Divine Intervention

WHEN THE ANGEL APPEARED

Blog 344

June 17, 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.

WHEN THE ANGEL APPEARED…

Encountering an angel might not be considered a miracle, but it would certainly be a show stopping experience! I possibly run into more angel encounters than any other miracle story. Their appearances stand out as a testimony to the supernatural dimension that exists just beyond our touch. They are certainly here and around all the time. Nothing jars an agnostic like discovering an angel at work in his or her own life. Here’s a couple of examples of what experiencing the angelic can mean.

Carol Sintay was a regular church member and worship was part of her life. Her trip for a medical check-up produced a shocking result. A large tumor was discovered on one of her ovaries. The physician was certain Carol had cancer. The doctor believed the growth had attached to her colon and possible other internal organs. Even though she was in the middle of a semester in her master’s degree program, the doctor saw no other alternative. Three surgeons concurred that Carol must be operated on immediately.

When the word spread about her impending disaster, the elders in Carol’s church came to pray. Gathering around her bed, they anointed her with oil, and prayed for healing. They called on the angels to protect and guide her. She was ready for the operation.

As the three surgeons opened her body, they couldn’t understand what they were not seeing. There was no tumor. The surgeon who had clearly seen the growth on an ultrasound projection as well as on an x-ray searched frantically for the tumor. It was simply gone.

Do these interventions happen all the time and we just don’t hear about them? Often people just don’t know what to say after an encounter. Sometimes they fear people will conclude they are whacko. Actually, they are the sanest of all.

Here’s another example. After a serious car wreck, Mary (a pseudonym for privacy sake) was rushed to intensive care and not expected to live. After several days, a visitor was allowed into ICU. To her surprise, Mary looked fine and far from what the doctors expected.

The friend inquired how she was doing. Mary said in a straight forward manner. “I’m going to be okay. An angel has been sitting at the foot of the bed all day.”

Most of the time, our experience of angels is indirect or unrecognized. But those moments happen like Carol and Mary discovered. Recipients know their lives will never be the same again. Next time you find yourself in a bind, don’t hesitate to call on your guardian angel to help. We all have one. Your friend will be there.

Remember miracles never cease.

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June 17, 2024 by revwise Categories: angels, Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: angels, Christianity, Christmas, Divine Intervention, faith, Jesus, Miracles Leave a comment

HE COULDN’T WALK UNTIL

Blog 343

June 9, 2024

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HE COULDN’T WALK UNTIL …

We hear lots of stories about phony miraculous experiences. These yarns often center around people who present themselves as “healing evangelists.” One of these charlatans periodically pops up on television promoting “miracle water” from the desert in California. Sure, we all get a good laugh out of these weird tales. The problem is they discount people with true and powerful healing ministries. We tend to put the good and the bad in one basket. That conclusion only hinders needy people from reaching out for a redemptive touch. Here’s an example of what can happen with the “genuine article.”

Mike Drynan was nineteen-years old when he suffered a stroke. After recovering, Mike was left with a severe hearing loss. During a worship service, the minister invited people with a need to come forward. The pastor invited him to put his hearing aid on the altar and then covered Mike’s ears with his hands. Almost instantly, Mike’s hearing completely returned. He knew the hand of God could heal him!

Ten years passed and a public announcement stated that a noted man with a healing ministry was coming to town. Now wearing braces, Mike was more than interested in the event. People lined up to get into the service and it took Mike hours to get through the doors and find a seat in a crowd of 25,000 people. Finally, his wheelchair was rolled in.

As the service unfolded, an elderly woman sitting next to him was healed. Mike’s anticipation grew. Abruptly, the speaker said, “The Lord is moving. People are being healed right now while they are sitting in their seats.”

Mike could abruptly feel God’s healing presence around him. His hands started uncontrollably shaking. A staff member of the healing team walked over said, “The power of God is all over you. We can see it! God is doing something!” People sitting behind Mike stated they saw a glow begin to surround him.

The staff member told Mike to take the leg braces off and he immediately began unbuckling the steel and let the metal fall to the floor. “No pain!” Mike exclaimed. “There’s no pain!”

Mike wept openly, knowing God had touched and healed him. With the braces piled on the wheel chair, he walked down to the front of the auditorium a different man.

Later? Mike Drynan sold his wheel chair and passed his two canes on to the family as an heirloom commemorating his healing. Mission accomplished!

If you have a need don’t be put off by scandalous stories. Don’t be afraid to wade out in the waters where the Holy Spirit is flowing. It may just be that God has chosen one of the least of these to be a vehicle for His healing power. Keep on walking out into the deep.

