Use holy water with caution

After all that was said in the previous instalment the question still remains: Should holy water still be used if it has no direct precedent in the scriptures? Yes and No. Find out the reasons why it can still be used and why it should not be used as a fetish in the following contributions from our valuable readers and the concluding remarks below.
l “I always enjoy reading your articles pastor. So far you haven’t disappointed me. Concerning the subject above, the way I see it, faith healing is the opposite of carnal healing in that carnal healing takes place through the use of tried and tested drugs regardless of the patient’s faith or trust in the drugs. If cafenol should kill pain, it will kill pain. However, in matters spiritual, every situation is new and unique, albeit the pain coming from the same source. The condition almost always demands that the patient has enough faith and the healing agent enough righteousness for the healing to take place. Any combination of  a negative and  positive or both does not achieve the results wished for. This is healing using the Holy Spirit.
The directive of the Spirit is always sought in all circumstances for methods unprecedented in the scriptures to be employed. Holy water can not be pre-packaged to heal for example stomach problems in the same manner that wine was prescribed in the scriptures for Timothy as a method of carnal healing (1 Timothy 5:23). But when the Spirit advises so and only for that purpose and specific time its ok.” — T Murombedzi
l “Your article was very interesting indeed!
However, I also wish if you could explain why certain religious sects regard ocean water to be “holy”. I assume you are also aware that Apostasy has led some innocent souls astray, now how “holy” is the water made ‘holy’ under a false religion if not Satanic religion? You will agree with me that the use of water as a curing agent in the scriptures was when it was in the form of either pool/river source (eg healing of Naaman in 2 Kings 5) and where a particular site was regarded as such.  But as you rightly stated per James Epistle, it is the oil and prayer practice that holds sway. Your next article should be explicit on this subject, bearing in mind that it is one’s faith in God that enables healing to happen.
Please also indicate that human beings are just vessels or media through which the Holy Spirit works to accomplish healing. It is God who does the healing and not the person who performs the act.” — D Chichaya.
l “Pastor, I have just read your article. I am certain of what you will say next week. But God can use any means to manifest His power today. Ask people who have used the holy water from TB Joshua for their experiences. I urge not to be too scholarly on things that are too spiritual.” — Anon   
Concluding remarks
Holy water may not have specific precedent in scripture but all the same it cannot be dismissed on that basis alone. It is important to realise that the use of spit, mud and handkerchiefs was a result of divine inspiration given to prophets and apostles by the Holy Spirit. They were divinely inspired to do that in particular situations at particular times for particular persons.
Prophetic acts may not always have precedents. So if the true prophets of today use holy water or jackets as a directive from the Spirit of God, its use can be accepted.
However, adopting the use of holy water or jackets as a commonly recommended method for the healing of the sick or anointing of believers may be a mistake because the use of holy water for such purposes is not specifically stipulated in scripture like the use of oil or laying on of hands.
Regarding the use of holy water as a fetish or as something to be obsessed with is heretical and idolatrous.  It is therefore advisable to treat anything unscriptural but prophetically recommended with caution and to limit its use to particular situations only, rather than use it as a designated or instituted ordinance. But how do we know which prophets are true so we can accept their instructions as coming from God?  Let us find out in the next article.
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