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Chronicles of Greatness (25d) John Alexander Dowie
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John Alexander Dowie (The Healing Apostle!)
While campaigning for office, Dowie neglected his commandment to preach divine healing to pursue his personal goal, thinking he could reach a greater mass of people. This made him spend the rest of his time in Australia in darkness and futility.
In 1880, he repented and returned to the original message of divine healing which resulted in great physical and spiritual blessings.
Persecution also arose. A bomb was planted by his enemies under his desk to explode during his late work hours. But while working, he heard clearly “Arise and go” the third time he heard this voice, he stood up, took his coat and left. It was few minutes after he arrived his home safely that the bomb exploded under his desk.
In 1888, he sensed the unction to go to America, then possibly to England. This became a reality in June same year when he passed through Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Soon, Dowie began healing crusades up and down the coast of California. During this time, he met Maria Woodworth-Etter, the great woman healing evangelist.
Conflict arose between them and Dowie denounced Etter's method of ministry. He crucified her at every chance he had. Her style of ministry made him uneasy and he did not bother to talk to her one on one heart to heart about it and this made him lose one great divine relationship he and his family would have had with a great healing evangelist.
Words from the Author: In our lives, we have many relationships, casual and sometimes intimate. But the most significant ones to the kingdom of God are “divine relationships.” In every call whether secular or ministerial, God sends divine relationships to help strengthen your walk with him. We may have many casual relationships but divine relationships are very few... Don't miss your divine relationships in life. There will always be fellow labourers, but divine relationships are few and far between.
...to be continued.
Reference: Liardon, R. (1996). God's Generals: Why they succeeded and why some failed. California, USA: Whitaker House.
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