The story of Adam Taliaferro is a great one.
A young man brought down by a devastating football injury, paralyzed, his parents told that he'd never walk again. Adam was given only a 3% chance of recovery.
Six months later, he was walking.
Sure, the articles I've referenced below talk about the doctors, the therapy, Adam's determination to beat the odds. All that is good.
But Adam had more than that, he had God. Our God who answers all prayers.
I believe in miracles and God gave Adam one.
There were many prayers for this young man, from the moment he lay unmoving on that football field, through surgery, during the days and weeks and months of his recovery. Prayer covered him, sustained him, and his healing came.
Not all healings come in a flashing moment. Many come through Prayer, Faith, Belief, in the Knowingness of God's mighty power and the willingness of His people to work hard, do all we can do, and submit the rest to Him.
Some religions will tell you that there are no more miracles here on this earth. That's a lie straight from Satan himself. I have seen miracles happen. I believe in miracles.
America saw one happen when Adam walked again.
Seven years after being paralyzed, Adam has graduated from law school, receiving his law degree on May 22, 2008.
He walked down that aisle.
He walked.
And the Spirit of God walked with him.
http://www.beatingtheodds.org/adam.html
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2001/07/07-25-01cm/07-25-01cm-7.asp
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Hoop/7191/Adam_T_Olympic_T.html
http://www.virtua.org/page.cfm?id=healthsavvy_display&savvyID=61
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Taliaferro
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/19170329.html
Friday, May 30, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
I've Been Healed
I've not said anything until now.
It's been two weeks since my epiphany of what my Brother had said to me, about it being the Knowingness.
What I didn't reveal was that on that same morning, as the Spirit flowed, prophesy was spoken, healings were happening, that I too had a healing.
I hurt my knees two years ago and it's been a long and slow recovery. I've had to take a prescription anti-inflammatory to keep the swelling down enough that I was merely in pain.
Merely in pain.
But two weeks ago, I was deep in the flow of the Spirit, up in the back of the church. And when Pastor started speaking the Word and the Spirit moved through the church like a wave of the silver ocean, I flowed with it, I felt it working in me.
I was healed.
I haven't had those pain meds since. Tylenol, yes, but for muscle aches and headaches. Not for my poor, long-suffering, abused knees.
I am healed.
It really is in the Knowing of God and letting His Spirit move.
I am healed.
Hallelujah!!
It's been two weeks since my epiphany of what my Brother had said to me, about it being the Knowingness.
What I didn't reveal was that on that same morning, as the Spirit flowed, prophesy was spoken, healings were happening, that I too had a healing.
I hurt my knees two years ago and it's been a long and slow recovery. I've had to take a prescription anti-inflammatory to keep the swelling down enough that I was merely in pain.
Merely in pain.
But two weeks ago, I was deep in the flow of the Spirit, up in the back of the church. And when Pastor started speaking the Word and the Spirit moved through the church like a wave of the silver ocean, I flowed with it, I felt it working in me.
I was healed.
I haven't had those pain meds since. Tylenol, yes, but for muscle aches and headaches. Not for my poor, long-suffering, abused knees.
I am healed.
It really is in the Knowing of God and letting His Spirit move.
I am healed.
Hallelujah!!
Monday, May 12, 2008
It's The Word Of God
Recently I was sitting with some other parents at our kids' hockey game. Another boy's parents came rushing in, they'd been at a Bar Mitzvah that morning, so they looked so nice, all dressed up.
As the game went on, Mom was talking to another parent about the event. I guess she'd never been to one.
She was talking about the scroll that they read from, how it was treated with such reverence. She asked her husband about it and he said that it was hand written and very old.
She was very impressed and started talking about how it was no wonder that they treated it with such respect, so carefully. She was really impressed.
And then her husband said, ever so gently, "They treat it so carefully because it's the Word of God."
She was silent.
Sometimes we forget that the material manifestation of God may be a Bible or a Scroll, but in either case, it's still the literal Word of God.
It's the Word of God.
To be treated with all respect.
As the game went on, Mom was talking to another parent about the event. I guess she'd never been to one.
She was talking about the scroll that they read from, how it was treated with such reverence. She asked her husband about it and he said that it was hand written and very old.
She was very impressed and started talking about how it was no wonder that they treated it with such respect, so carefully. She was really impressed.
And then her husband said, ever so gently, "They treat it so carefully because it's the Word of God."
She was silent.
Sometimes we forget that the material manifestation of God may be a Bible or a Scroll, but in either case, it's still the literal Word of God.
It's the Word of God.
To be treated with all respect.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
It's In The Knowing
I was sitting in church on Sunday and it was DEEP. The Spirit was flowing, prophesy was spoken, healings were happening.
But I was thinking. I was thinking hard about something a friend said to me.
I had posted something about how even Satan believes in God.
My friend corrected me, "satan KNOWS there is a God!! belief is for those who arent sure!! Knowingness is for those that KNOW!!!!"
It caught me, there in church, I realized that it's more than Faith, it's more than Belief.
I KNOW God is here, in me, around me, everywhere, always.
Yes, the Spirit was moving mightily on Sunday.
Why else would I think of this conversation, six months later, and suddenly have the epiphany of exactly what my friend meant?
I caught what Jesus was trying to teach us.
Thomas was a Believer, but even in his Faith, he doubted.
Peter, Paul, they KNEW. And in their Knowing, the Spirit moved in and through them.
We have to KNOW Jesus so we can be Christ-like in all we do.
Not just Believe and not just have Faith. That's not enough.
It's in the Knowing.
But I was thinking. I was thinking hard about something a friend said to me.
I had posted something about how even Satan believes in God.
My friend corrected me, "satan KNOWS there is a God!! belief is for those who arent sure!! Knowingness is for those that KNOW!!!!"
It caught me, there in church, I realized that it's more than Faith, it's more than Belief.
I KNOW God is here, in me, around me, everywhere, always.
Yes, the Spirit was moving mightily on Sunday.
Why else would I think of this conversation, six months later, and suddenly have the epiphany of exactly what my friend meant?
I caught what Jesus was trying to teach us.
Thomas was a Believer, but even in his Faith, he doubted.
Peter, Paul, they KNEW. And in their Knowing, the Spirit moved in and through them.
We have to KNOW Jesus so we can be Christ-like in all we do.
Not just Believe and not just have Faith. That's not enough.
It's in the Knowing.
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