09/06/2022
Wow!!!! Lord give me this kind of faith, perseverance in you to hear your voice and obey…. Glory to God!
"Margaret [Idahosa’s wife] was dead! This could not be, no! But dead she was, stone dead. I called out to God; I cried out as never before. I sent the children back to their rooms to pray. With heavy feet and tear- soaked cheeks, they marched off. And there I knelt, all alone, beside my wife.She was suddenly lying dead in my arms. I did what I know to do best—I prayed. I stood before the throne of God and pleaded according to His Word, Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need (Heb. 4:16). I quoted this verse aloud to the Lord. I refused to give up. I pleaded with Him in the name of Jesus.
A glance at the alarm clock in my room told me that thirty minutes had passed. As much as I prayed, there was no sign of life in my wife. I began to perspire, but not to give up. The Word of God came forcefully to me, "Be still and see the salvation of the Lord." (2 Chron. 20:17.) I wondered how I could be still in such an hour. But I obeyed the Holy Spirit of God. I knew that He is in control and He is omniscient.Then the Holy Spirit told me, "Breathe into her mouth, and she will come back to life." I acted immediately, without a moment's doubt, because I have implicit faith in the God I serve. In uplifted faith, I clasped my hands behind Margaret's neck and drew her up toward me. I breathed into her mouth. Immediately she opened her eyes, stared at my sweat- drained face, and clasped me firmly in a loving embrace. With a victorious shout of "Praise the Lord!"
My children ran in to kiss their mother on both cheeks. I stood by and glorified the name of the living God!
Credit: herevivalhistorian