He Lost His Words

Pastor Nicu smiled as the last of the children, bundled up in new coats and proudly carrying their Christmas Boxes of Hope, left the church to go to their homes in a remote Romanian village. It had been a wonderful evening as our team shared about the birth of Jesus and then handed out gifts as an expression of His love. 

When we gathered to pray, Pastor Nicu apologized because it was so cold. He explained the lack of warmth by giving a quick tour to the back of the church to see a furnace that was just too small.

“What would it take to get the type of furnace needed?” 

“If we trade the one we have, we would still need $700.” 

“Well then, let’s pray about that, too.” 

After prayer and hugs goodbye we boarded the van. We had just sat down when one of our team members walked the aisle asking each of us, “Would you like to give something towards the $700 that’s needed?” Within minutes of going back in to the church, he returned with our friend, Danny, who is also a Romanian pastor. Both were grinning. 

“We just gave Pastor Nicu $700 for the new furnace!” 

Danny shook his head in amazement as he described Pastor Nicu’s reaction: “He was so surprised, he lost his words!” 

Pastor Nicu was speechless because we prayed for what was needed and what was needed was quickly received. It reminds me in some ways of the story in Acts 12. Peter had been thrown into prison and the church was praying for his release. An angel of the Lord appeared to Peter and said, “Quick, get up!” When he did, the chains that had bound him fell off and the angel led Peter out the prison doors! 

When he determined he wasn’t dreaming, he went to Mary’s house where people had gathered to pray for him. When he knocked on the outer entrance Rhoda came to see who was there. When she recognized Peter’s voice (he must have been doing more than knocking) she was so stunned that she ran back to the praying people without opening the door so Peter could come in!


“Peter is at the door!” she exclaimed. 

“You’re out of your mind!” they responded. 


While they debated, Peter kept on knocking. When they finally opened the door and saw that it really was Peter, they were astonished. They may even have lost their words.

But let’s get this straight: 
  • They were praying for Peter’s release from prison. 
  •  Peter was released from prison. 
  •  They were amazed that Peter was released from prison. 
Jesus said: “It’s because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you” (Matthew 17:20). 

Now I’ve lost my words….

7 comments:

  1. Kim - I LOVE this post! But then my one word to stay focused on this year is "Faith" - "And without faith it is impossible to please God." (Heb. 11:6). Thank you for sharing this testimony of faith. I am so grateful that our God provided for this pastor. I visited this morning from Wed. Prayer Girls & am so glad. I was blessed! Have a great Wed.!

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    1. I'm so glad you visited and read my post today...yes, it has Hebrews 11:6 written all over it, doesn't it? Wow, it will be exciting to see how God unfolds the days of 2014 for you as you Focus on Faith! I believe it will be a Ephesians 3:20 year! Yay God!

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  2. I also laugh at that part in the Bible, I can relate to Rhoda's reaction sometimes. Although we really shouldn't be surprised when God answers our prayers! :) What a great answer to prayer Pastor Nicu received - hope he and the church are warm today!

    Nicole @ WorkingKansasHomemaker.com

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  3. I'm sure I would have responded the same way they did to the release of Peter from prison. More faith, Lord!

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  4. Hi Kim, I love seeing God's words and work in action. We are surprised when it happens though arent we? Is it lack of faith or lack of belief in who we are in Christ, that we are worthy, because of Him to receive? Something to think on me thinks! God bless, great post
    Tracy

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  5. What terrific stories and reminders of God's love and our ability to act.
    Blessings from Harvest Lane Cottage,
    Laura

    By the way, do you know that you're a "no reply" blogger when you comment on someone's blog? If you want to receive e-mail replies to your comments, you can go into you settings on your blog and change it.

    God bless,
    Laura

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  6. I always love reading your posts and how God has provided in some miraculous way. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and linking up last week.

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