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Another WOW!!! Praise God...
By: Helen Date: February 16, 2016, 5:38 pm
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‎Alwyn Rebeiro‎ to DIVINE RETREAT CENTER
January 19
Nasir Siddiki - Left to Die
By age 34, Nasir Siddiki, a successful businessman, had made his
first million, but money meant nothing to him on his deathbed.
Diagnosed with the worst case of shingles ever admitted to
Toronto General Hospital , his immune system shut down and
doctors left him to die.
The next morning I woke in a sterile room on the eighth floor of
the hospital, my skin burning as though someone had doused me in
gasoline and lit a match. I felt on fire from the inside out.
My doctor arrived and looked at me in wonder. “The blisters are
multiplying so fast I can literally watch them grow,” he said.
‘”Your body isn’t fighting back.”
The next morning, in addition to shingles, I had chicken pox
from head to toe. I was put in strict isolation. That evening my
temperature soared to 107.6 degrees — hot enough to leave my
brain permanently scrambled.
For days I continued to deteriorate. My nerve endings became so
inflamed that a hair drifting across my skin sent shock waves of
fire rippling through my body. By week’s end, I was listed in
critical condition.
My Last Hope
In life, I’d been bold, self confident, a risk taker. But facing
death, I was terrified. I had no idea what might await me on the
other side. I’d been raised as a Moslem in London , England ,
and I understood Allah was not a god who heals.
My only hope was in medicine.
I eventually slipped so close to death that the doctors didn’t
know I could hear them when they examined me. “His immune system
has simply shut down,” one of them said.
“He’s dying,” the other confirmed. “His immune system must be
compromised by AIDS.”
I don’t have AIDS! I wanted to shout, but I couldn’t form the
words. Then it hit me. He said I’m dying!
The doctors spoke quietly to my co-worker, Anita. “In a few
hours he’ll be dead,” they said. “If by some miracle he lives,
he’ll probably be blind in his right eye, deaf in his right ear,
paralyzed on his right side and he may be severely brain damaged
from the high fever.”
Then they left.
They left me here to die! I felt like a drowning man going down
for the third time. Gathering my strength I whispered a prayer.
“God, if you’re real, don’t let me die!”
In His Presence
During the darkest hour of the night, I woke and saw a man at
the foot of my bed. Rays of light emanated from him, allowing me
to see his outline. I couldn’t see his face, it was too bright.
No one had to tell me, I knew it was Jesus.
The Koran mentions Jesus; Moslems believe He existed, not as the
son of God, but as a good man and a prophet. I knew this wasn’t
Mohammed. I knew it wasn’t Allah. Jesus was in my room. There
was no fear, only peace.
“Why would You come to a Moslem when everyone else has left me
to die?” I wondered.
Without words, he spoke to me. “I Am the God of the Christians.
I Am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”
That’s all He said. He didn’t mention my illness. He didn’t
mention my impending death. As suddenly as He appeared, He was
gone.
The next morning, the same two doctors arrived to examine me.
“The blisters have stopped growing!”
“We don’t know what happened, but the shingles virus has gone
into remission!”
The following day, still in pain and covered with blisters, I
was discharged from the hospital with a suitcase full of drugs.
“Don’t leave home,” the doctor cautioned. “It will be months
before the blisters go away, and when they do you’ll be left
with white patches of skin and scars. The pain could last for
years.”
Stepping outside into the morning sun, I looked like a cross
between a leper and the Elephant Man. When people saw me, they
crossed to the other side of the street. However, my mind was
not on my looks; my thoughts were on Jesus. There was no doubt
in my mind that Jesus’ presence in my room had stopped the
shingles virus. Whatever else Jesus may be, I realized that in
His presence miracles happened.
That fact left me with one consuming question: Is Jesus the Son
of God as the Christians claim, or is He just a prophet as I was
taught?
At home that evening, in spite of the drugs, the pain and
itching was so severe I almost had to tie my hands. Even so, I
fell into a restless sleep wondering about Jesus.
Learning to Live
The next morning, I woke early and turned on the television.
Flipping through the channels, I froze when I saw the following
words across the screen: Is Jesus the Son of God?
I listened intently as two men spent the entire program
discussing this topic — answering all of my questions. Before
the show went off the air, one of the men led the television
audience in a prayer. My body was aflame with pain but I knelt
on my living room floor anyway. Tears streaming down my face, I
repeated the prayer and invited Jesus into my heart.
