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Continued from p. 1 crowd and continued in deep What followed, was recorded and
surgery, she would die. Then she conversation with the Lord. has been viewed again and again
went back to sleep. “Lord, what are You going to do by many audiences over the years
This time Jean had another very here today?” As my gaze fell since this meeting. Then I remem-
different dream. She was in a across the wheelchairs, the Lord bered that the woman God had
large room with 12 other people in directed my attention to one lady shown me was to the left. I hopped
wheelchairs. She heard the voice at the far left. I sensed the Spirit up and looked to the left until I saw
of a man speaking. It was a saying to me, “That woman in that her. Then I raced all the way
distinctive voice with a foreign wheelchair will be healed today.” across the room, the camera
accent. She saw the man emerge From her wheelchair, Jean following me. Jean Neil was
in front of the wheelchairs. He watched me on the stage. She sitting in that wheelchair, her
went to the first wheelchair and thought that I certainly bore a husband John stood behind her,
prayed for a woman, commanding strong resemblance to the man in gripping the handles of the chair. I
her to get up. She got up, but then her dream. When I got up to glanced at John, and he looked at
sat back down in utter defeat. preach, Jean knew my voice from me with a stare as cold as stone.
Then the man came to Jean's her dream. The tone and the
chair. He prayed for her and she accent seemed identical. A MIRACLE!
took off running from her wheel- She began to feel a powerful I knelt down in front of Jean, and
chair, totally healed! sense of anticipation. I was on fire said, “I've come to pray for you. the floor. She stood to her feet.
with the Spirit. I preached a You're going to be healed today.” “Now, walk in Jesus' Name!”
BELIEVING FOR A MIRACLE salvation message. Nearly 1 500 I will never forget her reply, “I
The next day Jean visited her responded. It was a glorious day. know, I know, I know!” I laid my A LIFE CHANGED FOREVER!
pastor. She was frightened. He Then suddenly, the host of the hands on her and I prayed. Then I The video camera was rolling.
said that a whole new life could be meeting came to me on the commanded her to stand up. People were standing on chairs
near for her - a life of health and platform and said, “Reinhard, I Slowly, with great determination, all around us. We were totally
wholeness. She had to choose have hired this hall only until six she stood up, and then she sort of surrounded by onlookers. Before
which dream to believe, the dream o'clock. We have to clear the slumped forward onto the floor. I I could tell what happened, that
of death or the dream of life. facility.” I looked at my watch and thought, “Oh, no Lord, what have I woman was gone. Jean Neil raced
Two weeks later, a Youth Con- saw that we had 15 minutes done?” around in the hall, hands in the air,
vention was to be held in a nearby before the hall had to be cleared. But then I realised she had not praising God, crying with joy. The
hall. She heard that I would be the collapsed back into her wheel- place was in uproar. So much
speaker. She had her husband THE POWER OF PRAYER chair. She had fallen forward. This crying and praising God! So many
prepare a special ambulance for Without delay I hurried down from was in the right direction at least. tears of joy. Only after arriving
her to ride in. the platform and went to the first I quickly bent down over her and back home did I learn the full
The morning of the meeting I felt a wheelchair I saw in front of me said, “Jesus is healing you.” At extent of this miracle… only years
strong urge to pray. As I prayed, I and said, “I want to pray for you.” I this point, as Jean tells it, she felt later did I hear of her dreams.
sensed the Presence of the Holy placed my hands on her. I could powerful, incredible things Praise God!
Spirit with me in an unusual way. I feel the power of the Spirit like happening inside her body and God is supernatural and He is a
began to ask, “Lord, what do You electricity in my hands. I prayed, she was being pulled straight. God of healings. Too many people
want to do today? What miracle then said, “Stand up in Jesus' She felt her hips go into their have lost their faith in His ability to
will You perform in this meeting?” Name.” She stood, but she was sockets. I said to her, “Get up, in heal miraculously. This true story
very shaky. She sat back down. I Jesus' Name!” inspires faith once again!
A DIVINE CONNECTION knew she was not healed. “Oh I looked at John and thought he REINHARD BONNKE is the
The cavernous hall was filled with no,” I thought, “this is not the would punch me. He said, “What if founder of Christ for all Nations.
nearly 12 000 delegates. I sat on woman God showed me.” she falls?” I said, “I'll be here. I'll This story is taken from his book
my chair and waited to be At this point, someone in the be here. Now, get up.” Slowly “Even Greater” (2005, E R Pro-
announced. I looked across the room had a video camera running. Jean began to gather herself from ductions, LLC). www.cfan.org.za

W hat is personal holiness? Some seem to think obedience, I will look to Christ's purposeful, intentional living, I will regularly practise
that it is a dark, depressed, dismal life - devoid
spiritual disciplines.
perfect example as my standard for
of all joy - but nothing could be further from
the truth! Personal holiness is a joyful life, regulated by holiness. Because God promises to reward those who obey Him,
I will love God boldly and expect a life producing spiritual
Because God expects me to have an
fruit.
God's truth as found in a plain reading of the Bible. active role in my spiritual growth,
A commitment to personal holiness means that after God I will delight to submit to His Spirit [From: Discover GOD Study Bible, NLT, Tyndale House
changes us from rebels to friends, we now have a new and His Word. Publishers, Inc. Carol Stream, Illinois, 2007].
mission - obedience. God has given us direct orders in His Because the Triune God is fully
Word and He requires that we obey Him perfectly, committed to enabling His people to
without arguing or complaining. Anything less is treason live a new life, I can trust that no
against our Commander and detrimental to co-workers detour can keep me from completing
serving around us. my spiritual journey.
As we delight ourselves in God, we will also rejoice in Because God has always commanded
repentance from sin. These two things - delighting and obedience to His law by the power of
rejoicing - are our right and left feet. So keep walking! His grace, I will reject neither God's
Because God has set me apart as His special possession, law nor God's grace as the means to
I can live a transformed life of holy service. my holiness.
Because God has commanded me to grow in grace and Because God calls us to thoughtful,