Safe from fire

Early in 2011, I received a frantic call from my daughter, “Dad, there is a huge fire headed for my house.” Her tone of voice was almost hysterical, and I was tempted to be thrown off stride. However, I had heard of that particular fire in Boulder, Colorado, where my daughter lived, and had already begun some protective prayerful work. I had not confined my prayer to my daughter, but included the entire community. 

I quickly shared with my daughter something that had come to me from the Bible. It was when God was speaking to a fearful Elijah: “And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: and after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice” (I Kings 19:11, 12). 

In my prayers, I affirmed that God does not make “natural” disasters, and, therefore, we don’t have to fear them or feel powerless before them. I asked my daughter if she was in a safe place, and she said that she was not at home, but returning to Boulder from Denver, and that all her news was coming from the radio. I suggested that she needed to get her news from a more reliable source—from God, who would never make it possible for her to (finally) buy her first home and then allow its destruction. 

Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.

NEXT IN THIS ISSUE
Testimony of Healing
Hand healed after fall
September 3, 2012
Contents

We'd love to hear from you!

Easily submit your testimonies, articles, and poems online.

Submit