Michelle – High School Student

Things were pretty easy as long as Michelle wasn’t attending public school. For some time her mother had home-schooled her. But now it had become necessary for her to start back to public school. Her mind was flooded with questions. Could she maintain her Christian witness? Could she even maintain her Christian attitude? She was about to find out!

Several weeks had gone by and things seemed to be working okay. She had made some new friends, met a lot of new people, and generally was holding her own.

Then it happened! In the school gym! Right in the middle of a volleyball game! The ball was hit with all the power the hitter could muster. Like a white cannonball it zipped through several bands, and hit Jason full force, right in the side of his head! The force knocked him up against the wall, his head making contact with the wall first.

Michelle had seen the whole thing. And now, she saw Jason sitting on the floor holding his head, plainly in pain.

He spoke very clearly, this voice deep down inside her. A voice she had heard before, even at her young age. This voice, the silent voice of the Holy Spirit, instructed her to go immediately and pray for Jason and he would be healed.

“But Lord, I can’t do that!” she responded in her mind.

To that, this still small voice of assurance replied, “That’s right! But you’re not doing the work, I am!”

With that answer, Michelle approached Jason and asked him if it would be all right if she asked Jesus to heal him.

“Yes Please! It can’t hurt anymore than it’s hurting now!” was Jason’s reply.

Michelle gently laid her hands on his head and commanded, “In the name of Jesus I command this swelling to go down and the pain to stop!” With her co-students watching in awe, all the swelling and the pain went away, right then, at once!

Someone else had been watching! Someone not really knowing what was going on! The gym teacher did not like what she saw, nor what she was told had happened. The anger was evident. It was in her eyes and in her voice. “You have no right to do that sort of thing here,” she lashed out at Michelle! “You’re expressing your ‘faith’ at school, and besides, we have a school nurse to take care of that type of thing!”

Michelle disagreed! “All I did was pray for him to stop hurting!”

“You have no right to pray at school,” the teacher retorted!

But even as they “exchanged views”, the Holy Spirit had placed an ambush. The volleyball game was still going on. Suddenly a cry of pain, and the sight of all the players rushing to a fallen form on the floor! The girl had jumped and lost her balance as she came down. Her knee had struck the floor first and her knee had been knocked out of joint The damage could be seen by anyone looking on because the dislocated knee joint could be plainly seen under the skin.

With an air of arrogance, the gym teacher turned to Michelle. “OK! See if your God is really powerful. Pray for her!”

The first thought to invade Michelle’s mind was doubt, then a question, “Oh no! This is all I need! Why?” But again that impression from down deep, “Go!” So she did! She laid her hands on the injured knee. The girl winced in pain. Michelle spoke to the knee! “In Jesus’ name I command healing to this knee.” Nothing! Sweat began to bead on Michelle’s forehead.

“Please, Lord!” she cried in her heart. “You didn’t bring me to this point for nothing!”

Then with a flash of inspiration she asked Shelly, “Do you believe God can heal you?” Through the tears came a muffled, “Yes!”

Now, in Michelle’s spirit, she senses the release.

Now with authority she spoke to the knee: “In the name of Jesus I command this knee and all the bones within that knee to line up, in Jesus’ name!”

The students are watching – waiting!

The gym teacher is watching – waiting!

And there, before their startled eyes, the bones began to move back into place. Among the watchers, some gasps! Someone says, “Jesus”.. .but this time not as a swear word, but in awe!

Suddenly Shelly begins to scream, “Thank you Jesus! Thank you Jesus!

In shock and conditioned unbelief, the gym teacher just stares.

Now things are certainly different for Michelle at public school. Still not sure of what she saw, or just what happened that day, the gym teacher knows what to do when a student is injured in gym class.

Besides, with Michelle and the Lord, all that paper work is eliminated!

If Michelle can do it, you can do it, too!

Date: 2015-02-16; view: 744