Immediately a voracious spiritual hunger sprang up within me. I
had to know more about Jesus. In spite of my doctor’s orders to
stay inside, the next day I went out and bought a Bible. First I
read the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Still ravenous,
I started in Genesis and read through the Bible during my
sleepless nights.
Meanwhile, Anita brought me books and teaching tapes explaining
the Gospel. I devoured them while continuing to study the Word
of God. As my understanding of faith began to grow, I dug out a
picture of how I looked before shingles. I prayed and asked God
to make me look that way again.
Nasir and Anita Siddiki - Jesus, My Healer
One week after my discharge from the hospital, I woke and found
my pillow covered in blisters. I must have clawed them in my
sleep, I thought. I crawled out of bed and stepped into the
shower. What had started on my pillow was finished in the
shower: Every blister fell off my body!
Instead of being covered with patches of white and scar tissue,
my skin was simply red and raw. It slowly healed, returning to
its pre-shingles condition. When it did, I not only looked
human, I looked like I did before I got sick, except for the
scars that I still carry on my chest.
None of the doctor’s dire predictions came true. My eyesight was
20/20. My hearing was normal. My speech was unimpaired. I
suffered no brain damage.
My healing was miraculous, swift and complete. I never suffered
from lingering pain or any other complication. Not only did I
have the worst case of shingles ever admitted to Toronto General
Hospital , I also had the most miraculous recovery.
Jesus, the God of the Christians, showed up in the hospital room
of a dying Moslem and healed me. But that wasn’t the greatest
miracle He performed. The transformation that occurred in my
heart was even more dramatic than the one that occurred in my
body.
An international teacher and evangelist, Dr. Nasir Siddiki is
the founder of Wisdom Ministries (WisdomMinistries.org). He
lives in Tulsa , OK with his wife Anita and their two sons.
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Re: Another WOW!!! Praise God...
By: James Date: February 17, 2016, 7:04 am
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[font=comic sans ms]That is a truly amazing story of the love
and plan of God for a persons life. It is a practical
demonstration of the quote you made in the other post from Derek
prince concerning the plan of God.[/font]
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Re: Another WOW!!! Praise God...
By: Helen Date: February 17, 2016, 9:02 am
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For some reason I find it much more encouraging to hear of
things that God is "doing today" rather than reading or hearing
of something that happened years ago.
we know that they say..you can't have a testimony without a
test. We'll this poor guy went through "hell and back" to get
this testimony.
Dave is always saying that he wished he more God doing more in
his life...I have to add, IF the "more" is not as long or as
painful as this poor man. Wonderful testimony, but I don't envy
what he had to go through to "get to the other side!"
Maybe God had to take him 'the long way round' to get him
saved!!
God is STILL doing amazing things...the reminder is always a
blessing.
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Re: Another WOW!!! Praise God...
By: Helen Date: February 15, 2023, 7:32 pm
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” Never place a period where God has placed a comma ….Because
God is still speaking..”
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Re: Another WOW!!! Praise God...
By: James Date: February 15, 2023, 8:21 pm
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3.35 been praying for Jeanette, she is not beside me in bed.
This means she is suffering a bad night with pain in her hip of
one leg and in the knee of the other. She try’s to sleep sitting
up. Lately she has legs filling with water in the afternoon, on
the face of it things are not good health wise for her.
Having had her on my heart, Abigail who does not know who she is
and is confused with life, Josephine who is bullied every day at
school, and that’s without me being aware of my responsibility
as the Elder of this family to bring them know the Lord as the
only one who can answer all life’s questions. I sat up and
turned to the site to read again this story of a man’s
deliverance and of the intimacy of Jesus. This word from the
Lord confirming his healing power today would not have been my
choice had Helen not posted her two lines.
I can not see the answers to my prayers but I can see Jesus.
I would encourage those who visit this site every day to read of
the blessing of the Lord to do more than just read. You have
life in you , the life of the living God, for the kingdoms sake
please share what the Lord means to you what he is doing in your
life today. That’s why he put his life, his living water in you
so that you can fill up others water pots. Sharing Jesus with
others is a wonderful fulfilling experience, one that every
Christian should know each day.
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Re: Another WOW!!! Praise God...
By: Helen Date: February 15, 2023, 9:58 pm
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So very sorry to hear about Jeanette’s struggles , and the
grandchildren’s too….Praying [emoji120] [emoji120]
Some times the Lord leads us “into the wilderness “ as the
Holy Spirit led Jesus.
