Trust in our Omnipotent Almighty God Who guides and protects us

Have you ever heard the worldly saying, “All the plans of mice and men often go astray"? The definition of ‘'astray” is off the right path or route, or away from what is proper or desirable.  We start out our day with a list of activities we hope to accomplish one by one as we planned.  At the end of the day, we look back and find that this expectation was not necessarily so.  Our day had gone in an entirely different direction.  As we pray and ask God to bless us and protect us in all of our ventures, we should add “If it be Your will” or, “Your will be done, not mine.”

I recently heard of a young man who was returning home from a dental appointment.  As he drove down a narrow country road, his car swerved slightly to the right, hit a ditch, then went airborne, hit a lamp post, rolled over and landed upright.  This could have been a fatality, but God spared his life. He had no broken ones, just a few lacerations from the broken windshield glass.

When what could have been a catastrophe like this happens, we need to praise the Lord for what did not happen: a saved life is far more important than a wrecked car and also that no other person or car was involved.  God’s will allowed the accident to happen but God’s will also allowed this young man to come out unscathed.  Our young man was responsibly following the guidelines of the  authorities such as:  his seat belt was fastened, he was not texting, his cell phone was in his pocket available to call for help, and he kept both hands on the steering wheel.

A lesson to be learned from this is to praise the Lord first for His protection, then ponder on what could have happened.  If the results had been the opposite we would have been devastated, but comforted knowing that instead of coming home to us he had gone home to be with Jesus and we would one day be with him in eternity.

As parents and adult relatives of young drivers, we need to teach them to learn and practice the guidelines of the authorities and also be sure that they know our Omnipotent Almighty One who protects all of us.  Omnipotent means having virtually unlimited authority or influence over us.  He is also always watching over us from heaven. We find these truths in the following scriptures:

Revelation 19:6 – “And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters, and as the sound of many thunderings,  saying, “Allelula! for the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!” 

Psalm 33:13-15 – “The Lord looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.  From the place of His dwelling He looks on all the inhabitants of the earth; He fashions their hearts individually; He considers all their works.”

We can be confident that we are never out of God’s sight and He is watching out for us.  Never fear – God is always near. Praise the Lord for His provision, protection and peace.

Thank you for reading this,

Great Granny Witt