 |
| Courtesy Dean Williams 2012 |
Our small group was invited to a prayer meeting at the home of a pastor and his wife. Truthfully, I did not like this pastor because he seemed not to care for his wife, only for his reputation as a "man of God".
That being said, after everyone had arrived, we began the meeting with prayers, prophecies, and a whole lot of praises to the Lord. Pastor came to stand next to me. I felt uncomfortable and inched away. By the end of the night, it seemed to me as if pastor was going out of his way to "minister" to me.
Later, as the group shared our fellowship meal and things had settled down, I began to feel ant bites on my neck. I brushed behind my neck with my hands. I brushed again. These biting sensations were stinging me! Still I found nothing. I tilted my head up to silently inquire of the Lord, and as I did so, the pastor's wife came into view and glowered at me. Ahh. She also knew of her husband's tricks and each time he performed them, she was filled with jealousy.
I silently prayed for grace and mercy for her. Perhaps she was unaware of the power her intense jealousy could spiritually inflict upon the women her husband singled out. Then I asked God to deal with her unfaithful husband (1 Peter 4:17). I never went back. By the way, jealousy is a work of the flesh (Gal. 5:19, 20).
(Update: More than 20+ years have passed since that time, and the pastor and his wife got divorced. However, he did manage to marry their divorce lawyer.)
Note: Spirit can be felt (Mark 5:29;
Acts 18:5), which is why I put this article under “touch”. Touch and feeling
often manifest together.
Next week: Sense of Touch Conveys Power
==================================================================
Scripture taken from the New King James Version . 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
No comments:
Post a Comment