Why Verification Strengthens True Miracles
A response to the Activists.
In Africa we say, “Gold fears no fire.” What is real does not tremble when tested. What is true does not hide from the light. In recent days, a formal request was submitted to the Ministry of Health asking for investigation and verification of public faith-healing claims. To some, this sounds like an attack on faith. To others, it sounds like persecution of the Church. But to those who understand both God and wisdom, this moment is not a threat it is an opportunity.
Faith That Fears Examination Is Not Faith
African Christianity was born in fire under colonialism, mockery, and rejection. Our fathers prayed under trees. Our mothers fasted in silence. They did not fear questions, because God answered them with power.
The Bible itself says:
“Test all things; hold fast what is good.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
If miracles are truly from God, then investigation does not weaken them it confirms them. The Red Sea did not need to hide from Pharaoh’s eyes. Fire fell publicly on Mount Carmel before prophets and skeptics alike.
Why should modern miracles be different? Verification Is Not Unbelief It Is Witness
In African courts, a matter is established by witnesses. In Scripture, truth is confirmed by evidence.
In medicine, healing is verified by before-and-after testimony.
When a blind eye opens, doctors can confirm it. When cancer disappears, scans can testify.
When HIV is gone, tests will speak louder than critics.
Verification turns testimonies into undeniable records. It moves miracles from church halls into history books. It silences mockers who say, “It is just stories.”
As we say in the village: “The goat that has crossed the river does not fear the crocodile.”
Africa knows pain. We bury children. We nurse the sick. We walk long roads to hospitals. That is why wisdom must walk with faith.
Investigation protects the vulnerable from abandoning treatment prematurely. But it also protects the Church from false accusations. When healing is proven, critics lose their weapon. When miracles are confirmed, the gospel gains credibility even among scientists and governments.
This is not about choosing between God and medicine. It is about allowing God to overrule medicine in a way medicine itself can testify to.
False prophets fear questions. True power invites them.
Jesus told the man born blind to show himself to authorities. The healed lepers were sent to priests for confirmation. Even resurrection had witnesses.
If miracles are genuine, then let doctors examine, let scientists record, let governments observe. The God who heals in secret can also heal in public.
Today some shout “investigate” with suspicion. Tomorrow they may shout “glory” in amazement.
Africa has seen too many fake miracles and that is exactly why real miracles must stand taller. Verification does not silence God; it silences doubt. It does not weaken faith; it strengthens it.
As our elders say: “A drum that is well stretched makes the loudest sound.”
Let the miracles be stretched by truth. Let faith walk with wisdom.
Let God be glorified without fear.
