When God is on the Case

Yesterday I had an operation on my bowel which had a '1 in 20 chance' (doctor's words not mine!) of resulting in complications. There were a great number of people praying for me. My given Psalm reading for the day (I am following a read the Bible in a year pattern) was Psalm 16:

v 1 Keep me safe O God for in you I take refuge

v 5 Lord you have assigned me my portion and my cup, you have made my lot secure

v 8 I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand I will not be shaken

v9 therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices: My body will rest secure

As I finished my reading my wife brought to me her given readings for the day which she thought was for me - they included Psalm 91:
v 9 Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place no evil will befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling
and 1 Peter 3:
v 12 the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentitive to their prayer
and Job 11
v 18 You will have courage because you have hope. You will lie down in safety. You will lie down unafraid.
Ever had a strong feeling that God was saying that He's on your case? The incredible peace that was in my heart as I was laying down on the operation table awaiting to be given the anesthetic was beautiful! God's presence was tangible!

Today I am feeling much stronger than I should be.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Praise our Wonderful Lord!He is so good, compassionate and faithful!How could we not love Him?!!
February 5, 2010 at 7:48 PM
Dawg said…
Amen brother Neil!

Good to hear that you are doing well. I had no idea about the surgery or I could have joined with the saints in praying for you.

"Ever had a strong feeling that God was saying that He's on your case? The incredible peace that was in my heart as I was laying down on the operation table awaiting to be given the anesthetic was beautiful! God's presence was tangible!"

Yes...about 6 weeks ago!

I know the peace
February 5, 2010 at 11:56 PM
Question of Identity said…
Amen anonymous!

Wayne I was thinking about you when I made this comment. I know that you have to rely on that God given peace on a regular basis!
February 6, 2010 at 2:04 PM
Anonymous said…
The peace could also have been a result of the pre-med - that's the whole point of them!

My father clutched his pink quartz crystal before his operation and said it gave a great sense of peace - more pre-med I think...

Hope you make a full recovery - the fact that you have 19 out of 20 chances of toddling through the operation with no problems does stack the odds in your favour somewhat (and God's for that matter!) - change is on your case here, I think.

It certainly wasn't a 'me-ectomy' you were having - that's clear from this post!!

But I wish you well and hope all goes well.

Regards:

L.L.

(I have closed my blog down for a bit - it was a distraction to the job in hand of getting my thesis underway!)
February 7, 2010 at 3:20 PM
Question of Identity said…
Thanks for your ever supportive comments Steve. The peace certainly wasn't a result of a pre-med - I had that peace before I got to the hospital. Can't speak for your father's crystal experience.
"It certainly wasn't a 'me-ectomy' you were having - that's clear from this post!!"
lol - what can I say? I only want to give glory to God!
February 7, 2010 at 11:43 PM
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