第二十四天 - Omar Cabrera奧馬爾·卡布雷拉

中譯:温燕晴    TOD大衛會幕禱告部

在1990年代，我開創了一個名為“帕薩迪納為基督Pasadena For Christ”的事工。在我們早期的一次聚會中，我們很榮幸地邀請了一位來自阿根廷的大能屬神僕人來分享。他的名字叫奧馬爾·卡布雷拉（Omar Cabrera）。與阿根廷較早的奮興佈道家一樣，他在事工上經歷極深的挫敗感，幾乎沒有什麼突破和收穫。他講述他關閉了所有一切，去邁阿密禁食40天的故事。    

回到阿根廷後，耶和華的手臨到他身上。他進入各城市，聯合眾牧者，分別自己禁食並尋求上帝。他留在旅館房間裡數日潔淨自己，而妻子則在隔壁的旅館房間裡為他禱告。經過深度自潔，統治該地區的惡魔會出現在他的房間裡。他會在靈裡與牠們摔角並捆綁牠們（保羅在以弗所書6:12中說：“因我們並不是與屬血氣的爭戰（原文作摔跤；下同），乃是與那些執政的、掌權的、管轄這幽暗世界的，以及天空屬靈氣的惡魔爭戰。）卡布雷拉贏得屬靈爭戰的勝利後，便會從他的旅館出來。結果，在體育場和競技場上的群眾聚會開始了，人們甚至在他站出來講道之前，就可以得到醫治並得到拯救。

我記得有一個故事陳述說，就在他們的眼前，一個沒有手臂的男人長出了一隻新手臂！

最近，在動員阿根廷的The Send聚會(差派) The Send in Argentina聚會，我正在講他的故事。一位牧師打斷我，說：「盧，正在為您翻譯的這位男士就是奧馬爾·卡布雷拉的兒子！」我好感動!奧馬爾（Omar）是最早幾位點火先鋒之一，點燃火把照亮我魂裡禁食異象。我感覺彷彿進入最初的烈焰中。

  我禱告即使閱讀阿根廷歷史時，您也可以透過向禁食和傳福音先驅者的火炬取火，點燃你的火炬，並將燭火放在燈檯上，讓全世界看到。

你願意為此事工奉獻嗎?

 

In the 1990s, I began a ministry called “Pasadena For Christ”. In one of our earlier gatherings, we were privileged to have a mighty man of God from Argentina come and speak. His name was Omar Cabrera. He had experienced, similar to Argentina’s earlier revivalists, a deep sense of frustration in ministry with little breakthrough and fruitfulness. He tells the story of shutting down everything, going to Miami, and fasting 40 days on water. 

Returning to Argentina, the hand of the Lord came upon him. He would go into cities, unite the pastors, and set himself apart to fast and seek God. He would stay in a hotel room and cleanse himself for days while his wife stayed in the adjacent hotel room praying for him. After deep cleansing, demonic spirits who ruled over the region would appear in his room. He would wrestle with them in the spirit and bind them (could this be what Paul was talking about when he said in Eph. 6:12 that “We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world”?). Cabrera would come out of his hotel having gained a spiritual victory. As a result, mass gatherings in stadiums and arenas began to take place in which people would be healed and saved before he even stood up to preach. 

    One story passed on, as I recall, declared that before their very eyes a man without an arm had a new arm grow out!

    Recently, while mobilizing for The Send in Argentina, I was telling his story. A pastor interrupted me, saying, “Lou, this man who’s interpreting for you right now is Omar Cabrera’s son!” I was so moved. Omar was one of the earliest firebrands who ignited the vision of fasting in my own soul. I felt as if I had come back to the original flame.

    I pray that even in the reading of Argentina’s history, you may light your candle to the torch of the bright flame of these pioneers of fasting and evangelism and put that candle on a lampstand for all the world to see.

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