Safe and Sound

A few days ago I had the wonderful opportunity to relax and watch a few hours of TV. We lost the remote to the cable box of our TV a couple of months ago, so once a channel has been selected it usually stays there. Luckily, we had turned it to the Discovery channel just in time to see a show that is called "I Shouldn't Be Alive". Each show is an hour long and is based on the true events of a person or people who have found themselves stranded in dangerous situations - looking death straight in the face. It just so happened that on this day the Discovery channel decided to show 4 or 5 hours of different stories. There were stories of people trying to survive a deadly wrong turn in the Amazon; people stranded on an inhabitable deserted island in the Sea of Cortes (surrounded by Hammerhead sharks); and of people stuck in the middle of a crocodile infested river (one guy was bitten, but survived).

I was glued to all of these stories. It was very interesting to see how these people made it through their different ordeals. It got me thinking about how people in the Bible survived difficult situations. I am specifically referring to David fighting wild beasts to defend his flock and Daniel being thrown into the lion's den (among other stories). Does God still protect His people in times like these? When we are in certain peril can we trust in God that all will be well? I'd like to think so. Whether we are lost in the middle of the Amazon or driving the dangerous streets of Porto Alegre late at night - God is watching us and is protecting us. Accidents happen all the time to all sorts of people, but trusting that God can, will and is protecting us is important in our walk. He watched after the apostle Paul on various occasions. I believe that when we are giving ourselves completely over to the Lord, He can keep us safe and sound if he chooses.