GOD'S PROTECTIVE HAND

GOD'S PROTECTIVE HAND

I need to praise the Lord for his protection of America's KESWICK during the storms that impacted our area the past 48 hours. It was pouring when we left the Activity Center on Friday night after the evening service. Rather than park our car in its normal spot at our house, we parked it right by the back door so that we could avoid getting drenched.

It rained right on through the night and when I got up Saturday morning, I decided that I wasn't going to chance walking to work in the rain, and it certainly was raining hard enough that riding in my golf cart would result in being totally drenched. So I was prompted to take the car and would come home for Jan and Zach to get them at lunchtime. Little did I know that this prompting was a part of God's protective hand.

Thirty minutes later, Jan was in the shower and heard the odd sound of electric sizzle. She thought she was about to be electrocuted. A large tree near our house fell ripping the electric wires right off the side of the house. The amazing thing is that three landed right where we had parked our car on Friday night. Had I not taken the car, it would have been crunched. Thank You, Lord, for your protective hand in the midst of the storm.

I was reminded of these words from the old hymn, A SHELTER IN THE TIME OF STORM

The Lord's our Rock, in Him we hide,
A Shelter in the time of storm;
Secure whatever ill betide,
A Shelter in the time of storm.
Refrain
Oh, Jesus is a Rock in a weary land,
A weary land, a weary land;
Oh, Jesus is a Rock in a weary land,
A Shelter in the time of storm.
A shade by day, defense by night,
A Shelter in the time of storm;
No fears alarm, no foes afright,
A Shelter in the time of storm.
The raging storms may round us beat,
A Shelter in the time of storm
We'll never leave our safe retreat,
A Shelter in the time of storm.
O Rock divine, O Refuge dear,
A Shelter in the time of storm;
Be Thou our Helper ever near,
A Shelter in the time of storm.
GREAT QUOTE: The more you praise God, the more you become God-conscious and absorbed in His greatness, wisdom, faithfulness, and love. Praise reminds you of all that God is able to do and of great things He has already done. Faith comes through God's Word and through praise. Faith grows as you praise the Lord. Wesley L. Duewel