Please keep Red (reddogs) and his family in your Prayes. He will be away for a few days due to a sudden death in the family and must arrange the funral and take care of personal business.
Your brother in Christ, Doc
My brothers and sisters, it has been a very difficult last few days as we call family and make arrangements, and I would have added with heavy hearts but something happened that was nothing short of a miracle and a answer to prayer that lightened our load. I had previously written how with much prayer her life had been lengthen by over 5 years so she could give much witness and praise to God, after doctors had declared she only had weeks to live. Well we knew that eventually the wages of sin would come and make itself felt and she would rest to await Christ and his coming. When the doctors found the cancer had returned this time, it was in the bone and quickly spread and became painful to the point of making any movement almost impossible. We knew the time had come but specifically prayed that she would be with family and friends at her bedside, not a time that would leave her alone. Well on Sabbath, with many friends and family sharing praise, scripture and worship, and singing some of her favourites she passed away quietly. We all gathered and thanked the Lord for this as we shared with the others that this is what she would have wished and we had prayed God would allow. Instead of the sting of death, everyone left with Gods praise on their lips. We could not have asked for more....
Here is the testimomy I had written on how our previous prayers were answered:
"..The agent of death came quickly, a small lump in the breast but the HMO said only this one local hospital and its lab could be used and the wait would be months before they could test. So they waited as it spread throughout her body and slowly corrupted or the destroyed the cells within her. When they finally tested, it showed itself as malignent and a flurry of test and retests ensued to confirm it. Then operations to cut it out, the many hours in the hospital, but it was too late and they gave her up to the grave. They told her a few weeks and it would all be over but she could try the treatment worse than the cure if she wanted, but it wouldnt help much as it had spread all over and there was no man made cure for what she had. So they anointed her, prepared her for the grave, and all were asked to pray as only God was capable of changing what death had decreed. All her friends and aquaintances, and churches that knew of her plight made time to remember her in their prayers.
The doctors came to give her the verdict of death, but something happened that wasnt on their medical charts. They said it was a miracle, they said it wasnt possible, they said they had never seen anything like is but the tests showed that death had been set back, nothing showed but a tiny little shadow where once it was all over her body. The agent of death came to do its grim reaping, but God has been with her from the start, and that was almost five years ago and she still lives. Yes, we cannot live forever but if we ask, God can give us more time to be a witness and glorify him and be a blessing to others. Still she knows we all are under the wages of sin so the miraculous reprive has been with the understanding of the eventual demands of sin unless Christ comes quickly. But she is strong in her faith in Jesus Christ and praises God for the miracle she has been given and fears not the future, as Christ assures my mom the gift of eternal life.
1 Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed...."
This miracle from the prayers of many had a direct affect on me as you what you see today is completely different than the person I was 5 years ago. I see its power and more strongly believe in prayer, and especially when others join in as they too are blessed. I cannot give more direct testimony to the power of prayer as to the 5 'extra' years of life given to her.....
Red
Last edited by reddogs; 3rd October 2007 at 11:28 AM.
Sorry for your loss Red-but our testimony about the extra five years was awesome. Thanks for sharing with us. I didn't see Doc's post until just now-so instead of asking God for your strength--I'll praise Him for prayers already answered!
__________________ Calling an illegal alien an 'undocumented immigrant' is like calling a drug dealer an 'unlicensed pharmacist'? "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have." ... ThomasJefferson
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. ~ VOLTAIRE "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction" -Pascal When a man or woman is honestly mistaken and hears the truth, they will either quit being mistaken, or they will cease to be honest. "The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists."
A spirit has entered this forum that is not of God, and has been here for quite some time now. We really need to pray that God will silence it. It is getting to be too much, and is counterproductive to our growth in Christ.
A spirit has entered this forum that is not of God, and has been here for quite some time now. We really need to pray that God will silence it. It is getting to be too much, and is counterproductive to our growth in Christ.
Our Father,
We ask that you please protect this forum and all of your children that dwell within it. Please let your love, understanding, and mercy dwell within each of us and drive out Satan's influences here.
Help this forum to become a place that You wish to dwell alone, Our Lord.
In Jesus' Name, Amen.
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R.I.P my Adam. I will always miss you.
Taken when we were so close to our dreams together.
21/05/83 - 21/12/08
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Faith enables us to come to God
but Love enables us to imitate Him
It's easy to praise when things go right
but it's more precious to praise when things go wrong
Amen Sky--too many of us have been , 'in the flesh' in our postings and it really needs to stop. If we truly belong to Christ--then our very thoughts, actions and motives will be toward HIS glory and not ours.
'Heavenly Father, open our eyes as to our true spiritual condition and root out the defects of our ungodly characters. We are to reflect Your Son in our hearts as we carry His name. Help our unbelief Lord.
In Jesus name we ask this--amen"
__________________ Calling an illegal alien an 'undocumented immigrant' is like calling a drug dealer an 'unlicensed pharmacist'? "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have." ... ThomasJefferson
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. ~ VOLTAIRE "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction" -Pascal When a man or woman is honestly mistaken and hears the truth, they will either quit being mistaken, or they will cease to be honest. "The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists."
Amen Sky--too many of us have been , 'in the flesh' in our postings and it really needs to stop. If we truly belong to Christ--then our very thoughts, actions and motives will be toward HIS glory and not ours.
'Heavenly Father, open our eyes as to our true spiritual condition and root out the defects of our ungodly characters. We are to reflect Your Son in our hearts as we carry His name. Help our unbelief Lord. In Jesus name we ask this--amen"
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R.I.P my Adam. I will always miss you.
Taken when we were so close to our dreams together.
21/05/83 - 21/12/08
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Faith enables us to come to God
but Love enables us to imitate Him
It's easy to praise when things go right
but it's more precious to praise when things go wrong
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