SID: A young African-American boy tried to kill an elderly white woman, hurt her, I mean, horribly. Tell me that story, Kynan.
KYNAN: It’s a very powerful story, Sid. This young man is sort of a menace and doesn’t have a father figure in his life, and so he resorts to a life of crime, violence, robbing, stealing, etc. And he happens to victimize this woman and he hurt her really bad, and of course, he want to prison. He was convicted and went to prison. But the amazing part of the story is the response of the woman. She forgave him, not only that, but she began to correspond with him in prison and to bless him and tell him, you know what, you can start over again, you can have a better life. I mean, isn’t that amazing. When he gets out of prison they meet for the first person since the event and they embrace one another. And he says, “You know what, you changed my life because when you forgave me I realized that that wasn’t who I am. That wasn’t who I was created to be. God had a bigger purpose for me in life.” And now this man is reintroduced back into society and he’s going to do great things. But what would have happened if she didn’t forgive him? Now I’m not saying it’s easy to forgive.
SID: If she hadn’t, I bet he would have gone into society and done even worse.
KYNAN: Yes because he was in the prison of her unforgiveness. That’s what happens. When we hold on to offenses we hold people hostage, and guess what, we have to be the prison guard. So we’re right there with them while they’re in prison. Neither one of us is going anywhere.
SID: We’re both in prison.
KYNAN: We’re both in prison.
SID: I mean, it’s time to be free. When you understand the repercussions of what happened, when you lend yourself to do these unbiblical things, you said every believer, every church needs an ICU unit.
KYNAN: That’s right, intensive care unit. Every believer, every hospital, every good hospital has an intensive care unit, and this is where the worse cases go. This is where the most traumatized, the most debilitated, the most wounded people go and they have specialists that can administer care to these people. It’s usually a separate part from the other part of the hospital. Every church, every family, every believer needs an ICU. In other words, we need to understand that many times when people hurt or offend us it’s because they’re wounded. When you’re wounded you’re prone to attack. When you’re hurt you’re prone to hurt and that’s why we need an ICU, a place where people can heal. You know, there are people watching even right now, Sid, that believe, I don’t belong in the church. I don’t belong in this family. I’m too damaged. There is nothing that can be done for me. But I want people to understand that the Holy Spirit is the chief of the ICU and he can heal the most wounded person. He can restore the most broken. He can literally rehabilitate the fallen if we will allow him to.
SID: You have a term you use: grace space. Explain.
KYNAN: We have to have a grace space as believers. Don’t automatically come to a conclusion about someone. Don’t automatically accept a narrative. Don’t automatically.
SID: The truth is we don’t have all of the facts. There’s only person that has all the facts, that’s God.
KYNAN: That’s right.
SID: Tell me that story, very poignant, about that wise grandfather.
KYNAN: The wise grandfather, you know, it’s so funny. I love this story. Two little girls are playing and they have the crayons and everything. And one of the little girls, the granddaughter, breaks the crayon in half. And so she goes to the grandfather and says, “Granddad, I broke my crayon. I’m so upset.” And he takes the crayon. He’s a wise grandfather. He takes the crayon and takes a piece of paper and he begins to draw with the crayon and he shows her and says, “Listen sweetie, broken crayons still color”. And there are people, if I can just speak to the audience, there are some people, you have been broken, you have been wounded by the church, you have been wounded by your family, you’ve been wounded by those in authority and you need to know that you are not damaged goods. Broken crayons still color. We forget the fact that he is the potter and cannot the potter heal the clay. Cannot he restore the clay? Cannot he make you the way he wants you to be? Receive him even now.
SID: Jesus said a very penetrating question, “Will you be made whole?”
KYNAN: That’s right.
SID: Comment on that.
KYNAN: You know, a lot of people are broken. I counsel and it’s so funny because sometimes we can be so engulfed in our brokenness that we don’t understand that that’s not what God wants us to be. And when Jesus went to the pool of Bethesda, a place of healing, everybody was waiting to get in the water. This man had been there for 38 years and Jesus asked him, he said, “Will you be made whole today?” Then his next words were very powerful. He said, “Rise. Take up your bed and walk.” I believe it’s time for people to rise up out of their pain, rise up out of their offense, take up their bed and walk in their purpose. This is what God is calling us to do in this hour.
SID: I want you to charge people to do that right now.
KYNAN: You know, you’re listening to me right now, you say, I hear what you’re saying, I know it’s scriptural, but I can’t. I’m too hurt, I’m too wounded. Do you know that I was wounded, too? I was broken, too, even as a pastor. One day in my room I’m sitting there and the Lord Jesus walked into my room and he laid his hands on my heart, and he gave me a new heart. He gave me a new compassion for people and I believe he wants to do the same for you right now. As you stretch your hands, Father, in Jesus’ name, I declare that everyone watching me and listening to my voice will receive the healing that you desire for them to experience. I charge you now to rise up, take up your bed and walk. You will not stay in a bed of offense. You will not stay in a bed of affliction. You will not stay in a place of stagnation, but you will rise up today and fulfill your purpose once and for all in Jesus’ name.
SID: Now you know the truth and I say to you the truth has made you free.
Tags: It's Supernatural, Sid Roth
Tags: It's Supernatural, Sid Roth