Andrew,
Thanks for your comments. I was just hunting through old files and folders
today and figured it was time to post that one again.
Phil.
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From: "Andrew" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: Answers to prayers
> hi phil i enjoyed reading this. i feel these prayers would help others
> if they were put on other christian groups to actually. you know god
> sure works in the strangest ways.
>
> On 1/17/15, Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> I was walking through my dining room and into the living room
>> when suddenly the Lord said, Pray for the safety of Mr. and Mrs.
>> Branham. this elderly couple were driving one day each week over
>> 100 miles one way to visit their 52 year old daughter in a
>> hospital in another city south of Denver. they had been going every
>> Monday. I always prayed for their safety each Monday
>> because of their age and their little car they drove. Also, Mrs.
>> Branham was in a wheel chair and I knew the trip was especially
>> difficult for her each week. For that matter, they both were
>> extremely concerned about their daughter and her unstable
>> condition in the distant hospital.
>>
>> As I said, the Lord spoke to me and told me to pray for their safety
>> one
>> day. It was about 4:15 in the afternoon because
>> I looked at my watch right then for some reason. As soon as I
>> heard the voice of the Lord telling me what to do, I said, "But
>> Lord, they don't go to the hospital on Wednesday."
>>
>> He said, "Pray."
>>
>> As I kept on walking, I simply allowed the thoughts to pass through my
>> mind concerning this matter. I learned years ago how to pray without
>> getting on my knees each and every time and I
>> learned how to pray direct, short, and to the point prayers. I literally
>> said something as simplistic as, "Lord, protect the
>> Branhams," and the rest of my prayer request was in my thoughts.
>>
>> Later that evening, Mr. Branham picked me up for Wednesday evening Bible
>> study at church. I asked him if they saw his daughter Monday.
>>
>> He said, "No, not Monday. We went today and we almost had a
>> terrible wreck, too."
>>
>> I asked him about it. He explain how a big truck passed them and cut in
>> front of him and a car immediately in front of them. The two cars had
>> to
>> slam on their breaks driving along at 70 miles an hour because the
>> trailer
>> of the big 18 wheeler missed the front end of the lead car by about 6
>> inches. So, suspicious by this time, I said, "You wouldn't happen to
>> know
>> what time this happened, would you?"
>>
>> Mr. Branham said, "We came back later than usual and it was this side
>> of
>> Colorado Spring so it had to have been between 4 and
>> 4:30," he explained.
>>
>> I then told him what you are reading now. Since the Lord had spoken
>> that
>> clearly in my spirit to tell me to pray, I knew this was of the
>> Lord.
>> My point is, however, prayers in no way need to be very long if you
>> know
>> how to pray and especially if you pray when the Holy Spirit prompts you
>> to
>> do so.
>>
>>
>> Phil.
>> Living His Name
>> WWW.SafePlaceFellowship.COM
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