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26 Guards
Have you ever felt the urge
to pray for someone and then just put it on a list and said, "I'll pray for them
later?"
Or has anyone ever called you and said, "I need you to pray for me, I have this
need?"
Read the following story that was sent to me and may it change the way
that you may think about
prayer and also the way you pray.
You will be blessed by this.
A missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home
church in Michigan .
"While serving at a small field hospital in Africa , every two weeks I
traveled by bicycle through
the jungle to a nearby city for supplies.
This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at the
halfway point.
On one of these journeys, I arrived in the city where I planned to collect money
from a bank, purchase medicine, and supplies, and then begin my two-day journey
back to the field hospital.
Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom had
been seriously injured. I
treated him for his injuries and at the same
time talked to him about the
Lord.
I then traveled two days, camping overnight, and arrived home without
incident.
Two weeks later I repeated my journey.
Upon arriving in the city, I was approached by the young man I had
treated. He told me that he
had known I carried money and medicines. He said, 'Some friends and I followed
you into the jungle, knowing you would camp overnight. We planned to kill you
and take your money and drugs.
But just as we were about to move into your camp, we saw that you were
surrounded by 26 armed
guards.
At this, I laughed and said that I was certainly all alone in that jungle
campsite.
The young man pressed the point, however, and said, 'No, sir, I was not the only
person to see the guards, my friends also saw them, and we all counted them. It
was because of those guards that we were afraid and left you alone.'
At this point in the sermon, one of the men in the congregation jumped to his
feet and interrupted the missionary and asked if he could tell him the exact day
this happened.
The missionary told the congregation the date, and the man who interrupted told
him this story:
"On the night of your incident in Africa , it was morning here and I was
preparing to go play golf. I was about to putt when I felt the urge to pray for
you. In fact, the urging of the Lord was so strong; I called men in this church
to meet with me here in the sanctuary to pray for you.
Would all of those men who met with me on that day stand up?"
The men who had met together to pray that day stood up. The missionary
wasn't concerned with who
they were, he was too busy counting how many men he saw. There were 26.
This story is an incredible example of how the Spirit of the Lord moves in
mysterious ways. If you ever hear such prodding, go along with it.
Nothing is ever hurt by prayer except the gates of hell.
If we all take it to heart, we can turn this world toward God once again. As the
above true story clearly illustrates, "with God all things are possible".
More importantly, how God hears and answers the prayers of the faithful.
Give God thanks for the beautiful gift of your faith, for the powerful gift of
prayer, and for the many miracles He works in your own daily life... and then
pass it on. Who says God does not work in mysterious ways I asked the Lord to
bless you as I prayed for you today. To guide you and protect you as you go
along your way. His love is always with you, His promises are true, and when we
give Him our cares you know He will see us through.
So when the road you're traveling on seems difficult at best, just remember God
will do the rest.
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