Oral Roberts Testimony

Testimony: Oral Roberts – Fulfilling his divine calling

Oral Roberts was born to godly parents in 1918 in Oklahoma, America. His mother had dedicated him to God even before he was born. As a child he was often bullied because he stuttered. As a teenager, he was rebellious towards God and his parents; so he left home at an early age. He wanted to pursue his own dreams although he knew God’s hand was on his life.

One day, he collapsed and the doctors found that he was in the final stages of tuberculosis. In those days, there was no cure for the disease as antibiotics had yet to be discovered. He was bedridden for 163 days and had no chance of survival. While he was being driven to an evangelistic meeting, he heard the audible voice of the Spirit:

“Son, I am going to heal you and you are to take my healing power to your generation. You are to build me a university and build it on My authority and the Holy Spirit.”

It seemed impossible. He had no money, no status, no education, no pattern to follow, he stuttered and he was on his deathbed.

During the meeting, he was miraculously healed. As he shared his testimony, he realized that his stammering had been healed as well. He went on into the ministry and pastored a church.

When the time was ripe, the Holy Spirit began to stir his comfortable nest. As he sought God’s power, he received empowerment. At the leading of the Holy Spirit, he conducted a miracle service where a lady was healed of a crippled hand. That marked the beginning of his ministry as an evangelist.

During his first crusade, he had his first brush with death. A man shot at him with a revolver, narrowly missing his head. The newspapers headlined the shooting, and overnight he was labeled a controversial evangelist. What Satan had meant for evil, God turned it around for good. His name became nationally known and his healing ministry took off in the face of persecutions.

After the healing ministry was established, he rose to the challenge to build the Oral Roberts University based on God’s authority and the Holy Spirit. The university was to raise up students to accomplish the purposes of God and to further the gospel with His healing power. The story of how he overcame all the odds through the help of the Holy Spirit is an inspiring one.

Oral Roberts is considered one of the most successful evangelists of the 20th century and a leader of the Charismatic Revival. Throughout the years, he also had the opportunity to meet with and pray for many of the presidents of America.

He fulfilled his divine calling to take God’s healing power to his generation and to build God a university based on His authority and the Holy Spirit.

(Reference – Expect a Miracle, My Life and Ministry by Oral Roberts, Nelson Word Publishers)


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