The Fall (part 4)

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Please tell the rest of the story!


In message Mon, 23 Oct 1995 19:04:13 -0500 (CDT),
  MIKE HARVEY <mikeh@california.com>  writes:

> Part 4
>
> Jessie was determined to walk to school the next day!  He got up, polished
> his church shoes (he knew his feet were going to get a lot of attention
> that day!) He noticed that all the swelling and most of the bruise was
> gone from his ankle and although it was still a little stiff (it was in a
> cast for 3 days) and maybe a little sore he realized God had defiantly
> touched it!  He could not wait to get to the high school to show off what
> God had done.  in fact He ran the last 2 blocks to the school.
>
> Unfortunately He did not get the reception at the school he had
> anticipated.  His first period teacher immediately sent him to the office
> who forced him to call his mom to come get him,  the school refused to
> allow Jessie to attend school without the cast or a Dr. release stating
> that he was OK.
>
> So Jesse's Mom came and took him back to the Hospital where the X-rays
> confirmed his healing.  The Dr. could not explain how there was not even
> indication of an old break much less one less than a week old.  He did
> however give Jessie his release.
>
> Back at school the news had spread!  Jessie taught a repeat of the
> previous weeks lesson on healing,  the one big difference is that most of
> the joking and laughter had been replaced with interest.
>
> On Wednesday night Bible Study at the church (San Pablo UPC) I watched as
> 22 High school students from Richmond High filed into the church and
> filled the 3 back pews of the church,   Jessie was radiant,  Gone was his
> limp and on his face was the biggest smile I can remember!  I don't
> recall how many of Jesse's 22 visitors served the lord,  some did, I
> think a couple got into the ministry,  I know that one of his
> Anthropology Teachers eventually was saved,  Quit teaching in California
> and the last I heard was a pastors wife in south Texas or Louisiana (That
> is another story) through the years I have lost track of all but Jessie.
>
> The story I have told you about God Healing his ankle is true and
> verifiable,  It all happened because Jessie believed God (Isaiah 53) and
> God honored that faith with a miracle.
>
> In comparison to the test of faith that God was to later put Jessie
> through, The healing of his ankle is small miracle (if there is such a
> thing)  I can see now that God was preparing Jessie for what was to come.
> I will end this story with
>
> Just 2 thoughts
>
> 1.  If you put your faith in Jesus he won't let you down,  Try It!
>
> 2.  Even a young person CAN be used if he is willing to put forth the
> effort and trust God.
>
> I did not realise how long this story was going to be so I will stop hear
> unless the group wants to hear the rest of the story.  It is worth hearing
> but then I guess I am a little closly invalved.
>
> My name is Jessie Michael Harvey,  My friends call me Mike.
>
> mikeh@california.com
>