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Kept by His Grace

THE SWEETNESS OF HIS WILL

Truly, His grace is amazing!

I would like to tell you what happened between the Lord Jesus Christ and me a few years ago. I was lying on my bed very sick, but I wanted so much to go to prayer meeting that night. I was praying and worrying about how to get there and wanting so badly to be healed. I was so tired of being chronically ill. Then a thought came into my mind. It was a scripture quotation. The thought was, "My grace is sufficient for thee".

Well, I tossed around on the bed, thinking, "Oh, but I want to be healed." The same thought came to my mind again, "My grace is sufficient for thee." This was not some loud booming voice or anything, just a clear thought. Again, that is not what I wanted to hear and I said something to the effect of, "Ah, no, Lord! Please!"

Then the most awesome thing happened. I felt like I was covered in a rich blanket of love so wonderful I cannot describe it. It was so totally unlike any love I had ever felt. Then a strong, strong thought flooded my mind. "Why isn't my grace sufficient for thee?" Being surrounded in so much love, I felt like nothing else on earth mattered. I said, "Oh, it is sufficient, Lord!"

It no longer mattered at all if I was sick, only that He loved me so very much. Somehow, with difficulty, I did get to the prayer meeting. No one knew what I had experienced just hours earlier. Many people were in attendance at the prayer meeting that night and the group leader said, "Tonight we will just wait on the Lord and see what he brings to our minds to speak." Everyone bowed their heads and spoke whatever scriptures they felt led to speak. After a few minutes, I heard someone on my left say, "My grace is sufficient for thee." That made my heart beat a little faster. Other things were said as each took turns, here and there. Then again, someone different said, "My grace is sufficient for thee." I felt like jumping up at that point!

The Lord had not only brought that verse to my mind in the quiet of my own room, but He confirmed it to me the same night, twice, out of the mouths of his servants who had no idea what I had experienced.

I would say that although I am not healed, that was the sweetest "No" I have ever received.

I certainly do not live on mountain-top experiences like that one. That would feel nice, but it would not be a walk of faith. Sometimes I get really frustrated and upset about this ever-present illness. But when it gets really bad, I remember that the Lord is there for me, even in this old body of illness and this old world of evil and sin and pain.

Someday He will wipe away all our tears, every last one of them, for that is what He promised. So, I will end by saying my favorite scripture in the Bible is Second Corinthians 12, verse 9, where you will find the statement on His grace being sufficient.

Yes, I would still like to be healthy, but I'd rather have what the Lord blanketed me with, His love for me. +++

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