Snatched From Danger

"She's choking!" Juli's precious little girl could not breathe, so with stealth-like maneuvering, Juli pulled her from the high chair and retrieved the goldfish cracker lodged in her throat. for the first 11 months of life, this child had only known gentleness from her mother, but that day's crises called for swift action.

Sometimes the Lord treats us the same way. He rescues us from danger, yet we see it as the most painful even of our lives! The Israelites felt that way at time. They often forgot that God saved them from the bondage of slavery. All they saw was the difficulty of the rescue.
Have you ever broken down and cried until there were no more tears? Have you ever wondered why this tragedy is happening to you? I have. Have you ever questioned whether God really cares about your circumstances? Me too.

I look back on my life and see moments that seemed devastating. It was only later I discovered they were actually life-giving. God was rescuing me, but it was hard at the time.
The trial you are facing today is not too big for God to handle. As a matter of fact, being the loving parent that he is, he may be rescuing you from harm. Believe him...trust him...love him despite your circumstances. Someday you will look back on this time and see that he was there all along.

{Exodus 18:10}
“Praise the Lord,” Jethro said, “for he has rescued you from the Egyptians and from Pharaoh. Yes, he has rescued Israel from the powerful hand of Egypt! 

{Judges 6:8}
The Lord sent a prophet to the Israelites. He said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of slavery in Egypt.

{2 Timothy 4:18}
Yes, and the Lord will deliver me from every evil attack and will bring me safely into his heavenly Kingdom. All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.

{James 1:2-4}

2 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.  

3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 

4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.