A few days ago my head slipped out of my Velcro head band that holds my head from dropping forward. I was sitting at my desk and had just finished typing an e-mail. My head dropped, there it remained. I felt like I would suffocate; my neck muscles are so wasted away I could not raise my head back up. I was already struggling with mucus in my throat (a constant challenge for me) so I fought for every breath of air I could get through my nose. I began to panic and started to get overheated and then my body began to shake. I thought of the Apostle Peter sinking in the water and could only cry out to Jesus to save him from drowning. I was all alone in the house; my wife had gone to the doctors office with one of my daughters. My caregiver and friend, Sharon, was due to be over within 15 minutes. I was praying that she would not be detained and I cried out to God for help.   He comforted me that everything would turn out okay. Every breath was a struggle and every second seemed to last forever. I soon was experiencing light-headedness and felt as though I might black out for lack of air. Not a moment to late, Sharon arrived and lifted my head up. She then secured my head in my brace with the head band. I was so happy to see her and felt like I had just been rescued from the arena of death. Jesus delivered me not a second to late.

He is an “on-time” God, as I have experienced over and over again. God has given me a promise of healing that I consistently affirm as a faith confession. In no uncertain terms, Jesus ministered to my spirit this reality. I have not received the full manifestation of that promise, but I know through the Word of God that faith pleases Him (Heb 11:6) and that the work of God is to believe Him (Jn 6:29). If I am in agreement with a God given vision, then I will not limit or impede the fulfillment of the miraculous. I look for Him in anticipation, in a conversation or sequence of events, I do not have any idea how a physical reversal of my condition could logically happen, I only know that God is faithful to His Word. He is the author and finisher of my faith (Heb 12:2) I can be confident that He will manifest His promise. When God speaks to our hearts He wants us to believe Him. He does not want us to ask how, He only asks us to believe Him. He does not want us to ask when, He only asks us again, to believe Him. Will you believe Him today for your miracle? Jesus wants to rescue you from fear, depression, worry, sickness, disease, emotional instability, financial pressures and troubled marital relationships. Dear brother and sister, what you are going through is not unlike what many of us face. We are pressed on every side and cannot find a way of escape.  Jesus is the way of escape! Life’s challenges can be overwhelming and seemingly impossible to overcome. Jesus said “I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]” Jn 16:33.   

Do you believe that Jesus can rescue you from your despair and doubt? If you believe God, you are agreeing with Him, with assurance, that he has already overcome the obstacle you are facing. This truth might be easier to profess with confidence at the beginning of a trial, but how about when nothing happens and your situation does not improve it only gets worse. Remember, the adversary’s objective is to wear out the saints (Dan 7:25). Over time, we begin to doubt we understood God’s word or promise and we begin to look for other answers. Instead, we are to remain steadfast, immoveable in longsuffering and patience. We remain faithful to trust God as a child. He will sow to us the virtues of the Spirit of God. Enlarging our hearts in deeper capacity, changing, transforming us into a reflection of Himself as we become true sons (and daughters) of the most High.

There was a woman (Mark 5:25) that had lived with a severe health condition for 12 years that caused her much suffering and blood loss. She spent all her money on physicians year after year hoping to get better but only got worse. No doubt she was classified as incurable and more than likely she was told to go home and die. Something inside her didn’t allow her to give up hope. Perhaps she had young children at home, maybe she was taking care of her parents, maybe her friends told her about Jesus healing the sick in other towns and possibly he might visit theirs. She may have been discouraged over the years when her conditioned only worsened, but she held out hope. When she heard reports that Jesus was in her village and large crowds were gathering she was compelled to think “if only I could touch the hem of his garment I will be made whole” Jesus visited her thoughts that day and healed the woman. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith (your trust and confidence in Me), has restored you to health. Go in peace and be continually healed and freed from your [distressing bodily] disease” This woman is a great example of someone who had every reason to give up hope that her condition would ever change. She may have been discouraged but she continued to look for the way she would be healed. It took one touch, one day, to change her life forever. Will you believe with me that God can turn your life around with simply a touch from the Father? Could you conceive with me that today could be that day? 

 “But You, O LORD,  are a shield for me,
 My glory and the One who lifts up my head.
 I cried to the LORD with my voice,
 And He heard me from His holy hill.Selah.                                                                                             

 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustained me.”                    Psalm 3:3-5

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