Day 4
January 6
Psalm 119:25-32
"For today’s devo, Ray Betz shares a story of today's passage brought to life in his testimony. Enjoy!" - Pastor Tyler
Psalms 119:25 (NIV)
“I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word.”
I was on a run as I often did in those days. I was enjoying a nice fall day when I came up limping. I thought this was odd, and I had to walk the last mile to my home. In the coming days I had numb spots spreading throughout my body. I had numbness in my legs, arms, and face. I made an appointment and my local GP started to examine me. He tested my reflexes which weren’t working. I saw him go into an adjacent room and open up a medical book. He returned to my exam room and told me I needed to see a neurologist. I said, “Okay, when?” He replied, “Now.” I was really getting concerned now, and I drove to the neurologist’s office.
The neurologist started tapping me all over testing my reflexes. None of them were working. He told me, “You need to go to the hospital now!” Each morning the neurologist asked me to squeeze his hands. He said, “You’re getting weaker,” and each day I got weaker. They believed that I had Guillain-Barre’ which causes paralysis for up to a year.
That night my pastor and elders anointed me and prayed for me. I had faith, but believed that God wanted me to go through this. I didn’t expect anything. The next morning the neurologist came to my room and asked me to squeeze his hands. This time he said, “Do that again.” I did and he said, “You’re stronger today!” I thought, ‘Did God heal me?’ My symptoms improved enough to be released from the hospital the next day. My symptoms never returned and my wife and I claimed healing. The doctors had no answer for my quick and unexpected recovery.
Ray Betz
"For today’s devo, Ray Betz shares a story of today's passage brought to life in his testimony. Enjoy!" - Pastor Tyler
Psalms 119:25 (NIV)
“I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word.”
I was on a run as I often did in those days. I was enjoying a nice fall day when I came up limping. I thought this was odd, and I had to walk the last mile to my home. In the coming days I had numb spots spreading throughout my body. I had numbness in my legs, arms, and face. I made an appointment and my local GP started to examine me. He tested my reflexes which weren’t working. I saw him go into an adjacent room and open up a medical book. He returned to my exam room and told me I needed to see a neurologist. I said, “Okay, when?” He replied, “Now.” I was really getting concerned now, and I drove to the neurologist’s office.
The neurologist started tapping me all over testing my reflexes. None of them were working. He told me, “You need to go to the hospital now!” Each morning the neurologist asked me to squeeze his hands. He said, “You’re getting weaker,” and each day I got weaker. They believed that I had Guillain-Barre’ which causes paralysis for up to a year.
That night my pastor and elders anointed me and prayed for me. I had faith, but believed that God wanted me to go through this. I didn’t expect anything. The next morning the neurologist came to my room and asked me to squeeze his hands. This time he said, “Do that again.” I did and he said, “You’re stronger today!” I thought, ‘Did God heal me?’ My symptoms improved enough to be released from the hospital the next day. My symptoms never returned and my wife and I claimed healing. The doctors had no answer for my quick and unexpected recovery.
Ray Betz