Touched by God

Interesting that after I sent my prayer request email I went and had a quiet time with God. Reading of course my devotionals: "Teach Me to Pray" and "God Calling".

I started with "Teach Me to Pray". In the first paragraph it used Luke 11:5-8. I started to laugh because that was the same scripture used in "Our Daily Bread" titled 'Keep Praying' that I used in class with my 4th graders. ODB actually had us read to verse 13.

I went on and read the rest of the selection for today in "Teach Me to Pray" that said:

Prayer is the one power on earth that commands the power of heaven. The early days of the Church are a great object lesson of what prayer can do. Prayer can pull down the treasures of heaven into earth.

Prayer is both indispensable and irresistible. Unknown blessing is stored up for us in heaven; that power will make us a blessing to men and enable us to do any work or face any danger. It is the one secret of success. It can defy all the power of the world and prepare men to conquer that world for Christ.

And this was what today's selection in "God Calling" had to say:

Take time for prayer. Take more time to be alone with Me. So only will you prosper.

Realize that the hearing of Spirit Sounds is more than the hearing of all Earth's noises. I am with you. Let that content you, nay, more, let that fill you with rapture.

Seek sometimes not even to hear Me. Seek a silence of spirit-understanding with Me. Be not afraid. All is well. Dwell much on what I did, as well as what I said.

....Not many words, just a moment's contact,....

My touch is still a potent healer. Just feel that touch. Sense My Presence, and the fever of work and care and fear just melts into nothingness- and Health, Joy, Peace, take its place.

God just reminded me and confirmed that prayer is important. I should not have waited so long to ask you all to pray.

I just got done writing about needing a big touch from God, and then HE touched me in a greater way than I could have even hoped for. HE is soooo good and has just wrapped HIS loving arms around me.

Wow, what an amazing touch from the Risen Christ in this moment!!!!