Thursday, December 01, 2005

Jehovah Repha - The God who Heals

A word of praise and thanks to God for his healing touch and answer to prayer:
My son Jon caught some bad bug while in NJ and was still sick when he returned to FL after Thanksgiving . He returned earlier than dh & me because he had a scheduled course in the Maritime Academy which began Monday -this is an intense, three week course which will qualify him for a Master yachtsman license. This is a giant step in reaching his career goal. When we spoke on Monday night, he was very upset. He was so sick that he was having a difficult time paying attention during school and he had hours of studying to do. He said, "Mom, you know that navigation book I was reading on Friday? I have to know the entire contents for a test on Wednesday morning. I don't how I will do it when all I want to do now is sleep." The most I could do for him was pray, which is the best thing I could do for him. We prayed then and said goodnight. I woke up during the night and I thought of Jon and began to pray for him. As I prayed, I had the thought that he was going to feel better in the morning. I just felt peaceful about him. In the morning, I told my husband about praying for Jon during the night and what I thought God told me. I said, "I am not 100% certain if I heard from God, but I am going to trust that Jon will be better".
- I have to say here that when I think I hear from God, I always feel the need to give a disclaimer. You know, in case it doesn't happen, then God doesn't look bad! *tongue in cheek* -
Around lunchtime, Jon called me. He was on lunch break and didn't have much time but he just wanted to let me know how much better he was feeling! "I feel almost 100% better than I did last night, my head is clear, my temperature is normal and I don't ache", he said. I told him about my prayer and the peace God gave me about his health. Jon knew God touched him.
To God be the glory.