Popsolomon Favour

AN OPEN LETTER TO MR FRANK GASHUMBA. Dear Mr Frank Gashumba, I have followed your challenge offering UGX 200 million to any pastor who can walk into a hospital ICU and perform a miracle of healing. While I respect your desire to expose false prophets, I believe your challenge reflects a misunderstanding of how God works. God is not a magician, and His servants are not performers. Miracles happen according to God's sovereign will, not human demands or financial rewards. Consider the great men of God in the Bible: Elijah called down fire from heaven, yet later fled from Jezebel in fear and despair (1 Kings 19). Elisha raised the dead and performed mighty miracles, yet he himself fell sick and died (2 Kings 13:14). Apostle Paul healed the sick, yet suffered personal affliction and left Trophimus sick at Miletus (2 Timothy 4:20). Does this mean these men lacked God's power? Certainly not! Having the gift of healing does not mean having control over God's power. Mr Gashumba, your challenge reminds me of the religious leaders who demanded signs from Jesus. Even at the cross, they mocked Him, saying, "He saved others; himself he cannot save" (Matthew 27:42). They challenged Him to come down from the cross, but Jesus refused to turn divine power into a public spectacle. To those using this debate to attack Born-Again pastors, remember that God is not Pentecostal, Anglican, Catholic or Orthodox. His power is not confined to any denomination. God can perform miracles among believers of every Christian tradition, and He also works through doctors, nurses and medical treatment. I support exposing false prophets and holding religious leaders accountable. However, we must distinguish between challenging religious deception and mocking the power of God. Mr Gashumba, the absence of a miracle on demand does not prove the absence of God. Jesus said, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God" (Matthew 4:7). Instead of turning the suffering of ICU patients into a public competition, let us pray for their healing, support their families and appreciate the medical professionals caring for them. God cannot be bribed, His power cannot be auctioned, and His sovereignty cannot be challenged with UGX 200 million. God still performs miracles, but He remains God, not a servant of human demands! To God be the glory! ✍🏼: Andrew Devine