Heavenly Protection

For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

Psalm 91:3-4 ESV

My father called me one morning and shared the most amazing story of God's protective hand in his life.

He had been sitting in his bedroom earlier that morning watching television. My dad heard a noise from downstairs but ignored it. He assumed it was my stepmother returning from taking my younger siblings to school, her usual routine. 

Some time went by and she never came upstairs.

The noise, however, continued.

Curiosity aroused, my father went to the top of the stairs and called out her name. There was no response. Once again, he called out to her—walking slowly down each step as he did. 

Upon rounding the halfway point, he was astounded to see a large man at the foot of the stairs holding a knife!  The man demanded money, forced my father back up the stairs and into the master bedroom at knifepoint. Having recently made a trip to the bank, my dad had an extraordinarily large amount of money on him, which he handed over without question. 

The man was not content with just the money, however. He tied my father up and told him that he was going to kill him. 

My father responded: "You can't kill me. I'm a Christian."  

For some unknown reason, the man got very nervous, untied my father and fled the house. The money was taken, but my dad's life was spared.

  Perhaps you've heard similar stories. This just happens to be one that I know of, personally. Time and time again God places a cloud of protection over his children. He snatches us out of the fire, and the world watches in amazement. Oh, they try to figure these things out logically, but we know better. There is no logic greater than our supernatural God.

Challenging Thought: Evil still exists in this world, but God has promised to take care of His own. How has He done that in your life?  

Read more devotions like this one in a new book Janice co-authored with Louise Looney titled An Overcoming Walk of Peaks and Valleys, now available on Amazon!