“With God,
all things are
possible." ~ Matthew 19:26
Returning home from a weekend with
her parents, Jennifer (25) hit a concrete bridge barrier and drove off the
roadway. The car wasn’t discovered until
a fisherman spotted it the next morning.
Police officers rushed to the overturned car. All four recalled the same thing: a
mysterious female voice calling out “Help!” from inside the vehicle that called
them to action.
Fueled by adrenaline, they quickly rolled the partially-submerged
vehicle from water so cold, several were later treated for hypothermia. To their surprise, they discovered an unconscious
toddler still trapped in her car seat. Nobody
knows exactly how 18-month-old Lily survived hanging upside down, without food
or water; icy water rushing just inches below her head.
That voice … where had it voice come from? From the massive trauma evident in Jennifer’s corpse, nobody believed it could’ve been hers, especially after 14 hours upside down in freezing water.
Others asserted that certain birds can mimic sounds and
voices. It was possible that a bird was imitating
Jennifer’s voice from when the accident first occurred.
Not surprisingly, believers insisted the voice came from a Divine
plea to rescue the infant by dispatching a Guardian Angel to cry out on her
behalf.
Naysayers questioned: “If God intervened, why didn’t he save
the mother, too?” Still others asked: “Can’t
we simply be sad about the tragedy and happy that this baby beat the odds and
survived. Does it really matter ‘why?’”
Honestly, I think we all care why. We can’t help ourselves. At one time or another, we must confess to some
anxiety about the existence or absence of an afterlife. It’s an age-old argument.
For those who don't believe, no explanation is
possible.
God relies on His angels to get
His Word out as we’ve seen countless times in the Bible. Angels reveal important truths; about things
unexplainable, about faith, about hope.
We humans crave answers for
everything. When people are cured from a
terminally ill diagnosis, triumph through almost-impossible challenges, or survive
near-death experiences, angels offer the only explanation we need.
Faith is believing in the
unknown, despite the good and bad that comes with it. If you believe in sacrifice, if you believe
in God, and if you believe in His guidance – then you believe in angels.
It doesn’t matter if you’re the
most optimistic person or not, everyone needs a little bit of hope in their
life. Hope is a powerful element that
remains invisible and omniscient. Even
though we can’t see it or quantify it, it’s always there. Angels are a symbol of hope.
Father, thank You for the miracles in my
life every day – for my health, for my family and friends, for this magnificent
country. Help me to never take these for
granted and to stand in faith and keep my focus on You. Amen
