Finding Providence Amid Life’s Storm
It is 3:30am on Saturday October 4 and I cannot sleep. Scotland is being battered by gales and heavy rain. Storm Amy has taken a tantrum. A few hours ago, a tree fell into my garden; a sudden, violent reminder of nature’s force. Now, taller and mightier trees sway ominously above my roof, their branches thrashing in the wind, threatening to come down and wreck my home.
In the midst of the storm, I reach for my Bible, seeking calm in the chaos. It randomly opens at Psalm 121 and my eyes fall upon these words:
“The Eternal will keep you safe
from all of life’s evils,
from your first breath to the last breath you breathe,
from this day and forever.”
What are the chances? God whispers through a line of Scripture, finding us in the dark, reminding us that He is near. Sometimes His communication is so personal, so precise, that it feels as though the words were written for this that night—for that very hour.
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