Remember miracles never cease.

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June 9, 2024 by revwise Categories: angels, Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: Divine Intervention, faith, healing prayer, Miracles, prayer Leave a comment

An Angel Told Her This

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April 11, 2022

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An Angel told her this…

Beck Hobbs kept having premonitions of a bad car wreck. Around Christmas time, her worried increased that some disaster might be ahead. She would even wake up in the dreaming of the impending crash, but nothing happened and she blew the worry off.

Becky’s birthday was January 24 and she was thinking about that celebration when it felt like somebody was tugging on her sleeve. The pull felt like she was being directed to leave the house and stand in the front yard. At 3:00 in the morning that didn’t seem like a good idea but she gave in.

Standing there looking at the sky, she cried out, “What do you want me to know?” A booming physical voice answered, “Be careful, this may be your last birthday.”

Even though the voice was commanding, for some reason this sudden call didn’t frighten her. She sensed the voice meant to help her. However, that one sentence of warning was all she heard.

The next day, Becky left for Alabama to play for a police benefit. After the concert she loaded up her equipment, got in the van and the driver took off. They had just come to an inter-section when she looked up and saw an eighteen-wheeler van barreling down on her.

“God help us!” she cried. “He’s not going to stop!” She cried for the driver to stop. Becky remembered that voice in the night and screamed, “Hit the brakes!” The driver of the eighteen-wheeler came sliding into Becky’s vehicle. The collision sent Becky’s van spinning, but they were alive.

The police investigating the accident said, “A split second saved your life. One more second and you’d all been killed.”

At that moment, Becky remembered the voice in the night and realized who it was. An angel had spoken and prepared her to be ready for the accident. The voice was her guardian angel. After reflecting, Becky felt she had a goal to help others learn to listen to the voice of their angel.

In communicating with people like Becky, I’ve learned that often we have an unexpected thought, a nudge, an idea that comes out of nowhere and that might possibly be our guardian angel directing us. At such moments, we can stop and pray, “Are you there? Can you speak to me? What do you have to tell me?” You might be surprised by what you discover.

Remember miracles never cease.

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June 2, 2024June 2, 2024 by revwise Categories: angels, Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: angels, Books, Divine Intervention, faith, Miracles Leave a comment

THERE WAS NO HOPE UNTIL

Blog 342

May 27, 2024

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THERE WAS NO HOPE UNTIL …

Why do some people experience a miracle and others don’t? I have no answer except that people often try to manipulate their heavenly Father with constant prayers, promises to believe if He responds, promises to be a better person, etc. which often ends with them deciding not to believe at all.

Here’s an example of trust with no manipulation.

Art Pope was that kind of guy. Working in the construction business, he put unusual stress and strain on his knees. When the pain finally became unbearable, he went to a physician in Cloverdale, California. The x-ray did not have good news. “It’s going to be necessary to rebuild your knee with pins.” The result? Art would be off work for five to six months after surgery. With five children, such a period of recuperation would be another disaster.

The surgeon told Art that his knee cap was like fragments of an eggshell. When he turned his knee in a certain direction, the pieces would hit a nerve. The complete medical picture would frighten anyone.

His father Arthur Pope held prayer meetings in their family garage. While he was suffering on a couch, Arthur Pope came in and asked Art if the he’d like the group to pray for him. “Sure!”

Art had learned not to doubt. As the group stood around him, he prayed, “Lord, I want Your will.”

The group laid on hands and prayed. Art felt a tingling in his knee. He knew something was happening. Afterward he started bending his knee and finally took the Ace bandages off. Art couldn’t believe it, but he felt no pain. After walking around the room several times, he shouted, “I thank God that he healed me!”

Later, Art realized how important it had been “to pray with belief.” To prove that he was living by his faith, the next day Art returned to work and helped carry and stack 150 double-package sheets of sheet rock without pain! How could anyone doubt his healing? God had given him a new knee.

But that wasn’t all. Years after Art’s healing, his son Kimble became a pastor of a church in Bakersfield. He heard his son say, “No one can ever convince me that God is not real because I saw Him heal my father.”

Rejecting doubt and acceptance by faith proved to have far reaching consequences. And what about you? Zero in on the truth that your Heavenly Father responds to trust. Hold tight. Believe. Trust.

Remember miracles never cease.

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May 27, 2024 by revwise Categories: Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: Divine Intervention, faith, God, Jesus, Miracles, prayer Leave a comment

A Miracle in a Prison?

