Thanks be to God, Who is calling death to life!
God began showing us that He is bringing dead things to life! He revealed this one day in church as we were worshipping and sap began dropping out of a 60 year old decorative wooden sconce. How could tree sap come from this 60 year old wood that isn't even connected to a root? We believe God was giving an analogy of what He is doing with His church. There is an awakening where He makes alive things that were once not! The evidence of this was to come through some very timely events.
I was working as a paramedic in south Dallas and we received a call for a lady having a miscarriage. Ironically, the ambulance happened to be in the same subdivision at the time of the call. It took us a very short time to arrive at the house.
When we arrived, a 19 year old female was in the restroom, sitting on the toilet, cramping with pain. With compassion, I asked her to lean forward expecting to find evidence of a miscarriage. To my astonishment, there was a 2lb infant in the bottom of the toilet, still attached to the cord. I quickly grabbed the infant, called for the birthing kit, cut the cord then checked for signs of life. I saw and heard no signs of life. This tiny infant was dead.
As I began to give my sympathy to the mother and tell her there was no heart rate and no criteria for resuscitation, suddenly I saw the infant make a small movement! I called for my partner to get the bag and I began praying for the infant and performing CPR. The baby began to breathe and became stable enough for transport to the hospital, where she stayed 3 months in the NICU.
Today she is a completely healthy 3 year old!! Thanks be to God, Who is calling death to life!
James S.