Mary T. sent yet another testament to God’s grace. As I read the account of God’s kindness and goodness towards us, a Word came to me:
Choli – Hebrew word meaning – sickness, disease, grief
Contemplating what I had just read from Mary T., regarding how the Lord continues to use her and Rachel G., and the Word received, the following scriptures were brought to memory as confirmation of God’s goodness.
Matthew 13:45-46 (King James Version)45) Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46) Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
(Isaiah 53:4-5)Surely He has borne our sicknesses and carried our pains …
He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities;
the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
It was then that I knew the title for this posting.
You are invited to read “One Pearl of Great Price” as follows:
Hi There (From Mary T.) – I am so excited. Let me share what Rachel and I have been doing. There was a young girl that I had heard about who had cancer and she wasn’t doing very well. I had told my friend if I could have her number, but it seemed like an impossible task. Well the lady that gives authorization to even call these cancer patients, gave me a direct call at work last Tuesday and asked if I would go and pray for her. She told me not to give false hope. I agreed, but yet I knew The Holy Spirit would do what he wanted.
Well we arrived around 5:00. I sat in my car waiting for Rachel to arrive and when I looked up I noticed a truck across the street that looked like my cousins, (a cousin that I have never been to his house). Somehow I remembered his street address from Christmas Cards, so I went over there and when my cousin opened the door she said “O My God you have been on my mind for 2 days, your here to pray for our neighbor. The Lord wanted me to call you, but I got busy and here you are” “Praise God”. I started to laugh because I knew it was a divine appointment.
When Rachel arrived we went to the house and it was full, probably around 15 people. I said we were here to pray for Ruby, but we needed to be in agreement. They agreed. I asked them if they wanted to receive the Lord and they all repeated the Sinners Prayer. What an exciting moment.
We thought there would only be a few of us to go in the bedroom with Ruby, but the whole family went in with us. I started to lay hands on Ruby and just prayed in the Spirit. I asked the Lord what He wanted to say to Ruby and we closed our eyes and waited. The Lord told Ruby that everything was going to be alright and this was going to be her testimony.
We praised the Lord and I continued to pray for the whole family. The mother was sick also, so we lifted her up too. The Lord was showing Rachel all kinds of things. We just went with the flow. The Lord was moving. We left feeling great.
Well Rachel and I went back on Sunday to go and bless the house, Rachel blew the Shofar and I anointed all the doors with oil. Ruby received the Lord and we gave her communion. She and her sister felt an evil spirit in their room and could never sleep peacefully. We found out that the father used to offer up animal sacrifices. I threw all those weird things away.
We placed the Tallit on the mothers head and God was showing that there needed to be some repentance. When she repented she invited the Lord in her heart and then she saw the Glory of God and a man with a shawl over his head. We knew it was the Lord. I heard the Lord say, He is knocking at the door of your heart will you let me in. She said yes and right before Rachel and I left, I walked down the hall and could smell the fragrance of sweet flowers, so did Rachel. We knew the Lord had made a visit. Praise God.
Well today the mother called me early saying Ruby was tired and she wanted to die, I felt so bad. I told her I would stop by after work. Well God showed up again in a mighty way. I went to encourage her, I knew she was real tired. I told her that God had saved her that day when she received him. If she decided to go, she would have everlasting life. But I also told her that God can still heal even when it looks the worse. I prayed over her in the spirit and I put a towel over her head, because I didn’t have a Tallit with me. I asked the Lord to tell her something to encourage her and He told her that she was SPECIAL, her face lit up like a light. She couldn’t believe that God thought this of her. We praised Him and she was so excited. I told her that her name was Ruby, because God saw her as a Jewel the spirit was just working. Her despair turned to hope once again. I asked the Lord to tell her something else, like what should she do, and He told her to eat fruits and to drink milk. I couldn’t believe what was taking place. God was instructing her what needed to be done. Right before I left, the mother showed me the tumor on her side, so I layed hands on it and I kept hearing rock, rock, rock. The mother, Ruby and a neighbor (my cousin) looked at me funny, because the doctors just told them, that if the chemo works the tumor would turn into a rock and dissappear. She had just started chemo recently. Is God awesome or what.
I had to share this story, because it is amazing what God is doing, with us simple folk. There are so many more stories. This is just one of them. I left out alot of other details. When we get together we can share more. Please keep Ruby in prayer, we are believing for good things to come. Love, Mary T.
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