Blog 341

May 19, 2024

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

A Miracle in a Prison?

Could a miracle happen in the midst of all of the upheaval exploding today? Is it possible that a divine intervention might happen in today’s bizarre struggles? One certainly occurred in Airway Heights Correctional Facility in Spokane, Washington.

Tom Bloom had been serving time when he turned his life over to God and began receiving whatever his heavenly Father gave him to do. In the prison recreation day room, Tom met Mario. During their conversation, Mario began relating his experiences. Earlier he had been in a medium security camp. As the story unfolded, Mario talked about needing an operation on his lungs because they were filling with fluid. He commented, “Without this operation I’ll drown… sitting right here.”

After supper Tom and Mario shared more of his story. He had come to America from Mexico with his girlfriend in a stolen car. Mario had killed a man still claiming it was self-defense. Tom had heard similar stories before and didn’t take it seriously.

Back in his cell, Tom always prayed fervently before turning in for the night. As he prayed, Tom abruptly heard the voice of God. I want you to pray with Mario and lay hands on him that I might heal him. Tom was startled!

Being in prison, Tom was reluctant to share his spiritual journey much less relating he had received a message from God. The prisoners would be certain he was crazy. Maybe it was all a mistake. However, the following day when he attended a chapel service, Tom was given another confirmation. He had to approach Mario.

The Mexican was startled. “Amigo, you want me to pray with you and you gonna lay hands on me?” Mario seemed more surprised than doubtful, but he agreed.

Nearly a month later, Mario was called in for his regular physical examination. After the doctor thoroughly checked him, Mario returned. “Tommy, they couldn’t find anything wrong with my lungs. Nothing, man. Like there was never anything wrong with my lungs.”

Because the results were so unusual, Mario was called back for a CAT scan. The positive result was the same. The doctors were mystified. Tom Blossom was gratified. Mario was healed.

Years later after he was released, Tom got a letter. Mario was now allowing God to direct his life. He was more than just healed. A miracle indeed.

Ever have an impulse to pray for someone, but thought you weren’t gifted enough, special enough, equipped enough, but still knew you should pray? Didn’t think you could be part of a miracle? Just remember Tom Blossom and don’t hesitate.

Remember miracles never cease.

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May 19, 2024 by revwise Categories: Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: Divine Intervention, faith, healing, healing prayer, Jesus, Miracles, prayer Leave a comment

CHAOS PREVAILED UNTIL

Blog 340

May 12, 2024

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CHAOS PREVAILED UNTIL…

Who can deny that we are living in a time of chaos and confusion? On every hand, evil appears to be surging rampant through the land. Whether it be politics, the economy, or war, media reports are most often startling and depressive. The world seems to be spinning out of control.

Certainly, it seemed so to Howard Storm. A businessman, Howard also considered religion to be a fantasy. He plowed ahead in the pursuit of commerce without looking back, but still he couldn’t avoid the pressure of upheaval around the world. Chaos remained supreme everywhere he looked.

On a trip to northern Europe, Howard Storm became ill. The upheaval had moved inside him. A medical examination confirmed the worst. Howard needed immediate surgery. However, before the operation could be performed, his worry and anxiety pushed him over the edge into a world that he hadn’t believed existed. Howard Storm had an out-of-the-body experience.

As he became aware, Howard found himself submerged in a heavy fog. On all sides, people (or somethings) were pushing and shoving him. The threshing finally knocked him to the ground. From deep within him, Howard’s own voice cried out, “Pray to God!”

From out of nowhere, he began to recite the Twenty-third Psalm. “The Lord is my shepherd …” As he quoted the line, the creatures around him went into a frenzy. Howard’s thinking shifted and he began saying The Lord’s Prayer. “Our Father who art in heaven….”

The tormentors disappeared. When he finished the prayer, Howard knew they were all gone. Sitting alone, he began singing the children’s song “Jesus loves me.” Like a child, he sang, “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” As the words of the little song finished, Howard cried out “Jesus, please save me!”

A tiny speck of light broke into the darkness surrounding him. The light became larger and larger, brighter and brighter. As the Light enveloped him, Howard began to cry and started feeling and experiencing what he had never let himself confront. Then the light became an illumination of love. A new kind of love flowed through Howard. Finally, Howard Storm was told to go back and live his life, telling this new story of redemption and healing.

In our time of darkness that we are living in right now, everyone of us needs that same spark of light to shine into our places of gloom and night. Uncertainty to be transformed into promise. And it can be. Wouldn’t that be a miracle? Reach for it.