To be continued…
Sorry , I started writing this but it’s 9pm and my eyes won’t
focus this late …
And what I wrote didn’t come out clearly , so I deleted it all.
I will circle back here tomorrow …[emoji173]
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Re: Another WOW!!! Praise God...
By: Rita Date: February 16, 2023, 2:58 am
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Much love James, I am the Oldest member of my family now and yet
I know that I cannot stop all that is happening in my children
or grand childrens lives but I can ask that the Lord use all
that is happening……
I would like to share something that happened the other day. As
you are aware Dan and I are endeavouring to move. I asked the
Lord to confirm in some way that this was all okay……
That night I got a random message from an old school friend ,
her daughter was interested in my home and she asked if she
could visit. That in itself is not an issue, but for Dan it was
major. One of her daughters was instrumental in bringing about
Dans breakdown ten years , but was not aware of the impact of
her words that day. His first response to them coming here to
view was ‘ no way ‘ and I could see the anxiety and panic being
triggered. Then a few mins later he came back and said ‘ no it’s
okay , I need to face this ‘
On the day of the visit Dan asked me if I would not mention this
daughter ( she isn’t the one that is interested in the house )
We agreed to ‘ go with the flow ‘ as I couldn’t control what
they would say.
Just as they were leaving my friends phone went, I could see it
was the ‘ daughter who should not be named !! ) She answered and
without any thought handed to phone to Dan to say hello ……….he
had to confront his fears, and after the call they were dealt
with as he felt nothing hearing her voice again.
We just laughed after they had gone , but we both knew that the
Lord was in the timing ………this doesn’t solve all of dans issues
as they are complex but it does mean that one bit of the past is
dealt with and he can move on as and when we eventually leave
Woodingdean. …….it’s a small thing, but it shows me that God is
working through everyday challenges xxxxxx
Rita
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Re: Another WOW!!! Praise God...
By: James Date: February 16, 2023, 7:54 am
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That was a big wow Rita!
I may be wrong but it does seem to me that God is in the detail
these days, and not so much the big tent tours and revival
meetings.
Really good to hear of the step forward by Dan, the past does
take hold of some more than others no wonder Jesus is all we
need for yesterday today and for ever.
Your post was a blessing Rita, thanks.
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Re: Another WOW!!! Praise God...
By: Helen Date: February 16, 2023, 10:50 am
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Wow Rita …praise God for the anointing on Dan.
That for sure was a demonstration of the grace of God .
Grace= God’s ability in us, to do what we cannot do!
He gives us Grace to live by , enduring grace…and grace to
die by.
He allows pain and discouragement , He allows the stagnant
places of life…
He’s working …
If any of you think of him , could you pray , not only for
Jeanette who badly needs it ..but also for a dear brother in the
Lord , named Tom Rowe.
( It’s always good to use a name…)
He has had a faithful life of living and walking by grace …he
preached grace …but now he needs grace to die by. He hasn’t
complained once …( almost 90)
He is now bedridden at home, kidney failure , diabetes , and
heart failure …
What we call “Dying by inches” .[emoji120]
I used to get so mad at God when friends dwindled on beds of
sickness , discomfort or pain…I’ve now learned that God is not
on our time line , we are on His time line! It takes as long as
it takes , because while there is still breath, God is still at
work on His vessel.
When Abraham dies , it says the “ he drew his feet up into
his bed and gave up the ghost “. I used to believe that this was
all in one sentence , all in one moment.
Now I tend to believe there was maybe a time laps between
drawing his feet up ……..and giving up the ghost . Could have
been many hours , or even many days .
Even Jesus had many hours ….
The last test of faith …” Will you trust Me to the very end “
We all know the story of the butterfly trying to emerge from
its long dark tomb.
It struggles and struggles to get free , it takes hours
…finally it breaks free and dries it’s beautiful wings…..but ,
if and when a ‘helpful human’ clips the edge of the hole to help
it escape …it is ruined , a death sentence ….it emerges from its
tomb as a fat bloated body with tiny tiny wings , and is is
totally unable to fly!
It needs the pressure and of the squeezing through the hole.
That is where I see Tom now…..I pray dying-grace for him as he
takes those steps few uncomfortable steps in the Spirit , to
break free and fly!
Blessings H
Thx
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Re: Another WOW!!! Praise God...
By: James Date: February 16, 2023, 2:21 pm
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[font=arial]Tom had such a big heart, loved to hear him preach.
God bless your entrance into glory Tom![/font]
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