Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

I ALMOST Missed the Holy Spirit

7 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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In this personal testimony, the speaker recounts a moment during a sermon when a woman brought her wheelchair‑bound husband, who had suffered a stroke ten years earlier, to the front of the church. The speaker’s initial instinct was to wait until the scheduled prayer time for the sick, but he felt an immediate prompting from the Holy Spirit to pray for the man right then. The congregation joined in prayer, and the man miraculously stood and walked for the first time in a decade. The speaker reflects that the Holy Spirit often speaks in split‑second, unexpected ways that may contradict our own plans, urging listeners to be attentive to that voice. The video concludes by promoting the resource “Holy Spirit: God Within You” and the website encounterthespirit.com for further learning about hearing the Holy Spirit.

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Right when I was beginning my sermon, a woman interrupted me. Her husband was in a wheelchair. Years prior, he had a stroke. The woman brought him right to the front of the church by the platform. She was motioning for my attention and pointing at her husband. I usually pray for the sick after the sermon, so I'm embarrassed to admit that my first thought was to ask them to wait until it was time for prayer. But in the split seconds before I could open my mouth, the Holy Spirit spoke. No. Pray for him now. I could see the faith in their eyes. So the congregation and I joined our faith with theirs to ask for a miracle. And for the first time in almost 10 years, that man got up and walked. Here's what I learned. Often the Holy Spirit will speak in split seconds and in ways that contradict what we think is right for the moment. So listen for and to his voice. You never know what's waiting on the other side of your step of faith. To learn more about the voice of the Holy Spirit, get Holy Spirit: God Within You, at encounterthespirit.com.