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Second, the Lord is busy watching over us. In 2 Chronicles 16:9, we read, "For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him...." The eyes of the Lord see everything from Manila to Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, Norway, Australia, UAE, USA, Canada, and throughout the whole world. But, "...the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are attentive to their prayer... but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil" (1 Peter 3:12). If we do what is right and trust in the Lord, He shall always be upon us, watching over us—because He cares (1 Peter 5:7). In San Francisco, there was a lady afflicted with cancer. She came to know about this ministry through the voice tapes of our Mass and Healing Rallies sent by her |
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On July 12, 1995, we went to San Francisco to attend the fourth anniversary of our Los Angeles chapter. After the rally, I and my wife, together with some of our co-workers, went to a mall. As we were entering a department store, this lady saw me from a distance. She tried to catch up with us, but ended up talking with one of our co-workers from New York who had stayed behind to wait for us. The lady asked her if the man who just passed by was Bro. Mike. "Yes, he is Bro. Mike," our co-worker replied. Then, the lady started crying. When we returned after an hour, she was still crying. Upon hearing her story, I told her, "Sister, according to your faith, your prayer has been answered!" Indeed, the eyes of God was upon that woman all the time and He heard her prayer. I believe our meeting was not an accident. God works for the good of all of us, wherever we are. When we are down and lonely, we must not forget that the Lord is busy watching over us, willing to help us in our troubles and to supply all our needs. He wants to show us that He is strong, powerful and faithful! Third, the Lord is busy answering our call. According to Jeremiah 33:2-3, "...he who made the earth, the Lord Who formed it and established it—the Lord is His Name: ‘Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ " These verses show that we have a ‘hot line’ to God, especially when we are in trouble. A fervent prayer said in total surrender, with the firm belief in the miraculous power of God, touches the heart of God. It is written in 2 Corinthians 1:19-20, "For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, Who was preached among you by me and Silas and Timothy, was not ‘Yes’ and ‘No,’ but in Him it has always been ‘Yes.’ For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through Him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God". Here is a testimony by one of our sisters whose prayer has been answered because she firmly believed that with God nothing is impossible. Sister Lina de Guzman, a Filipina OCW and a prayer-partner in Taiwan, had been hired by a Buddhist employer, Chi Cheng Pi, who was suffering from several ailments––brain tumor, ulcer, liver disease, kidney trouble, and hyper-tension. The doctors had given up hope, saying that her employer barely had a few days to live. But Sis. Lina, calling upon the Name of the Lord with all her heart and holding on to God’s promise that nothing is impossible to those who believe in Him, prayed over her employer. Then, she anointed her head with oil and laid her handkerchief, with Psalm 91 printed on it, over her body. After a short while, Chi Cheng Pi was healed of all her afflictions. |