Chapter Seven
The Healing Of The Bride "Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us. He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day that we may live before Him. So let us know, let us press on to know the LORD. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth." (Hosea 6:1-3/NAS)
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any of our friends and family had gathered in the family waiting room of the hospital during Shelley’s four hour surgery. At one point, I went into a room and had prayer with two brothers in the Lord. I have never cried out with every single fiber of my being as I did that day. Through this extremely difficult situation with my wife, the Lord gave me the desire of His heart for His Bride. He revealed to me that though she presently appears in the majority of our nation as if she is about to die, through some very difficult circumstances we will enter, like my bride did, she too will be brought back to life. Praise the Lord for his immeasurable mercy and loving kindness toward those who are His. Even in judgment there can be mercy with the Lord. In fact, His mercy always precedes His judgments. He is reaching out now as He did in John, chapter 13, where it says that He revealed the full extent of His love when He washed the feet of the disciples, including the one who was about to betray Him. The hand of the one who betrays Him is at the table even today, and Jesus is still saying to those of His disciples who will listen and obey; “If I do not wash you, you have no part [“division or share, lot or destiny”] with Me.” (John 13:8/NASU)
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