On Friday, December 20th,
2018, I noticed pain in my mid back. The pain increased as the days
went by and would move around, to underneath my rib. I began
realizing that it most likely was a kidney stone because I'd had them
in the past and usually too large to pass. Not getting much sleep
for the next few days, I began praying each night to the LORD for
healing. Speaking and Praying the Word! Sunday morning at Church,
as I voiced my health concern to others, nobody seemed interested in
praying for me. Sorry to be honest but most seemed more interested in
“feeding their flesh” from the moment we arrived, till the time
we left. By Sunday evening, I was in extreme pain and almost gave in
to have my husband take me to the ER, but instead I continued to pray
and cry.
When Monday morning came, my husband
got up, to get ready for work. Before he left, he prayed for me and
told me to start praying, “Lord Jesus Christ, Have Mercy on Me!”.
So I began praying that all day. As the day went on, the pain began
to slowly decrease until it was completely gone. Thank you, LORD!
That same day, I began reading Luke 17,
about the 10 Lepers who Jesus had healed. Do you know what they spoke
out to Jesus?!!? “Jesus, Master! Have Mercy on Us!” Interesting,
huh? I began studying and researching Scripture where others had
prayed the same thing. To list a few Scriptures: Luke 18, Matthew 20
and Mark 10. Also Psalm 31:9-20, Psalm 57:1-6, Psalm 86:3 and Psalm
123:3-4 mentions it.
The Mercy Seat was a gold cover or lid
with two Cherubims beaten out of the ends of it to cover and create
the space into which God would appear. This gold cover was placed on
the Ark of the Covenant (Ark of the Testimony), a gold covered wooden
chest with lid cover described in Exodus as containing the two stone
tablets of the 10 Commandments and the Rod of Aaron. (to symbolize
God's given leadership and priesthood endowed with miraculous power
during the plagues of Egypt that preceded the Exodus. In the
teaching of the Old Testament, the Ark of the Covenant was designed
to be a symbol of the Presence of God in the midst of His People.
I know that we've been given authority
to boldly speak His Word, but sometimes this message can be brought
out in a way that people may tend to forget “humility”, and
wishing bad upon those who wrong us instead of “forgive them, for
they know not what they do” with a heart that Jesus had. We must
be careful that we do not develop this arrogancy, that state of
acting superior.
By praying, “Lord Jesus Christ, Have
Mercy on Me”, not a bit of pride could ever be present. Through
all of this, what the LORD whispered softly to my heart was …
"Connie, Remember Humility".
Psalm 123:3-4 "Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud."
May we never forget how very much in need we are of a Savior and Healer. May we never forget where He brought us from. May we continue to pray for those who are still there where we used to be.
Psalm 123:3-4 "Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud."
May we never forget how very much in need we are of a Savior and Healer. May we never forget where He brought us from. May we continue to pray for those who are still there where we used to be.
Worship the LORD with me to this powerful song that the LORD place on my heart and always ….
Remember Humility.
Connie J. Schmoll
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