S. D. Gordon, in his Quiet Talks on Power, says that a prominent clergyman in New England tells this experience:
"In the house of his pastoral work he was called upon
to conduct the funeral service of a young woman who had died quite
unexpectedly.
As he entered the house he met the minister in charge of the
mission church where the family attended & asked him, ‘Was Mary a
believer?’ To his surprise, a pained look came into the young man's
face as he replied:
`Three weeks ago I had a strong impulse to speak to her, but
I did not; & I do not know.'
A moment later he met the girl's Sunday school teacher &
asked her the same question. Quickly the tears came as she said:
`Two weeks ago, Doctor, a voice seemed to say to me,
"Speak to Mary," & I knew what it meant, and I intended to, but I
did not & I do not know.'
Deeply moved by these unexpected answers, a few minutes
later he met the girl's mother & thinking doubtless to give her an
opportunity to speak a word that would bring comfort to her own heart, he said
quietly, `Was Mary a Christian girl?'
The tears came quick to the mother's eyes as she sobbed out,
`One week ago a voice came to me saying, "Speak to Mary," and I
thought of it, but I did not do it at the time & you know how unexpectedly
she went away & I do not know."'
- The King's Business. (moreillustrations.com)
1 Thess 5:19 (AMP): “Do not quench the Holy Spirit.”
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