God Hears Our Groaning
“We stand here for Ehud who clocked 8 yesterday” Brother Micah said with an emotion-laden voice. “Truly brethren, Ehud has been very wonderful and he has been improving every day. Even now, I am sure he is struggling (within himself) to say something to you. We thank God for giving us the strength to carry him. Praise the Lord and continue to pray for God’s healing”
This is the testimony of Brother Micah and his wife Sister Rhoda as they stood before the church on Sunday 26th April 2009, carrying Ehud. This family, and the church have been on their knees for two years now over Ehud’s health challenges. The erstwhile strong, hale and hearty boy, all smiles, suddenly slumped one day in 2007 when he had an attack and since then, he had not regained the use of vital organs of his body. He must be assisted to do everything. This has been so much strain upon the family especially Sister Rhoda who nurtures him and the little Zebedee the younger brother who misses his play-mate and brother so much.
We have been groaning to God and it seems our prayers are not heard, as we have not seen any concrete, physical improvement. We thank God for the Holy Spirit who keeps comforting us with His presence, and the gracious and wonderful promises of God. I also thank God for Mark D Robert’s Daily Reflection of Thursday 30th April on the HighCalling Daily Reflection page taken from Exodus 2:24. This refelction is titled God Hears Our Groaning. It strengthens my hope. I believe that God hears our groaning. I believe that He experiences our pains and in due course, He will perfect Ehud’s health. I will use this reflection to encourage the church.
We cannot wait to see Ehud join his mates in the Children church. The children themselves ask emotional questions everyday concerning Ehud. Pray that God will cheer up these children. Pray that the hope we see in them will be magnified in us adults. Pray that God will heal Ehud very soon. Pray for Ehud’s younger brother Zebedee that God will return his brother to him hale and hearty. Pray for brother Micah and Sister Rhoda that God will give them more grace to wait for HIS deliverance upon their beloved son. Finally pray for my church members that God will give them wonderful testimonies concerning Ehud.
Ultimately, we know that very soon, HE will also deliver us from this wicked world of sin and sorrow, and take us to a place where there will be no more sickness, pains, hunger, tears, sorrow and death. Pray for the second coming of the Lord.
on May 3rd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Bro,
I know and I also belive that our groaning on Ehud
shall continue before our gracious and compassionate
God.
Shall the Lord not honour his word? Shall he forget his
servants? His afflictions on the cross and eventual death
over shadows our sins for our groaning on his lamb to be
heard!
Thank you Lord for your time is the right time and decissions
most ideal.You glorify your name in all ramifications.
on May 3rd, 2009 at 5:47 pm
I believe that when one puts his or her trust in God without any doubt is enough for one to know that his or her prayers is being answer what people failed to understand is that God always gives the right answer at the right time, maybe at the time the prayers was tendered isn’t what they wanted that the would give. Nevertheless the Bible is our full assurance of God’s faithfulness, in the case of elder Micah’s child, Ehud the Lord hasn’t turned His back on them.
on May 6th, 2009 at 9:00 am
What makes GOD who HE is?HIS WORD.And HE said in his word that those who trust in HIM shall never be ashamed.HE also said healing is the food of his children.And yet more HE said the effervent prayer of the righteous availeth much.HE is not a man that HE should lie.Our GOD is a God of mercy and knows what the KOGIS are going through.Ehud will walk again in the MIGHTY name of JESUS AMEN.
on May 6th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Truly, sirs, I thank God for the courage of Bro kogi and his wife. May God continue to shower his grace upon them. That passage in Exodus 2:24 used in the Daily Reflection that day spoke sharply to my heart. I believe we shall have a more wonderful testimony on Ehud very soon.
on May 6th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
My brother,
At times I asked many questions and think humanly but the word
of the Lord is yea and amen-Temptation,trials of the saints shall
not overwhelm them and this is the portion of our brother and sister, Kogi
and Rhodah. The Lord Shall continue to shield and uphold them in Jesus name.