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Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
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The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
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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.





----- Original Message ----- 
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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