Thursday, September 1, 2011

Prayer and anointing with Grandpa Mathie

"Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. " - James 5:14.
I was blessed to have my grandfather do this on August 16th.  His prayer and petition for healing brought tears to my eyes.  My children got a rare opportunity to see my grandpa as a man after God's own heart with his tattered old Bible that is written in, highlighted, and book marked in several places.  They prayed with him and watched as he put a dab of oil on my forehead.  We have seen the Lord answer prayers in the past.  Not always the answers we want, but always the right answers.  I have faith his answer will be the perfect one for my life.
Yesterday, as I was working outside picking up stick and debris from our front tree being reduced to a very tall stump.  I noticed the vision in my left eye, that has been giving me so much trouble, was actually clearer than it normally is when I work outside in the heat.  My mind instantly turned to my grandfather praying over me and anointing my head with oil.  God is good all the time!

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