Dr. Johnson. Org
The dreams that I dream- 33- Praying for extension of
life
One night, in a dream I saw
one of the pastors in our town dying in an accident. The accident was quite
horrific and I woke up with a start, in the middle of the night. I prayed for
him that the accident may not happen and that the Lord may be merciful and
avert such a mishap. After a while, I slept and again in a dream, I saw a
terrible storm hit this pastor’s house and him dying in the calamity. When I
see a dream twice about the same matter I know that the matter is urgent and
that it will surely happen if I don’t intercede. So I spent quite a while in
prayer and retired for the night again.
Usually when I see a dream of
someone being involved in a calamity/accident, I just pray about the matter and
do not urgently inform the person about it. But if I dream about the same
matter twice, I have learnt from my experience that it is the Lord’s desire
that I inform the other person about the matter, so that he/she may pray about
the matter too.
I had absolutely no contact
with this pastor. I just knew that he lived somewhere in our town. I asked some
people in our locality about this pastor’s whereabouts and finally got his
address. After my clinic hours, I traveled to his house with a friend of mine.
He was conducting a prayer meeting at his house that day and I had to call him
out to tell him what I had seen. He was quite surprised to see me and more
surprised when I told him why I had come there. I didn’t wait long, but just
told him that the matter was urgent and that he should fast and pray that the
calamity may be averted. I believe he took the message I gave him with urgency,
for though he was involved in an accident, he escaped with minor bruises. That
was 12 years back. He is still alive and works for the Lord.
This is not the only time
that the Lord has shown me that someone may die and that I have to pray that
the Lord may extend their lives. There have been several instances, some
involving my own family members. But God has been gracious and has saved many a
disaster from happening because of the warning messages that the Holy Spirit
gives. Praise the Lord.
"In those days Hezekiah
became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went
to him and said, "This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order,
because you are going to die; you will not recover." Hezekiah turned his
face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, "Remember, O LORD, how I have
walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what
is good in your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Then the word of the
LORD came to Isaiah: Go and tell Hezekiah, 'This is what the LORD, the God of
your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will
add fifteen years to your life.” (Isaiah 38:1-5)