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The phone rang. It was some members of their church Life Group. “Can we come over?” the caller asked. “Sure,” Joe answered. “Buzz us up. We’re downstairs.” Taking a Stand “We’ve just come from the first day of the two-day healing service at church,” one of the visitors explained. “It was all about miscarriages and pregnancies. When it was over, we felt led to come here. We think you should be there tomorrow night.” Despite being on bedrest, Jessica and Joe decided to attend the healing service the following evening. On the way, Jessica told Joe: “I feel like we have a card in our back pocket.” “What do you mean?” “Regardless of what we hear, see or feel tonight, we need to trust that we have received our miracle and cancel the termination.” Right then, the two came into agreement, prayed and told the Lord they would not terminate the pregnancy. During the healing service, a woman touched Jessica’s back and said, “I don’t know you, but I sense the enemy has an attack on you. Do you know Psalm 91?” “No.” That was all the woman said. The message preached that night confirmed their resolve. Later, Jessica was called up front, where ministers anointed her with oil and prayed over her. “We knew we’d received our miracle,” Jessica says. “On Monday, we went to the hospital for an ultrasound. We expected the ultrasound to show amniotic fluid in my womb. It would document our miracle.” Instead, things were worse. The amount of amniotic fluid wasn’t even measurable. “We don’t recommend proceeding with the pregnancy,” the doctor explained once again. “We’ve decided to continue on with the pregnancy,” Joe responded. “I need to know why,” the doctor asked. “You’ve already told us there’s nothing you can do,” Joe answered. “There’s nothing we can do, so we’re going to put our faith in God.” “Regardless of your faith, you can’t change the fact that your wife’s water broke at week 19,” the doctor retorted. “We weren’t going to tell you this because you were going to terminate. But now, we must let you know that your son has the markers for Down syndrome.” In the car on the way home, Jessica collapsed into tears, sobbing uncontrollably. She wanted to speak to no one but their pastor. “Our pastor came to visit, and we told him everything,” Joe said. “He told us: ‘Make no mistake, you’re in a spiritual battle. We’ll be fighting with you. But I can tell you that when I’m with God, I really believe I’m in that 3%.’” Jessica remained on strict bedrest, with orders to call 911 at the first sign of bleeding. “I started reading and confessing Psalm 91 morning and night,” she recalled. “I also started listening to "God Can Turn It Around." Through that, I learned the power of standing on God’s Word as final authority.” Viability for the baby occurred at Week 24. Jessica smothered a sigh when she woke up the morning of Week 23, Day 6, thanking the Lord for another day! That evening, however, she passed a large blood clot. Fear tried to grip Jessica as she dialed 911. As she was being loaded into the ambulance, Psalm 91 began to minister to her: “A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.” Supernatural peace and joy began to well up in her. The next morning, Jessica woke up knowing that the baby was now viable. Still, she prayed for more time. Every day, the doctors would come in, surprised she was still there, and remind her that she wouldn’t be taking a baby home. Prompted by a scripture given to her by her pastor, Jessica began to journal and write down a new verse to stand on each day. After 2½ weeks, she went home—her pregnancy still intact. A Praise Fest At home, nurses came by every day to check on her and every Monday she went for an ultrasound. Still, the day came when the reality of Jessica’s situation caught up with her. Exhausted and overwhelmed, she stepped into the shower planning a pity party. Instead, praise music began playing in her mind. Surrendering to it, she lifted her arms and entered in to praise. * * * * article continues on p. 26 * * * * ****************************************** Read Through the Bible NOV 2019 Old Testament / New Testament Fri 1 Lam. 4-5 / Jas. 2 Sat 2 Ezek. 1-2 Sun 3 Ps. 119: 89-136; Prov. 27:1-22 Mon 4 Ezek. 3-4 / Jas. 3 Tue 5 Ezek. 5-7 / Jas. 4 Wed 6 Ezek. 8-10 / Jas. 5 Thu 7 Ezek. 11-12 / 1 Pet. 1 Fri 8 Ezek. 13-14 / 1 Pet. 2 Sat 9 Ezek. 15-16 Sun 10 Ps. 119:137-176; Prov. 27:23-28:14 Mon 11 Ezek. 17-18 / 1 Pet. 3 Tue 12 Ezek. 19-20 / 1 Pet. 4 Wed 13 Ezek. 21-22 / 1 Pet. 5 Thu 14 Ezek. 23 / 2 Pet. 1 Fri 15 Ezek. 24-26 / 2 Pet. 2 Sat 16 Ezek. 27-28 Sun 17 Ps. 120-126; Prov. 28:15-28 Mon 18 Ezek. 29-30 / 2 Pet. 3 Tues 19 Ezek. 31-32 / 1 Jn. 1 Wed 20 Ezek. 33 / 1 Jn. 2 Thu 21 Ezek. 34-35 / 1 Jn. 3 Fri 22 Ezek. 36 / 1 Jn. 4 Sat 23 Ezek. 37-38 Sun 24 Ps. 127-132; Prov. 29:1-14 Mon 25 Ezek. 39 / 1 Jn. 5 Tue 26 Ezek. 40 / 2 Jn. Wed 27 Ezek. 41-42 / 3 Jn. Thu 28 Ezek. 43-44 / Jude Fri 29 Ezek. 45-46 / Rev. 1 Sat 30 Ezek. 47-48 ********************************** BVOV : 25

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