In the 1980s, she was a lady who changed lives…she brought
on a mighty revival and transformation in many people.
She was not always like that.
Years ago, she was a teacher in Darjeeling. She had two young children. Her husband worked in the air force many
miles away in Bagdogra.
She was hardworking, sincere
and faithful in all she did. However,
slowly a nagging pain started eating her up.
She did not know why she was feeling this way. She sunk into a pool of depression. The depression swallowed her up and she
became suicidal.
One night she decided to take her life. The pain and depression was
overwhelming. Mrs. Bhakre tells us that
she was ready to end it that very night, but something made her cry out to God
in her pain, not really expecting Him to hear her.
The next thing she knew was that she postponed her plan to
end her life that night, not sure what made her delay…There was a terrible rain
storm that night with the wind howling eerily through the giant fir trees.
Somewhere around the dead of the night, there was a
resounding-ground-shaking crash.
Everyone got up with a terrible shock, almost afraid to see what had
happened.
Finally, gingerly, they made their way out of the cottage. What they saw horrified them! The old gnarled huge fir tree had crashed
down in the storm missing the cottage by inches! It was a miracle. If the giant tree had crashed down on the
cottage, it would have smashed the wooden cemented cottage to smithereens.
When Mrs. Bhakre saw this, all she could do was stare in
wonder praising God realizing how close to death the whole family was that
night, and how the God spared them.
When you are inches away from death, you suddenly appreciate
the gift of life that God has given you.
Mrs. Bhakre wanted to live again. God poured out new life into her that night. She was
born again, that very night. It was as
if the fire of God had entered her life.
She was baptized in the Spirit of God.
The next morning, she was a new woman. She shared her
testimony everywhere, with the teachers, with students, with everyone. She had the Word of God in her heart burning
like a flame that could not be quenched.
She shared the Gospel at the cost of many people even calling her a
fanatic and mocking her. As she shared the Gospel, her dark brown eyes glowing and her dark wavy hair framed her
serene face as she spoke in a calm but strong voice.
There was no stopping her.
The Word of God was like fire in her bones and a bubbling brook that
could not be stopped.
Eventually, many, many came to know Christ including
teachers, students, and others. Those who accepted came to a deeper relation with Jesus because of the powerful Bible studies she
started. Some folks over the years may
have retreated and backed out, but many more came to a deeper walk with God.
I saw her some years ago in Mumbai. I was sad that I had misplaced her phone
number. I had people asking me where she
was.
She was an amazing lady.
The Spirit of God was upon her life.
She walked the walk and talked
the talk, with kindness and love.
When the fire of God is upon a person's life, people search
out and look for them because they carry the blessing of the anointing.
Mrs. Bhakre was touched by the fire of God.
When we are touched by the fire of the Holy
Spirit, we can never go back to the plains of compromise. If we slide back, the Holy Spirit keep
convicting us to move forward…and if we really belong to God, we will respond
to that conviction.
We keep moving forward to the hills of holiness and we never stop until we reach the mountain top…spiritually speaking.
Jeremiah 20:9:
"…..But His word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones;
and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not hold back."
Rita.
Some of the names of the individuals have been changed to protect their privacy.
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