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Showing posts with label Christ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christ. Show all posts
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Another miracle!
Just minutes ago, a piece of hardened cotton ball measuring 1cm long and 0.5cm thick dropped out from my right ear.
[The photo below shows the cotton ball next to my 8-yr old daughter Rachel's index finger].
I do not know when it got lodged in my ear. I had not felt any pain or discomfort, and there certainly hadn't been any infection in the ear. It could have been there for months or even years as the last time I had this ear checked by an audiologist was years ago. When the audiologist checked my ear last weekend, she had a worried look on her face. She spoke with a sense of urgency, telling me repeatedly that I need to see an ENT specialist soon to remove whatever is lodged in my ear.
I prayed and asked GOD to remove this without the help of a specialist. Out of curiosity, I checked with a specialist in private practice and found out that the estimated charges for ear syringing with consultation and medication would average S$300 and above. That alone would more than wipe out my entire medical claim entitlement for a year.
Anyway, it is not about how costly a specialist session would be. I believe GOD is the only specialist I need. I started praying on Sat. By yesterday which was Tue, I felt a little pain in my ear, and the ear seemed swollen. This evening, after shower, I felt that this foreign object, whatever it is, will come out tonight. I prayed again, and about 25 minutes later, it came out! I was shocked when I saw that it was a cotton ball and I was amazed at its size. It was bigger and broader than the end of a typical cotton bud. It was also covered with discoloured ear wax, indicating that it may have been in there rather long. I shouted with joy, giving praises to GOD, for only He alone could have done this miracle. Hallelujah!
Thomas
[The photo below shows the cotton ball next to my 8-yr old daughter Rachel's index finger].
I do not know when it got lodged in my ear. I had not felt any pain or discomfort, and there certainly hadn't been any infection in the ear. It could have been there for months or even years as the last time I had this ear checked by an audiologist was years ago. When the audiologist checked my ear last weekend, she had a worried look on her face. She spoke with a sense of urgency, telling me repeatedly that I need to see an ENT specialist soon to remove whatever is lodged in my ear.
I prayed and asked GOD to remove this without the help of a specialist. Out of curiosity, I checked with a specialist in private practice and found out that the estimated charges for ear syringing with consultation and medication would average S$300 and above. That alone would more than wipe out my entire medical claim entitlement for a year.
Anyway, it is not about how costly a specialist session would be. I believe GOD is the only specialist I need. I started praying on Sat. By yesterday which was Tue, I felt a little pain in my ear, and the ear seemed swollen. This evening, after shower, I felt that this foreign object, whatever it is, will come out tonight. I prayed again, and about 25 minutes later, it came out! I was shocked when I saw that it was a cotton ball and I was amazed at its size. It was bigger and broader than the end of a typical cotton bud. It was also covered with discoloured ear wax, indicating that it may have been in there rather long. I shouted with joy, giving praises to GOD, for only He alone could have done this miracle. Hallelujah!
Thomas
Monday, March 09, 2009
A Glimpse
We give You all glory
We worship You our Lord
You are worthy to be praised
(Lyrics from Alpha and Omega)
It wasn't because you were the promised Messiah. It wasn't because you raised the dead. It wasn't because you turned water into wine.
It was because You took the stripes on our behalf. It was because You hung on the cross for six hours one Friday. It was because You rose again on the third day.
It was because You came near, came into our world, took on mortal flesh. And because You chose to draw close to us, we have a glimpse of what we are created to be in You.
It isn't easy for us to know that, to realise who we are, what we can be. It isn't easy knowing who You really are.
It's hard to see that in this world when we look around. When our bodies breakdown and our soul gets weary. Then we arrive at the tomb.
Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone was moved away from the entrance.
She ran at once to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, breathlessly panting, "They took the Master from the tomb. We don't know where they've put him." John 20:1-2 The Message.
But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she knelt to look into the tomb and saw two angels sitting there, dressed in white, one at the head, the other at the foot of where Jesus' body had been laid.
They said to her, "Woman, why do you weep?" "They took my Master," she said, "and I don't know where they put him." After she said this, she turned away and saw Jesus standing there. But she didn't recognise him. Jesus spoke to her, "Woman, why do you weep? Who are you looking for?" She, thinking that he was the gardener, said, "Mister, if you took him, tell me where you put him so I can care for him."
Jesus said, "Mary." Turning to face him, she said in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" meaning "Teacher!" Jesus said, "Don't cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go to my brothers and tell them,
'I ascend to my Father and your Father, my God and your God.' " Mary Magdalene went, telling the news to the disciples: "I saw the Master!" And she told them everything he said to her.
John 20:11-18 The Message. We believe, Lord. Help our unbelief.
In Christ,
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