Have you ever had that feeling? You know, when you felt that you were in the presence of an angel. Perhaps, driving down the road and you stop or take a turn not really expecting to take but felt the need to make the adjustment only to find out something extraordinary happens. Maybe you just missed a deer in your path you would have hit without the slight deviation. Maybe you avoided a bad accident by the slight adjustment to your course. I remember driving with my Dad when I was just learning to drive and hit a patch of ice on a bridge. A huge truck was heading in our direction and I started to slide into his path. Some how I managed to make the adjustment without overreacting just in time to avoid the crash. Was an angel looking over my shoulder or perhaps took the steering wheel from me to avert the accident? I sometimes wonder just where I would be if it were not for God’s grace and intervention. I remember pulling off the road and my Dad was amazed we got through that one without a scratch. It actually gave me a little confidence in my driving though looking at it now think more divine guidance than my skill. I also remember a time when I picked up a hitch hiker trying to get over the Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge. At the time, I felt the need to help him and was well blessed for the random act. He did not hit me up for money, nor food, but simply wanted to get across to the other side. He was simply going down the interstate and we had that very brief encounter. I often think was he one of those angels mentioned in Hebrews 13:1-2? I believe that we never really know when or where or how we will be used to help our fellow sojourner so I think we need to stay on that faith journey. As flood victims continue to fight for their homes and their way of living, let us be thankful for what we have. Hebrews 13:16 says, “Don’t forget to do good and to share what you have….” Let’s be free of the things that drag us down and put ourselves into a mission of humility. Let’s be free from love of money or any other material thing that keeps us from being humble as life events could change in an instant forcing us to see from the eyes of others. Jesus told the parable in Luke 14 that when someone invites you to a celebration do not be so arrogant to think the place of honor is for you. Instead, be humble and be repaid when the just are resurrected.
T
Listen below to my brief message if you have time.