same way.  I still recall the time when Oral stated that God would take him home if he didn't get the right amount of money that he needed for Oral Roberts University.  I thought that was quite strange and maybe some of Oral's methods didn't make sense, but is that not the way God does some things?  I know the kingdom of God does things in a way that is totally opposite of how the world wants things done.  An example from the Bible is where it states the following, "Give and it shall be given unto you."  The world tells us to hold unto everything that we have and not to let anything go.  Not God.  So maybe some of the things Oral did that seemed strange to some of us was just God's way of breaking through a mindset that we had not only toward Oral Roberts, but toward God. 
I believe that God is wanting to bring a greater move of signs and wonders into the earth and the mantle that was upon Oral will be passed on to more people than was raised up in his own generation.  A couple of years ago I heard the prophet Kim Clement mention that Oral's passing would ignite this move and I fully expect it to be the case.  Over the years I have grown to appreicate Oral Roberts and have been challenged by the way he lived his life by faith.  Oral, you will be missed, but not forgotton.  For more on Oral here is an article that you might find interesting.