DailyRhema

Daily Rhema is a teaching ministry for Christians, centered on the finished work of Christ. It posts inspiring teachings and testimonies on weekdays. These short and systematic messages are suitable for personal devotion or Bible Study.

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

2.19 Testimony - The inner witness delivered our baby from danger

When my wife was expecting our first child, we prayed a lot for the baby and for every aspect of her pregnancy. We trusted God that that everything would be smooth and well.

Three weeks before the baby was due, my wife was still working at her office. She sensed in her spirit that the baby would be delivered. There were no contractions as it was way too early for a first child. There was no reason why the child should be delivered early, apart from some slight decrease in movements during that day.

But she was troubled in her spirit and she sensed that something was wrong. She just knew that the baby would be delivered. She decided to follow the inner witness.

She made an immediate appointment with the gynecologist for a checkup. She packed her table and told her colleagues that she would not be back after the appointment, as she would be delivering. They laughed at her because it was too early and there were no contractions. They expected her to be back at the office the next day.

Then I sent her to the clinic for her checkup. Suddenly, the doctor detected some small contractions and asked her to stay on in the hospital. It happened according to what she had sensed in her spirit. Subsequently, the dilation started and our baby was delivered.

When he came out, the doctor discovered that the umbilical cord was entangled round his neck. The doctor said he was fortunate to be delivered 3 weeks early because otherwise, his life would have been endangered. We knew it was not by chance. The Holy Spirit delivered our child from danger and alerted my wife through the inner witness. We gave thanks to God.