Sunday, February 18, 2018
Prayerfully Arranged Marriage
Prayerfully Arranged Marriage
From: Today God Is First ]by Os Hillman
February 18, 2018
"The effectual,, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much," James 5:16.
James Rutz, author of MegaShift, tells a wonderful story of God's supernatural hand in answering prayer.
"I have a good friend named Barclay Tait who sells vacation real estate in Niceville, Florida.
Back in 1977, he was a 36-year-old Florida basketball coach. That summer, he decided to hitch-hike to a Christian conference in Front Royal, Virginia. Arriving four days early, he went to a nearby forest and pitched his tent by a stream. On the last day, a tall, thin hiker with a notebook under his arm suddenly appeared, startling him as he read his Bible. Barclay explained that he came out there to fast and meditate.
Dave, the hiker, replied, "Well, I'm an intercessor. What would you like me to pray for?"
Feeling somewhat overwhelmed, Barclay said, "Uh, frankly, I'd like prayer for a wife." The man wrote the request in his notebook and walked on.
By 1988, Barclay, now married to Sherry, has been divinely guided to move to Asheville, North Carolina. A chance encounter in the Holiday Inn parking lot led to an invitation to join a gathering of a Christian group outside of town.
Arriving just before the 7:00 P.M. meeting, the host walked in from the kitchen and stopped dead in his tracks. "I know you!" he exclaimed, pointing his finger. "You're Barclay Tait!"
Barclay drew a blank.
"Just a minute. I have something I want to show you," the host announced. He scampered upstairs, leaving the puzzled Tait standing in the middle of the suddenly hushed room.
In a moment the host reappeared with a well-worn ledger book. "See here? This is where I wrote your prayer request in column one when I met you in Front Royal in 1977: 'Barclay Tait: God's choice for a wife.'"
Barclay looked down at the journal entry. It was the most detailed, methodical prayer journal he'd ever seen.
"I prayed for you for seven years," proclaims Dave. "Then in the middle of the night on December 30, 1984, God woke me up out of a sound sleep and said, 'Write in your journal, "Prayer answered." So I did. See? Here in column two, "Prayer answered.'"
Barclay and Sherry looked at each other with their mouths open. They sat down, and their eyes filled with tears.
Quietly, Barclay told Dave, "That was the day we were married."
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