When does God know to save you?
March 13, 2009
Growing up in the Sierra Nevadas, we had to be creative about simple things like swimming. There were not in close public swimming pools. As I remember it, the closest one was pretty creepy. There was green moss growing on the bottom of a concrete pool. I wasn't much into sliding into the concrete pond.
What we did have was a gravel pit with nice clean naturally filtered water. The bottom was smooth pebbles and the water fresh. My dad would run us kids over there in his '59 VW. As I remember it, my sister was not much of a swimmer. Considering she became one of the first female park rangers in the US, seems a bit of a contridiction.
Anyway, the story is told that my sister was coaxed into a swim. My brother or I may have pushed her in. I don't know. We weren't very tolerant of Lou Lou Belle. Sorry sis. Just had to throw the nickname in there. Ha!
She went under and started taking on water. I don't know how many times she went under, but they say it was a miracle she survived. I just wonder how many times God let's us go under before He steps in and saves us. Any thoughts?
Hmmmmmm. How many time might He let us go under before He saves us? Well, for me, and I feel it is different for each individual…..He didn’t let me go under even one time. He revealed Himself to me. Took me by the hand around first grade. He called me early. I’m one of the ‘dumb’ called to confound the wise
. I’m not a preacher, pastor, thought I did teach Bible studies for many years. I’m just me who TRUSTS HIM TOTALLY! I’ve learned, finally, to stop ‘fighting’ the fight myself. After all, as David said, ‘the battle is the Lord’s.’ We don’t need a sword. We only need Him. I think it might be helpful if God chose to zap a few today like He did Nebuchadnezzar when He put him to grazing in the fields and caused him to grow claws until such time that the King acknowledged that God ‘rules in the kingdom of men.’
I love that record in Daniel. My desire for you Pastor Jeff is that God’s ‘will be done’ in your life and ministry.