Blog 349
July 22, 2024
MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!
Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D., Rev. Wise relates his interviews and discoveries with persons who experienced the touch of God.
HIS LIFE WAS RUINED UNTIL…
Can angels make a difference? Oh, you bet! Whether you believe in angels or not, you still do have one: a guardian angel. Here’s an example of the impact they can make.
John-Ray Johnson got permanently kicked out of school when he was almost 18 years-old for gambling. (Among other things) The worst came when he tried to run over the teacher who turned him in for drinking in his class. He escaped serious jail time only by agreeing to plead guilty, joining the Army and leaving town.
John-Ray Johnson was on his way to Vietnam.
His eighteen months on the front lines were a living hell. All around him, men were shot and mutilated. Bodies stacked in piles. The only way he could face the daily assaults was by staying drunk and high on drugs.
He lost his soul in that war. When John-Ray came back, he was in such pain that he cared about nothing. Maybe he should just die.
One afternoon his mother persuaded him to attend a cousin’s funeral with her. On that hot humid afternoon, John-Ray followed her to the cemetery. When he saw a canopy over the open grave, he couldn’t get any closer and turned away. Feeling like he was sick, he fell on the grass. When he looked up at the tombstone in front of him, there was his name. Even though the engraving turned out to be for a cousin he never knew, the grave marker jolted him like another night in Vietnam.
John-Ray stood, ready to run when an eight-foot-tall angel appeared standing in front of him. The figure seemed to glow from within and stared at him with fierce eyes. The young man kept blinking, trying to make the towering spectacle disappear, but the angel continued glaring at him.
When the angel started to walk away, John-Ray felt he had to follow. The angel walked faster and John-Ray had to almost run to keep up with him as they crossed the cemetery and came to the far backside. Suddenly the angel turned around. His fiery eyes had become pools of anger.
Without saying a word, the angel pointed to an open grave. John-Ray shook with terror. Sobbing bitterly, he fell on his knees on the green grass. The grave seemed to be meant for him.
A hand touched his shoulder. John-Ray was certain it was the angel, but it was his mother. Thinking he was sick; she took him home and John-Ray tumbled into bed. The next morning, he knelt by his bed where he hadn’t prayed since childhood. He poured out his brokenness and confessed all the rotten things he had done. The angel experience had brought a profound desire to change.
John-Ray entered a program for alcoholism and drug dependency to swipe away his addiction. He learned the plumbing trade and eventually married. A son followed. John-Ray became a committed Christian and witness to the love of God. The angel’s visit had saved him from a way of life that would have surely killed him. John-Ray had one desire left. When his life ends, he hopes to meet that angel again. Just wants to thank him.
You don’t have to stagger through a cemetery to know an angel is watching over you. Everyone does have a guardian angel. Just don’t be hesitant to ask for guidance and help. He’ll be there.
Remember miracles never cease.
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