"And he said to man, 'The fear of the Lord--that is wisdom, and to shun evil is
understanding.'" - Job 28:28
In early 1994, Ramona Callaway of Alberta, Canada, began suffering horrible
seizures. At first she was convinced she had contracted Huntington's disease
because her father and siblings had contracted it. But tests showed that her
genes were normal.
Her husband Phil, the editor for the Christian Magazine "Servant", didn't know
what to say when his young children asked if Mommy was going to die. Hundreds of
friends and relatives prayed, but Ramona's weight eventually slipped to 90
pounds. Medical specialists tried everything, but by the fall of 1996, the
seizures were occurring daily, sometimes hourly.
Phil rarely left Ramona's side. He wondered if she would even make it to her
30th birthday. One evening, when things looked utterly hopeless, Phil paced
their dark backyard, and then fell to his knees. "God!" He cried out. "I can't
take it anymore. Please do something!"
Suddenly a doctor's name came to mind. Phil called the doctor, who saw Ramona
the next morning and diagnosed a rare chemical deficiency. Within a week,
Ramona's seizures ended. Her eyes sparkled again. The miracle was so incredible,
Phil says, "God gave me back my wife."
It is often in brokenness and in worship that the Lord grants us wisdom. Today
in prayer, praise the Lord that when we are humble before Him, He will grant us
His wisdom.
"The Christian on his knees sees more than the philosopher on tiptoe." - Dwight
L. Moody
God's Word: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of
the Holy One is understanding." - Proverbs 9:10
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2005, Devotional E-Mail DEVOTIONS IN JOB
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