Sunday, August 25, 2013

I've never seen the righteous forsaken

I've got to finish the book, "I've Never Seen the Righteous Forsaken".  If you have a story you want in the book, give me permission and a release and tell me the story.  Your name will be added as the person who told and owns the story.  If not, look for the book to come out.  It is very inspirational.  There are true stories about God's great love for us.  Here's one of the stories.  It's truly amazing.  My sister Brione' moved to the middle east and is teaching English.  She loves it there and her experiences are fabulous.  Her story happened here in the U.S. and God was awesome and gets all the glory.  She came to visit family this summer and we had a great time.  This week she was due to go home, and try as she might, she didn't seem to be able to make her flight.  Finally, she had to tell the airline that her son had gotten a little ill, but he seemed better now and so she now needed to get back to her job in the middle east.  Well, the people at the airline insisted that she get a doctor's release in order to get herself and her son back on the plane.  She couldn't get a release because it was the weekend and she doesn't know a personal doctor there anymore since she had moved out of the country to take a job.  She really needed to get back so that she could get to work.  We all know the anxiety she was facing.  Missing work isn't something we relish.
     She was refused the seats on the plane even though she had the tickets.  All her documents were in order, but they wouldn't budge.  Well, she went back home and her son was experiencing pain again.  She took him to the hospital because there was no doctor's office open that time of the evening.  Well, the doctors at Chicago Children's Hospital told her that her son needed surgery and they were going to prep him and proceed in less than an hour.  She was in shock.  She called me and we prayed.  She was in tears and I just couldn't believe what was happening because it happened so fast.  One thing we both did know was that God was working in the midst of the storm.  We prayed and gave God thanks as we turned her son over to His care.  We began to talk, and suddenly we realized that it was the Lord who kept her from getting on that plane.  He knew what was happening.  It would have taken too many hours for them to get home, and they would probably have been in the airport in Ireland when his pain hit again.
     The doctor who performed the surgery told her that he personally knew a good specialist in the town that she lived in overseas.  He told her to contact him and tell him that she had been referred by his friend in Chicago.  That was amazing.  That was so God.  Of all the doctors in Chicago, the one who was on call to do the surgery knew a doctor in the middle east- personally...AND it was a doctor who specialized in her sons particular ailment.  God is good.  He had already arranged everything.  Her son was able to receive surgery when he needed it at an excellent hospital, and they got a referral to a good doctor in their new home town.  Also, her son will be okay.  No blood clots, no serious extraction of an organ.  No life threatening damage.  GOD IS GOOD!
     Heavenly Father, we love you so much.  We thank you for taking such good care of us.  Please continue to hold us in your righteous right hand.  Bless us and keep us.  Help us to hear and to follow your Word.  May your glory shine forever in our lives.  In Jesus name we pray.  Amen.
Read Matthew chapter 8.  It's all about healing and deliverance.  He can do it!  He is real!

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