“O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.” Psalm 30:2 (NIV).Bud Hexum, a friend and co-worker, is in need of being lifted up to God, our great healer. Bud just found out he has esophagus cancer and he is scheduled to begin chemo soon.
Further testing has shown that the cancer has spread to his back and to some organs. A Christ-like mutual friend sent him to me to seek prayer.
Hard to believe a man of 74 that performs physical tasks at work like a 35 year-old is on his way home to be with his LORD and Savior. Bud has been told that he has a good chance of seeing his 75th birthday. That is six months away, but the chances of being alive in a year from now are not good for him.
Knowing that our Almighty God is still in the healing business, I opened an “Event” of my Facebook page, “Prayer Sanctuary”, and shared it on my other pages “Praying 4 U” and “Jesus Heals Today”. I asked 571 Facebook friends from around the world to pray for Bud and 70 have made a commitment to do just that.
It is our job to pray and God’s job to heal. I also asked for prayers for Bud last night at a men’s prayer meeting. Most of the twenty-eight men there, laid their hands on me, as they prayed for him. We prayed that Bud’s body will be restored to the good health he once had and that he will be able to perform all the things on earth that God has planned for him.
Bud is a believer and has reached out for the corner of Jesus garment as he has asked for prayer. He knows “And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well” (James 5:15 NIV).
No one knows the end of this story except for God almighty. Humans have set the date of Bud’s expiration, but that is not what God has said. Our words and our prayers have tremendous power and can destroy the works of darkness.
Brothers and sisters ~ You can experience victory through prayer!
Shalom,
Rick Hawbaker
Praying 4 U Ministries
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