Five days each week I get an e mail from ParacleteLetter@yahoogroups.com; on behalf of; Stationedhere [chuck@stationedhere.com] In it, Chuck never fails to write some inspiriting story from history ancient or modern about some even that glorifies God and teaches me to trust the Lord more. Today I received the very exciting story below.
On January 18, 1989, Pastor Don Piper was returning home from a pastor’s conference. There was a steady rain and a gusty wind as he approached a bridge at Trinity Pines, Texas. As Don’s Ford Escort was about to clear the far end of the bridge, an 18-wheel semi-truck plowed into Don’s car.
First responders on the scene declared Don had died immediately upon impact. About an hour later, Pastor Dick Onerecker came upon the accident. Though he was told by emergency personnel that the driver of the Escort had died, Pastor Onerecker felt God’s calling to pray for the man trapped inside the vehicle. He reached out and touched Don and began to pray for him. He then began to sing a hymn and miraculously Don was revived and began to hum along with Pastor Onerecker.
Don Piper was extracted from the mangled vehicle and faced long months of rehabilitation. He described the time he was dead in his book “90 Minutes in Heaven.” He said: “My heart filled with the deepest joy I’ve ever experienced.” He was awed by the sights and sounds of praise to the Lord.
During his rehabilitation, Don often wrestled with the question of why he wasn’t allowed to stay in heaven and why he faced such difficult injuries. He finally found purpose that the Lord wanted Don to give his testimony and to give hope to those who are facing traumatic injuries that there is life after death.
“Do not look to your hope, but to Christ, the source of your hope.” – Charles H. Spurgeon
Thanks, Dick, for the encouraging word.
Never forget to pray and expect God to answer.
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