Remember miracles never cease.

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May 12, 2024 by revwise Categories: Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: christian, Divine Intervention, faith, God, Miracles, music, robert-e-howard Leave a comment

THE OPERATION WAS INEVITABLE UNTIL

Blog 339

May 5, 2024

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

THE OPERATION WAS INEVITABLE UNTIL…

Sure, there are quacks around and charlatans that “fake” the intervention of God. At the same time, gifted believers can provide wonderful results. The first time I attended a Kathryn Kulman service I had no idea what to expect. By the time I left two and a half hours later, I was overwhelmed. I realized empowered people were endowed with a capacity to bring healing results.

Patricia Robinson discovered the same by accident. An x-ray on her left knee revealed osteoarthritis. The cartilage had worn away along with bone spurs creating pain. She found it hard to accept this result and went for a second opinion. An Orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic Consultants in Minneapolis confirmed the earlier diagnosis. Pat needed knee replacement. Surgery was scheduled.

She dreaded the idea. As Pat studied the preparation book given by the surgeon, Pat also started praying… praying hard. From her study of the Bible, she embraced her heavenly Father as Jehovah Rapha, her healer.

Someone noticed that a healing crusade was coming to the Target Center in Minneapolis. Other friends from her church were going. Couldn’t hurt anything. Why not?

When Pat and her husband arrived, the building was already crowded and they had to sit in the balcony. They argued with the usher that they needed to be down front because of her problem. The usher assured them “when the anointing comes, you’ll get it right in your chair.” They had no choice but to settle in.

People shared testimonies. The evangelist preached and then interceded for people lined up before him. Pat watched as people were decisively healed.

Near the end of the service, the evangelist suddenly looked up in the balcony. “Someone up there is scheduled for surgery next week.” He pointed to where Pat was sitting. “Cancel your surgery. You are healed.”

Pat could hardly believe her ears. Was it her? Seemed to be, but was it too good to be true? By the time they arrived home, she had her answer. She could run up and down the stairs easily and with no pain. She was healed!

When she called to halt surgery, Pat shared her experience with an amazed doctor. Now years later, Pat remains healed. The trip to the crusade was everything she needed. She had a miracle.

The next time such a crusade comes to your town investigate and if the reports hold up, don’t be afraid to attend and reach out. Could be your opportunity to join Pat in praising Jehovah Rapha.

Remember miracles never cease!

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May 5, 2024 by revwise Categories: Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: Divine Intervention, faith, God, healing, Miracles, prayer Leave a comment

WAS IT A COINCIDENCE OR

Blog 338

April 29, 2024

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

WAS IT A COINCIDENCE OR…

Would you consider it a miracle if you heard God speak to you? Even the idea would be considered delusional by most of society. And yet the woods are full of stories of exactly this happening. The sound doesn’t resonate with the ear drum but comes through like a thought drifting into the mind. I have a file full of stories about people driving down the street when a totally unexpected idea flashed through their thoughts and it turned out to have a divine origin.

And what about circumstances? Could they be an expression of a divine intervention? Could “something” just happen and turn out to be the hand of God at work? Let me give you an example.

Roger E. Olson, Ph.D grew up in a Christian home and was a professor at a major seminary and is an ardent Evangelical. Following a medical examination, Roger Olson returned home troubled and discouraged that he might be facing serious surgery.

As he wrestled with the worry, the words of an old hymn kept running through his mind. Even though he hadn’t heard the hymn since childhood, the words kept running through his mind. Because the hymn was ancient, he didn’t feel it could be found. Still the words kept running through his mind like a broken record providing background noise to his worries. They seemed to ring with reassurance.

On Sunday Dr. Olson and his wife went to a worship service in their local church. The designated opening hymn was #220, Crown Him with Many Crowns. He reached for the hymnal and turned to page #220 but it wasn’t what was announced. To his shock, it was the exact hymn he thought of all week and couldn’t find. He looked again. Roger Olson wasn’t holding the church’s hymnal. The book had come from a completely different church and was the only one of that kind in the entire church. It just happened to be there in front of him, the only one in the entire building?

Coincidence or confirmation?

Don’t expect the miraculous always to be dramatic and spectacular. Sometimes the most amazing demonstrations happen with the simplest of circumstances. Keep your ears open. A new song just might be waiting for you.

Remember miracles never cease!

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April 28, 2024 by revwise Categories: Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: church, Divine Intervention, faith, God, hymns, Miracles, worship Leave a comment