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Ray's Current Condition - May 13th, 2009
ez2u:
Just want to thank Ray for that inspiring letter. The first time I read his work i fell on my face and praised God! I was so hunger and thankful
what he wrote in this letter that really rang out for me was
If I am to be healed, it will be abundantly clear that it is God’s accomplishment, and not mine. Healing is linked to the forgiveness of sins, and only GOD can forgive sins—that is, to make them go away and nullify their harmful effects (Mark 2:5-12).
our prayers are with you Ray for God to physically heal you It sounds to me like you are in heavenly place now in the Holy Spirit. I thank God for the work He has done. peggy
cjwood:
thank you dennis for posting the update from ray on his health. with all his pain in his body, and the boils and burning on the outside of his body it surely makes one think of all that the patriarch job went through. and we know how God healed him. the apostle paul is another outstanding example of someone who suffered unimaginable pain in his body and in his life experiences, but God blessed him abundantly through his sufferings, and protected his life. may we all aspire to have the courage to face suffering as our brother ray has. i know he is always on our minds, as is our brother Jesus Christ. the Comforter Spirit of our Savior will be our Strength and our Light as we look to the Scriptures for encouragement and Truth. dear Father, thank you for continuing to show mercy and grace to our brother ray smith, and i pray that You will continue to heal ray of the cancerous scourge which has invaded his body, and heal ray of all the boils and burning rashes, as well as the tumors which have amassed under his arms. i pray that you will heal his prostate and cause the psa to come down to within normal range. i pray that you will increase his stamina and continue to improve his sleep. i pray also Abba Father for ray's manuela. give her physical and emotional strength, and please shine your Grace in her heart. dear Father, we all which you have drawn to the bibletruths website, and the forum inparticular, continue to need your servant ray and all that he still has to bring forth to Your Table. we love him dear Father and our hope is in You. in the name of Jesus Christ, the Great Physician, i offer these specific petitions. may Your Will be done. amen
love in Christ,
claudia
Absolute Truth:
Wow, I feel like I am reading the book of Job here. I too have experienced many crazy illnessess and such where sometimes I have fevers for months at a time and then out of the blue they just leave. Ive had to quit my Job because of all the hospital trips and absolutely no energy and unable to stay awake for any length of time. This along with a cocktail of back problems and sciatica and IBS, etc, etc, etc, but nothing that compares to Rays suffering of all these things at the same time.
Most of the time I deal with one or two things at a time and I used to whine about it all the time but now I just accept it as my lot in life. Amazing how God uses these things to absolutely make us stronger.
It is truly a sad thing to hear of someone suffering in such agony all compounded at once especially. One thing Ray, where you can truly count it all joy is that you have run the race, you're a worker that needeth not be ashamed and this could be Gods way of showing you that its just simply time to rest. He may heal you if its in His will but He also may want you to understand that the world and all of us are not on your shoulders to carry but we are on HIS.
Sometimes in my infirmity I tend to lean on this perception as when God puts His thumb on me I can do nothing at all and I believe that is exactly what He is proving to me and sometimes He just wants me to be still, because in that time I am still (because He makes me still, lol) He gives me understanding from just waiting and listening. Maybe God is simply completing His work in you to bring you unto complete perfection in Him before you recieve the final gift (glorification).
Lets just pray He is giving you that rest maybe retiring you from the work to enjoy some peace and quiet before your appointed time.
Worry not for us Ray, just rest in Him right now, God has demonstrated alot through you and I find He leads me everyday into more understanding by the spirit thanks to what He has accomplished through you already.
May God Bless you and keep you and heal you in His appointed time if it be His will.
Dave
walt123:
Thank you Ray
God has made you an inspiration to many,and I would also say
you are as Paul when he said follow me as I follow Christ.
Walt.
arion:
I really can't add anything to all of the other comments as they have said it all for me. It just brings me back to the point that Ray has taught on that we can be judged either now or later....at God's choosing. Ray is going through it now. It truly humbles me to see the depth of what he is going through but yet with grace and stedfastness. I only hope that if God chooses such a path for me that I could bear it as well as Ray has done. And it encourages me to see that in the midst of all this Ray still has desires to continue the work and has so many things in his heart that he still wishes to be able to share with us. I thank God for him and with all of you pray for Ray's deliverance. It reminds me of Paul's dilemma;
--- Quote ---Php 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Php 1:22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
Php 1:23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Php 1:24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
Php 1:25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
--- End quote ---
God bless you Ray, and may His will be done. You have been a tremendous blessing for each and every one of us and a spiritual role model to us all.
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