Divine Protection

Divine Protection
I will protect those who trust in My name.
Psalm 91:14
NLT
On a chilly March afternoon before going home for dinner, Pastor Walter
Klempel fired up the church furnace in preparation for choir practice. When
it was
time to return to church with his family they were delayed because his
daughter changed clothes. At the same time student Ladona Vadergrift was
struggling
with a geometry problem and stayed home to work on it. Sisters Royena and
Sadie Estes' car wouldn't start. Herbert Kipf lingered over a letter he'd
put
off writing. Joyce Black was feeling "plain lazy" and stayed home till the
last minute. Pianist Marilyn Paul fell asleep after dinner and her mum, the
choir director, had trouble waking her. Pals Lucille Jones and Dorothy Wood
were late because of a radio broadcast. Every single choir member was late;
something that's never happened before nor since. Was it just a fluke? No!
At 7:30 that night the West Side Church was flattened by an explosion from a
gas leak ignited by the furnace. directly below the empty choir loft!
God's looking out for you when you don't even know you're in danger! As His
child you "live within the shadow of the Almighty, sheltered by. God. He
rescues
you from every trap. He will shield you with His wings. His. promises are
your armour. He orders His angels to protect you wherever you go" (
Psalm 91:1-11
TLB). The Bible says: "The Angel of the Lord guards and rescues all who
reverence Him" (
Psalm 34:7
TLB); "To trust in God means safety" (
Proverbs 29:25
TLB). You can call it coincidence, chance, fate, or you can call it what it
really is - divine protection!
The Word for Today
with Bob Gass - Tuesday, 5th February 2008