Luke 1:37 (KJV)
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
"Is anything too hard for the Lord?
In June 1926,
Raymond Edman, a twenty-six year old missionary was in the Andes Mountains of
Ecuador. He and his wife had been married for just over a year and had an
eight-week-old son when Raymond was stricken with typhoid fever and given up to
die. Raymond's legs had grown cold and he lapsed into a coma. His wife and
friends were so sure of his imminent death that his wife, who didn't have a
black dress, dyed her wedding dress black for the expected funeral and a friend
purchased a coffin in which to bury him.
But while these events were taking place in Ecuador, a
Bible conference was taking place in Massachusetts 3,500 miles away. Dr. Joseph
Evans, one of the leaders of that conference, began to feel a deepening burden
to pray for Raymond. The group left off their study of the scriptures and began
to engage in earnest prayer. They knew nothing of Raymond's situation. They
prayed through the lunch hour and into the middle of the afternoon until Evans
exclaimed: "Praise the Lord! The victory is won!" Indeed, the victory
had been won. Raymond regained his health that very day and lived forty-one
more years and went on to become the fourth president of Wheaton College.
What difficulty are you wrestling with this day?
Dear Lord, we give You all of our problems to You today. We
praise You that nothing is too hard for You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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