The latest chapter of Rees Howells, Intercessor is called "Uncle Dick's Healing." The Lord had brought Howells through periods of intercession where "he gained that place," to where other specific needs/acts/miracles/answers could take place. One morning as he prayed he heard the Lord speak to him that his uncle would get healed. This made him very happy, as he'd been an invalid for 30 years. When he arrived at his uncle's house for his weekly visit, his uncle was all smiles as usual and asked him, "Has the Lord spoken to you lately?" He was anxious to hear what exciting new thing God was doing.
"Yes," Howells answered. "He spoke to me about you!" After hearing the news, Uncle Dick went out back and sought the Lord about this. He came back and said, "Yep. In four and one half months I'll be healed." Town people thought they were crazy. They had no explanation for the time table, so they didn't offer one. He got sicker soon thereafter. People said he'd die in four and a half months, not be healed (some friends, huh?). As the day got closer, Uncle Dick was told that this date was actually Pentecost Sunday, and that he'd be healed at 5 am. Like most nights, he couldn't sleep from the pain, and was aroused at 2 am. The enemy had taunted him almost the entire 4.5 months, and this moment was no exception. "It is all up. You are just the same now as any other night, and you have only got three hours." But he fell into a deep sleep and woke up with the clock striking 5 am and was completely restored!
What a joy it must have been for all those in the region to see a living, breathing, walking miracle. I wish we'd see more of that.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at June 7, 2006 07:50 AM