Don’t shut up! By Elaine Davenport (Friday, June 1, 2007)
27 May 2007 Leave a Comment
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* Most people get real quiet when they get a negative doctors report. It’s the time to talk. Also, it’s time to focus on other people and help them. Perhaps you don’t need this information, but you know someone who does. What are you going to do about it? You will be held accountable.
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Mark Chapter Twelve verse thirty-seven*
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the world! Romans Chapter One verse nine*
*For Greater Understanding, please read the entire Chapter.
Dear Friend,
How are you doing? God Bless you today wherever you are! Thank you! Thank you! You have called, written, reached out and it has been refreshing. I think of you all, everyone that gets a letter, your families. It is my prayer that when you receive it (the letter) , you will be greatly strengthened in God. Sometimes, I walk around for days trying to think of what to write to you. Then, I come to my senses. I say: I will write something good, something true and something beneficial! The next thing I know, I have too much to tell you. Before I left town last week on a God appointed mission, I had a wonderful story to tell you. That story has been replaced. Here goes:
First, let me tell you that I have never considered myself to be proficient in rattling off bible verses. I study hard, but that wasn’t one of my strong points. But the Lord had a plan in the works for me to prove that “nothing is impossible” for me and that “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” John and I went to Philadelphia on a spiritual mission. I won’t discuss why I went simply because I don’t want to take credit for anything that happened. I will just say that it was wonderful…it was God at work in all of His majesty!
Several things happened which were significant. On the night before we left town, I was attacked with a mysterious debilitating illness. I knew it was the enemy. If I hadn’t been in so much pain, I would have laughed. I was expecting victory, but the truth is that I I could no longer walk. It felt like my kidneys. The pain was sharp and horrid. I was confined to a chair, even to sleep. The next morning my husband said, if you’re that sick, we won’t go, no way. I asked him to come back in an hour after I prayed. I prayed for an hour for other people. He came back into the room and I said, I will sit in this chair for one hour without moving and then I will get up and walk. I also said that I was going to Philadelphia. I declared it! I started thanking God. Faith! At the end of the hour, I got up and walked. I also had my son (who is a believer, saved and doesn’t know it) lay hands on me and we prayed together. As each day went by thereafter, I was better. In four days time, I was back to normal. Five things that I know that I did right: I had faith, I prayed, I spoke my faith, I drank water and I patiently waited for God to work in that situation. God took what the devil meant for bad and turned it for good.
I HAD A “JABEZ” MOMENT!
We had a wonderful time on the trip. We were supposed to run into a horrible snowstorm on the interstate. It was dry and clear the entire way. We visited with Piper our daughter and we had an incredible dinner evening with cousins Elvy and Cora Williams in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. (THANK YOU) The train station in Philly was really nice. As I stood in line at McDonald’s, I had an accidental conversation with a gentleman in line ahead of me. He had turned and said something and I said, “God Bless you.” He then turned and looked at me really strangely. This is what he said, I’m waiting for the wrath of God, yep, I can’t wait for God’s wrath! At first, I thought he was crazy. Then I realized that he was very sane, just misinformed. I looked at him and said, “What does that mean?” He said something about the flood and how God still operates that way and don’t get Him started. I was thinking, I wish Minister this person or Minister that person was here, but then I realized that they weren’t and it was only me there. This is what I said, Oh No, don’t you know that God loves you? He doesn’t put trouble, tests or trials on you. Don’t you know that Satan is the God of this earth. He said, Yeah, you’re right. I said, It doesn’t matter because we have the power to tread on him. Guess what he said? He goes, Oh Yeah, EVENTUALLY! I said, NO, not eventually…NOW! I was stomping and quoting scripture and he was stomping too! He was so happy. His burden had been lifted.
Haven’t you read: James 1 v.9?
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man.
Where did you get this information sir? Don’t you read the bible? What about 1 Corinthians 2 v. 5 which says:
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
He looked at me and said, Are you a Jehovah’s Witness? I shook my head No. He said: Are you a Baptist? I shook my head No. I told him I am a person who believes in the Word of God and that I have no denomination. I did not speak of other faiths. They are not my concern. God is my concern, His Word is my concern. I told him that the Word of God is alive. I know it is. I speak it. I said much more. I then went on to tell him where I attend services and where I am taufght and I gave him the web site address. At that point, we started to talk about Jesus. He looked at me and said, This is a divine connection! I was supposed to meet you! I am so happy! I gave him some Bible Chapters to read. I asked him his name and I told him that though I would probably not see him again that I would put him on my intercessory prayer list. All of this happened in line at McDonald’s when I said God Bless you to a stranger. My Blessing was that I was able to Praise God and that everyone in the restaurant was watching and listening! I could have stopped there, but I was on a roll. When I got to my seat at the train station in Washington, D.C., I whipped out my cell phone in a crowd of 200 plus people and re-told the whole story to my friend Dottie and we both praised God! That was a great day. I learned that I never want to miss a chance to tell someone about God’s love for them. I won’t compromise and I won’t please the other side! You see, when I am noisy about my love for God, (it’s no secret) the enemy loses and that’s the way I want it!
I want to have more moments like this!
Your Sister in Christ, Elaine Davenport
