Scripture: Psalm 121
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
On Tuesday evenings I usually go to quartet practice for the quartet I am in. (www.jerichoquartet.com) Our practice is in Chino Hills and this past Tuesday there seemed to be a lot of traffic on the 10 freeway so I got off and was heading for the 60. To do so I needed to go down a side street to head south.
At the same time I had a CD playing in the car. It was a CD I made to help me memorize scripture. Basically it repeats small sections of the passage I am learning multiple times with pauses between each section.
All of a sudden I looked up and there was a red car zipping in front of me. My first thought was I am going to hit him, then I slammed on the brakes. It was the first time I had ever had to use some antilock mechanism in my brakes. The car made some kind of a vibrating noise and stopped, but there was no CRASH.
I watched as the car continued on and I was stunned that I did not hit him. I sat there for a few seconds, thanked God and then realized that God had just fullfilled the promises He gave us in Psalm 121. Then I was doing more then just thanking God, I began to Praise HIM out loud. Hallelujah. Another "proof" to strengthen my faith that God watches over us.
ps. If you are interested in memorizing larger portions of scripture like Psalm 121. Let me know what passage you want to learn and I can help you by creating a CD you can listen to in the car while on your way to and from work. I have an excellent method that I have used for years.
Request:
That we would be able to help other brothers and sisters in Christ to have the faith that our Lord does take care of us.
Prayer:
Thank you Lord for watching over us every second of our lives and thank you again for preventing what could have been a very serious accident this past Tuesday.
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I was similarly reminded of God's watching over us last night as I was driving to choir rehearsal. A woman in a motorized wheelchair was driving up the hill. She had no lights or reflectors on her wheelchair, and anyone could have hit her from behind. Thankfully, as I approached her, there was light from one of the few streetlights on that stretch of road. She was far enough out into the street that I would not have seen her if she had been a few yards behind where she was. God was watching over us both!
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