AMAZING CONVERSION OF A MED-DOCTOR VIA INTERCESSION

Charles Finney began his ministry as a Presbyterian and later on became a Congregationalism He knew something about the Holy Spirit. He is known as the man who prayed down revivals.

Finney was holding a revival meeting in a certain city. The wife of one of the leading doctors of the city was a wonderful Christian woman and leader, but the doctor himself was an infidel. He would make fun of his wife. She felt that Finney, who had been a lawyer, would be able to help her husband. She kept insisting that Finney come to her house on one of his days off.

He agreed to come on a Monday for the noon meal. This doctor had a brother who was a farmer; he was a very religious man and had come to attend the meetings. This farmer brother was staying in the home with the doctor and his wife, so at the time appointed, Finney came and everyone was seated at the table. The lady asked Finney to pray; as he bowed his head, he was checked in his spirit and felt that the Lord wanted the farmer’s brother to pray. The brother began praying, when suddenly he took ahold of his stomach and started groaning.

He then jumped up from the table and ran to his bedroom. The doctor thought something was wrong with him physically, and jumped up to follow his brother. Finney followed. As Finney went into the room, the doctor was coming out to get his bag because he thought his brother had some kind of stomach cramps. Finney knew what the matter was.

He stopped the doctor, informing him that there was nothing wrong with his brother. Finney told the doctor that his brother had the spirit of travail and intercession and that he was praying for the doctor's lost soul. The doctor jerked loose from Finney and said that he did not believe it. The doctor left and Finney went into the room and kneeled down by the brother, and began to pray.

You can help lift a spiritual load just like you can a physical load. Finney said that within a few minutes he could feel the burden coming off on him. For forty-five minutes they stayed there weeping and groaning. When you do this, sometimes you feel as if your own soul is lost, but really it isn't. Because you are taking someone else's burden upon yourself, you actually feel on the inside of you, as if you are lost. Some have had this spirit of groaning and did not know what it was. It is intercession for a lost soul. If the Spirit of God comes upon you and groanings start welling up from your inner man, go ahead and groan and pray it out. Although you do not take it upon yourself to just groan in the flesh, there is a groaning of the Spirit when the Holy Spirit takes hold with you in prayer.

Finney said that after they had prayed, they started laughing. You should always pray until you have a feeling of praise. He said they rejoiced and laughed for awhile. After Finney came downstairs, he knocked on the doctor's study door. He told him that he had a word for him from his brother. The doctor opened the door and asked him how his brother was.

Finney told him that his brother had been praying for the doctor's poor lost soul. He added that they had prayed it all through and that he was just as good as saved. Finney said the doctor dropped his head and started crying. Then he fell down on his knees and was gloriously saved.

Yes, there is a prayer of intercession. Yes, there is a ministry of intercession. Do not be afraid to yield to it. (Kenneth E. Hagin)