Saturday, July 19, 2008
26 Guards
God's 26 Guards
Here's a message (taken from my inbox) that will bring you chills.
Have you ever felt the urge to pray for someone and then just put it on a list and said ,
'I'll pray for them later?' Or has anyone ever called you and said, 'I need you to pray for me, I have this need?'
Read the following story that was sent to me and May it change the way that you may think about prayer and also the way you pray.
You will be blessed by this....
A missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home church in Michigan ..
'While serving at a small field hospital in Africa , every two weeks I traveled by bicycle through the jungle to a nearby city for supplies.
This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at the halfway point.
On one of these journeys, I arrived in the city where I planned to collect money from a bank, purchase medicine, and supplies, and then begin my two-day journey back to the field hospital.
Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom had been seriously injured. I treated him for his injuries and at the same time talked to him about the Lord.
I then traveled two days, camping overnight, and arrived home without incident....
Two weeks later I repeated my journey. Upon arriving in the city, I was approached by the young man I had treated. He told me that he had known I carried money and medicines.
He said, 'Some friends and I followed you in to the jungle, knowing you would camp overnight. We planned to kill you and take your money and drugs. But just as we were about to move into your camp, we saw that you were surrounded by 26 armed guards.
At this, I laughed and said that I was certainly all alone in that jungle campsite.
The young man pressed the point, however, and said, 'No, sir, I was not the only person to see the guards, my friends also saw them, and we all counted them. It was because of those guards that we were afraid and left you alone.'
At this point in the sermon, one of the men in the congregation jumped to his feet and Interrupted the missionary and asked if he could tell him the exact day this happened.
The missionary told the congregation the date, and the man who interrupted told him this story:
'On the night of your incident in Africa , it was morning here and I was preparing to go play
golf. I was about to putt when I felt the urge to pray for you. In fact, the urging of the Lord was so strong, I called men in this church to meet with me here in the sanctuary to pray for you. Would all of those men who met with me on that day stand up?' The men who had met together to pray that day stood up. The missionary wasn't concerned with who they were, he was too busy counting how many men he saw. There were 26
This story is an incredible example of how The Spirit of the Lord moves in behalf of those who love Him. If you ever hear such prodding, go along with it. Nothing is ever hurt by prayer except the gates of hell. I encourage you to forward this to as many people as you know. If we all take it to heart, we can turn this world toward God once again.
As the above true story clearly illustrates, 'With God all things are possible'.
More importantly, how God hears and answers the prayers of the faithful.
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Saturday, July 19, 2008 - Beautiful Blog!
 Posted by TootieSmiles
Okay, so did you take some sort of class to get all the cute little things on your blog?
I am blog illiterate.
Pauline
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Saturday, July 19, 2008 - Congratulations
 Posted by blessingsbaound
On your hard work and first batch of jam!! I know home made jam is so yummy! Enjoy! Mrs. Joseph Wood
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Saturday, July 19, 2008 - Untitled Comment
 Posted by SisterLori
Blessings my dear friend!
I met him! Awesome faith!
We also had a missionary from our fellowship about 8 years ago that had a similar experience in Haiti. He was seen with 2 men...very large armed men each time he went through this one township. He had been followed and plotted against as well and it was confessed by his would be killers. Our menfolks had stayed in vigilant prayer for hime on each of the nights it occurred including the night that two of the men came to him and confessed and came to the Lord that night during a small gathering of saints. It was amazing!
God is so good:)
God be with thee!
Sister Lori
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