A Miracle Heart
One of my favorite Bible stories is about Gideon in Judges 6. An angel
appears to Gideon telling him that “the Lord is with you, mighty warrior” and
then tells Gideon he would be used by God to save Israel from their enemies. Gideon
responds by saying, “If the Lord is with us, why then has all this
happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told
us about?”
It’s a question that many still ask today. “I’ve heard about God parting the Red Sea, I’ve heard that Christ was resurrected from the dead, I’ve heard about miracle healings in the Bible, but where are the miracles today?” Yet everyday, God is still doing wonders in our midst because He is still a miracle working God! The following is a story of a healing that took place this year through our church, as Christians faithfully prayed and God answered with miracle power.
“In the summer of 2006, my brother in Phoenix was diagnosed as having a hole in his heart. He watched one of the ultrasound echo tests on a monitor where the tiny bubbles traveled between the chambers of his heart. In the fall, my brother also had a T.E.E. ultrasound scope placed inside him via the esophagus confirming the location of the hole in his heart for possible surgery. I invited him to make a trip to Tucson to receive prayer at our church during healing services we were having, but he was unable to attend the meetings.
During one of the services, two of the ladies gave words of knowledge that God wanted to heal a heart condition. One of the ladies shared that she saw a mental picture of a hole in a heart that was being sewn up by a needle and thread. I thought, ‘I wish my brother were here! I knew he was supposed to come!’ My wife went forward to receive prayer for my brother, as I was working in the sound booth. She prayed with the ladies, and received prayer in his behalf at the altar area in our church.
I telephoned my brother and shared about the words of knowledge and prayer for him that took place at our church. He said that he appreciated our family's and everyone's prayers, but ‘Other people need a healing miracle more than me.’ My brother still had symptoms, which were believed to be associated with the hole in his heart, and decided to schedule surgery.In late January 2007, my brother went in for the P.F.O. (hole in the heart) surgical closure procedure at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix. During this surgical procedure, the doctor spent 90 minutes trying to find the hole in his heart (the actual procedure, performed by devices inserted through the leg into the main arteries, normally takes 45 minutes.) The doctor reported that the hole in his heart was gone and there was no longer any hole to be fixed! The doctor said, ‘It's a miracle!’”
Where are all the miracles today you might ask? Why, they are only a prayer away! Remember, God is always good, and there is nothing impossible with God. He still is in the business of performing miracles in extraordinary ways as we simply call upon Him. Only Believe!
Bob Sawvelle is the Sr. Pastor at Tucson Area Christian Fellowship. He is married to Carolyn, and they have three daughters. He can be reached at 325-2045.
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