Edward
2024 Supporter
When I was still living in Colorado, The Lord spoke to me audibly one day. (Some of you have heard this but I couldn't find that post so am reposting it for Susanna. Ok, so this was after my truck accident (where the Lord saved my life! another testimony!) and I was not yet getting around very well yet. So my days were filled with reading His word and praying a lot and spending lots of time at home.
So there I am, on my computer, not praying or anything, just doing my thing, and Whoosh, the most powerful presence of God came upon me that I have ever felt before in my life, before or since! He says to me (audibly)...Pray for Brother XXXX, he needs help.
And like an idiot I question Him! I say, why, what happened, is he ok? And the Lord takes that certain tone with me (that parents use on their children which says you better do it...! And that tone scared the pants off of me! I felt momentary terror at that tone...and He says, Pray for him right now he needs help...Yes Lord! So I immediately go into prayer, and the powerful presence of God goes away. I said my Amen and then found myself sitting there alone and still curious what had happened to my Brother in Christ? (In respect for my Brothers privacy I wont give his name, but I will say that he is a member of this forum). So I get on here and send him a private message asking what happened today and told him about how the Lord came and told me to pray for him. And about 4 or 5 hours later he responded and said, yes he did need help today and did get help. He was at a function where he goes frequently and began to have some sort of medical emergency and began to feel very bad and so he left the room and was going to get a drink from a vending machine in hopes it would help him. And he didn't make it, he began to collapse in the hallway, when suddenly a stranger in a suit approached him and said I'm here to help Brother, what can I do for you or get you? (This was a small function in a smallish place and everyone knew everyone else, and this man was a stranger he did not know.) So he told him I need a drink from the vending machine and the man went and got him one, which did help him.
My Brother told me that based on the time stamp from my private message to him...that, that was right when it was happening and he needed help! And so he thanked me and we both praised God and I continued to ponder what had all transpired. I was elated to have felt such a powerful presence of our Lord, and that, I felt gratitude and privileged that God would let me participate in helping this Brother. God doesn't need my help! Yet, He called on me for this thing, and that was huge for me! I also very much so recalled the tone that the Lord took with me when I questioned Him! My thoughts went to Zachariah and how, when he questioned the Angel, that he was struck dumb until his child (John) was born! I still praise God and thank Him for being merciful to me! I learned a valuable lesson then. When the Lord speaks to you, the only correct answer is, Yes Lord. Do not question Him! That tone scared me!
Another thing I walked away with from this was...This Spirit came to me and told me to do something, and I did not test this Spirit as scripture instructs us to do. But!! When Jesus walks into the room...you know it! I have no recall of ever hearing the Lords voice before, and yet, I recognized His voice. I knew it was Him! Scripture says, my sheep know my voice...and I did! I know it was Jesus. I have felt the strong presence of the Holy Spirit before, but this time it was so much stronger that it was like He turned up the volume of His power when He entered my room. It's true. When Jesus walks into the room...there is no mistaking it! It is the Lord!
A couple well meaning Brothers and Sisters chided me that I should have tested the Spirit, it may have been deception. But that makes no sense because evil spirits do not go around telling people to pray to God for a Brother in Christ, period. It was an amazing and terrifying experience both at the same time. Praise the Lord for everything about this! In one swoop, the Lord did so many things. Help His child who needed help, blessed me by allowing me to serve Him in this way, and taught me a bit more about instant obedience and the fear of the Lord. I now realize that...it is a privilege to serve the Lord.
So there I am, on my computer, not praying or anything, just doing my thing, and Whoosh, the most powerful presence of God came upon me that I have ever felt before in my life, before or since! He says to me (audibly)...Pray for Brother XXXX, he needs help.
And like an idiot I question Him! I say, why, what happened, is he ok? And the Lord takes that certain tone with me (that parents use on their children which says you better do it...! And that tone scared the pants off of me! I felt momentary terror at that tone...and He says, Pray for him right now he needs help...Yes Lord! So I immediately go into prayer, and the powerful presence of God goes away. I said my Amen and then found myself sitting there alone and still curious what had happened to my Brother in Christ? (In respect for my Brothers privacy I wont give his name, but I will say that he is a member of this forum). So I get on here and send him a private message asking what happened today and told him about how the Lord came and told me to pray for him. And about 4 or 5 hours later he responded and said, yes he did need help today and did get help. He was at a function where he goes frequently and began to have some sort of medical emergency and began to feel very bad and so he left the room and was going to get a drink from a vending machine in hopes it would help him. And he didn't make it, he began to collapse in the hallway, when suddenly a stranger in a suit approached him and said I'm here to help Brother, what can I do for you or get you? (This was a small function in a smallish place and everyone knew everyone else, and this man was a stranger he did not know.) So he told him I need a drink from the vending machine and the man went and got him one, which did help him.
My Brother told me that based on the time stamp from my private message to him...that, that was right when it was happening and he needed help! And so he thanked me and we both praised God and I continued to ponder what had all transpired. I was elated to have felt such a powerful presence of our Lord, and that, I felt gratitude and privileged that God would let me participate in helping this Brother. God doesn't need my help! Yet, He called on me for this thing, and that was huge for me! I also very much so recalled the tone that the Lord took with me when I questioned Him! My thoughts went to Zachariah and how, when he questioned the Angel, that he was struck dumb until his child (John) was born! I still praise God and thank Him for being merciful to me! I learned a valuable lesson then. When the Lord speaks to you, the only correct answer is, Yes Lord. Do not question Him! That tone scared me!
Another thing I walked away with from this was...This Spirit came to me and told me to do something, and I did not test this Spirit as scripture instructs us to do. But!! When Jesus walks into the room...you know it! I have no recall of ever hearing the Lords voice before, and yet, I recognized His voice. I knew it was Him! Scripture says, my sheep know my voice...and I did! I know it was Jesus. I have felt the strong presence of the Holy Spirit before, but this time it was so much stronger that it was like He turned up the volume of His power when He entered my room. It's true. When Jesus walks into the room...there is no mistaking it! It is the Lord!
A couple well meaning Brothers and Sisters chided me that I should have tested the Spirit, it may have been deception. But that makes no sense because evil spirits do not go around telling people to pray to God for a Brother in Christ, period. It was an amazing and terrifying experience both at the same time. Praise the Lord for everything about this! In one swoop, the Lord did so many things. Help His child who needed help, blessed me by allowing me to serve Him in this way, and taught me a bit more about instant obedience and the fear of the Lord. I now realize that...it is a privilege to serve the Lord.