A Milk Tank Truck Driver
Some weeks later, Joanne and I became involved in an
outreach ministry called Living Word Center. The center was
open six nights a week. It took a lot of prayer, dedicated
work and long hours for all associated with it. After work,
it usually meant a quick supper and a fifteen minute nap for
me.
One day while following the same routine, I had just touched
the bed when a strong anointing came on me as had happened
in April when I received the Baptism. In the twinkling of an
eye, it came. In a vision of the Lord, I saw the front of a
white tractor trailer. Outside the cab was the smiling face
of my brother, Edward! His face was very clear and
recognizable in the vision. I dropped to my knees and
fervently prayed, mostly in the Holy Spirit language in
tongues. The Bible says: "In the same way, the Spirit helps
us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray,
but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that
words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows
the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for
the saints in accordance with God's will." (Romans 8:26-27)
After about ten minutes of interceding, the anointing left
and the vision was lifted from me.
I knew that my brother, Ed, who lived in California, was a
milk tank truck driver. And I also knew that, although he
had been in danger, no harm had come to him. Nevertheless, I
was curious to find out what had happened to him. The next
day, I sent him a letter asking, "Did anything particular
happen to you on that day and at that hour?" I did not tell
him what the Lord had shown me in the vision.
Ed's reply came quickly, "I was driving on a two lane
highway in a mountainous area and a car was passing me in a
no passing zone. What the driver could not see, I could.
Another car was com ing ahead and a collision was
inevitable! I pulled off the pavement. I lost control! It
looked like I was crashing into a ravine! LORD HELP! I
gripped the steering wheel with all my might, trying to get
control. Suddenly, an unseen force entered my cab. The
little bit of hair that I have stood up straight and so did
the hair on my arms. Just as suddenly the whole big tanker
truck was back on the highway! I am sure the angel of the
Lord rescued me that day!
"If you make the Most High your dwelling even the Lord, who
is my refuge, then no harm will befall you. No disaster will
come near your tent. For he will command his angels
concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift
you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot
against a stone." (Psalm 91:9-1?)
De Jong, Albert. Two Soldiers in God's Victorious Army.
2002, p. 37-38.