Jim was Healed of Spinal Degeneration

I suffered spinal damage from lifting heavy items such as Superphosphate fertiliser bags weighing 85kg & so on, on our family farm over many years. X-rays taken in 1975 confirmed my spinal degeneration. I had many examinations & treatments by medical practitioners in different specialities. A spinal specialist in Melbourne made a steel brace to support my degenerated lower spine, but I couldn’t wear it as it just transferred the pain & weakness further up my spine. My back was so incapacitating that if I leaned forward I could not pull my upper body upright again, & I often had to drop to my knees & crawl to something to pull myself up with! I could not bend over & pick up our two little boys, & if I dug a few spadefuls of dirt I would have to lie flat on the floor for about half an hour while my back recovered. A spinal physiotherapist gave me 23 exercises to do, which I did religiously twice daily. Nothing that I tried gave any lasting improvement, & finally I was told “We’ve done all we can, but it is incurable & you can expect to be confined to a wheelchair in 3 to 4 years’ time!”

My wife met people who followed the Bible and could show proof that a supernatural God really did exist. Initially I was slow to accept what they said, but I was delighted with what I heard, as I wanted to have the ultimate purpose to life that a real God would make possible. One night I was praying, and I realised that having a right relationship with God was the only thing of value that I could have at Jesus Christ’s return. At that exact moment I received the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues!

Two days later my wife noticed that I had been doing things I had been unable to do for years, and we realised that my spine was healed at the same moment I had received the Holy Spirit. That was in 1978. I was totally healed, and my spine is now one of the stronger parts of my body. There are natural ageing processes that happen to all of us and for me too. The joint that God healed is staying strong while all the others are ageing around it. The same God who healed me offers eternal life to you and me, and that’s the best bit.

Jim is a member of The Revival Fellowship - Adelaide, South Australia