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Amazing Acts Of Ordinary Believers
| The Bread Man Cometh ! It was my usual custom to wake up every morning, shower, have a cup of coffee, grab my Bible and read some Psalms back to God out loud. I would then sit on the couch and pray in the Spirit for up to an hour and then leave for my job as a chef in the Meadowlands of N.J. This one particular morning, as I was praying in the Spirit, I would sort of doze as I was praying. In these very brief dozes, I kept dreaming of loaves of bread all bundled together; they were packaged items, like rye and pumpernickel types. As I would awaken, I would hear the word, "witness"; this happened 3 or 4 times that morning. I went to work, and as I remember, it was a blistering August day with temperatures at 100 degrees. It was just before lunch service that one of the wait staff mentioned to me that we had no vanilla ice cream. I informed my staff that I was going to run to the garden state dairy store. It was 11:30, just before our very busy business luncheon would usually start. I dropped my apron on the counter and jumped into my sweltering Blazer and barreled down the 3 blocks to the store. As I pulled into the lot, I spotted a bread truck parked in front of the store. I parked my Blazer and bolted in. It was cool as a cucumber inside. I headed towards the ice cream section and as I turned the corner, there coming down the aisle was the bread man, with a bundle of old bread packages in his arms. Silently I heard "witness" in my Spirit. I of course ignored this and went on my merry way to pick out my ice cream. I grabbed 6 - 1/2 gallons and headed towards the checkout. As I rounded the corner to stand on line ( about 5 customers ahead of me), there was another batch of bread staring me in the face. Again the word "witness" rose up inside of me. I got on the end of the line and then the loaves of bread were next to me as the bread guy waited to hand the cashier the bill. Guess what? "Witness" rang loud and clear. Being the procrastinator that I am, I argued with God, "I don't have time for this! It is lunch. I have to get back." I said silently. I paid for my ice cream and stepped out into the sweltering heat. I walked to my Blazer, which was easily 20 degrees hotter by now. I opened the door of my car and tossed the bag of ice cream onto the front seat. As I went to step into the car, I heard this voice from behind me, "Hey buddy, What's that mean? You must be born again?" He was referring to my clear window bumper sticker on my rear window. I looked at him and said, "That's what Jesus said in the Bible. John 3 v.3." He proceed to tell me that he was a Rosacrucian. I had no idea what he was talking about. The next thing I knew I was standing in the stairwell of his truck and he was sitting in the driver's seat. He was telling me of how the masters of the Rosacrucians sect could change loaves of bread into loaves of gold. I replied, "Man, why are you still working this bread truck? You've got all this stale bread--I'd be taking it to them for the gold. " I didn't mean to mock his belief system, but it just made good sense to me. He looked dumbfounded. I began to witness the saving grace of Jesus to him and explained how he must be born again to see the kingdom of God. I went on and on and answered all his questions. When I finally was done, there was no way this man did not know the gospel of Jesus and the plan of salvation. I could stay no longer, as it was now after noon. I bid him goodbye and bolted for the Blazer, which had the ice cream on the front seat. I expected to find a huge bag of mush. As I jumped in and reached into the bag, the ice cream was rock hard , harder than when I took it out of the case! Let me tell you, it was easily 140 degrees in my truck. I smiled and praised God and bolted to the restaurant. When I got on the line, I expected to see a rack of lunch orders waiting to be prepared. To my surprise, not one.The dinning room was half full, but not one food order was taken until I walked in the door at 12:15. For 45 minutes, not one customer ordered, and for at least 35 minutes, my ice cream didn't melt, but got harder! Only God could have done this, and today was the bread man's day to hear the truth. I hope to see the bread man in heaven someday. As the Bible says: Act 16:10 And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. Act 2:17 And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth of My Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams: 2Ti 4:2 preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching. You see, God will speak to you in many ways, and he will make a way for you to do what he needs you to do. It was ordained that day for that man to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ, perhaps his life was to be coming to an end shortly. God wanted to give him a chance to repent. He had heard the truth for the first time in his life. Thank you God for using me as a conduit of your saving grace. Brother Jeffrey >Back to "In a Nut Shell" |
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| Free ! Free ! Free at Last !! One day I received a phone call from an acquaintance that I had made on my way to work. We met over the CB radio on side band. Through the course of our CB relationship, the voice on the other end of the radio found out that I was a Christian. We enjoyed talking about life's up and downs, and Jim eventually became receptive to the gospel. This is the beginning. As months went by, I came to know of his brother who was really messed up. Even by the world's standards, he was down right in bad shape. I was told of all sorts of malevolent happenings in this man's life. We'll call him Joe for the sake of this story. Joe was involved in a sexual affair with a woman who became pregnant. This woman delivered the baby and then abandoned it to a garbage bag. Drugs ,alcohol, homelessness, physical disabilities all added to his demise. Joe was in contact with a Satanic practitioner who offered up blood sacrifices in Pa. He told of an instance of having received a satanic bible. He tried to dispose of it--he set it on fire, hid it in the woods, yet the next day it would be in the house again. He had witnessed this person drinking blood and somehow he felt that he was cursed. He wasn't far off. We as believers know that until we surrender to the Lordship of Jesus, we are in the kingdom of the devil. Jim, Joe's brother, contacted me one day and asked if I'd talk to Joe. My reply was of course I would talk to him. We were introduced over the radio and exchanged greetings. One Sunday evening about 3 weeks later, I got a phone call from Jim. My wife was napping on the couch with my little boy, so I was trying to be quiet. Joe was at Jim's house, and Jim had wanted me to talk to Joe as he was very distraught and felt imperiled. Joe got on the phone and began to tell me his tale of woes. I had a piece of paper and I began jotting down all the things that Joe was involved in. It didn't look good from a Christian's perspective. I silently said to myself, "You'd better just offer a general prayer of protection for this guy and wait for a better time to counsel him." Joe finished his tale. I said, "Joe, I'm just going to ask God to protect you until we can get together , perhaps at church." You see in my thinking, church was the best place for this guy to be. So I began to pray. As I did, I knew the anointing of the Spirit of God was coming upon me in a tangible way. My voice filled with authority. Over the phone I could hear snarling and howling and gasping. It was bone chilling. About ten minutes later, the anointing lifted. I could hear sobbing in the distance. I called out to Joe but he wasn't there. Jim answered , feebly and shaken. I asked what had happened. Jim said Joe was talking to you and all of a sudden he dropped the phone. Jim picked it up and held it out in front of him the whole time I was praying. Meanwhile Joe had fallen on his hands and knees and began howling like a wolf. Jim's parakeet fell over dead in it's cage and the dogs stomach blew up like a balloon and he began bleeding from his rectum. Jim also fell into what he described as suspended animation--he could hear and see all that was going on, but was helpless to move or speak. He too experienced terrible stomach pains. Joe was vomiting on the bathroom floor. When it was all over, Jim said they were exhausted and were scared out of their wits by the horrifying commotion. God has used this simple vessel to bring forth His authority over the devil through a telephone and delivered two brothers of demonic possession. Both men were set free and witnessed the glory of God in their lives. They went from one kingdom to another. I led them to salvation, and Joe went on to work in inner-city ministries. Jim on the other hand was so totally in awe of the working of the Spirit of God that he spent most of his time on the radio telling others of the goodness of the Lord. These works are available to ALL believers ! As the Bible says in Mark 16 v 17-18: 17 And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 1 John 3 v. 8 The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil, and again in John 8 v. 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. Brother Jeffrey >Back to "In a Nut Shell". |
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