"For he orders his angels to protect you wherever you
go." Psalm 91:11
This week I was driving when suddenly I hit something
very violently, causing me to lose instant control of the car. I crossed over
the median past heavy on-coming traffic which was during rush hour and
eventually came to a stop under a chain link fence. As I saw all the cars coming at me I
became conscious of the fact I was going to be killed. It so happened that I
didn't hit one car and I wasn't even hurt! It defies all human explanation. It
was miraculous that no harm came to me or to anyone else. My life was
miraculously spared. Motorists were spared. After I got out of the car which
lay under the uprooted fence the lady who had been driving behind me came to me
and said, “Look, that is what you hit.” It was the large iron cover from a
manhole that had come loose. There it lay on the street. She kept talking about
it being a miracle I was alive. Another man came to me and said, “I believe in
God. I should have killed you. It is a miracle you are alive.” I was badly
shaken but had no physical injuries. That day God was greatly magnified in my
eyes. We talk about God being great but when He rescues in such a dramatic
fashion one is left speechless, humbled, broken, and in awe. It has been
interesting to observe how some people simply perceived it as a freak accident.
Others knew there was a much bigger picture involved. Such people are able to
discern what is happening in the heavenly realms. Inwardly, I knew, without a doubt, that Satan
was out to destroy me and end my life that day. But our times are in God’s
hands, not Satan’s. God decides that time. When I lost total control of the
car, God had not lost control for a second. No doubt angels were ordered to
take charge during that disaster.
Anyone involved in Muslim ministry will encounter what
I will refer to as “strange things”. They come in different forms and are often
beyond human understanding; strange and bizarre. My parents experienced them
throughout their fifty years ministering among Somali Muslims. Ed and I
experienced strange incidents while in Pakistan and we have experienced them in
Canada. They can erupt in any geographical area of the world, often come out of
the clear blue, and can be violent and aggressive. They are meant to frighten
us and make us retreat and destroy us and our faith in Jesus. Satan’s goal is
to halt the spreading of the Good News.
Perhaps you are
in ministry among Muslims and are walking through a bizarre incident. The
strangeness of it all can really affect our minds. You need to recognize the
bigger picture. It is important to be vulnerable and transparent and call on
brothers and sisters for prayer. Some will understand. Others will not.
Dear heavenly Father, thank You for sparing my life!
It was miraculous. You are a miracle working God, the same yesterday, today,
and forever! In Jesus’ name, Amen.
