BBD 03.25.05 Prayer Protection
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03.25.05
Monday (03.21.05), in Red Lake, Minnesota there was another school shooting
killing one teacher, a school security guard, five students and wounding 7
others before the gunman took his own life. Before arriving at the school
Jeff Wiese also apparently killed his grandfather and his grandfather's
companion.
This week I will be resending devotionals written in response to previous
school shootings and similar tragedies. The devotional today was written
after the Columbine school tragedy.
Prayer Protection
(Originally sent 12-7-99)
In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, and His children will
have a place of refuge. The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn
one away from the snares of death. - Proverbs 14:26-27.
Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma was the scene of another school shooting yesterday
morning. Four students were injured but none of the injuries is life
threatening. A fourteen-year-old boy drove himself to school and with a 9mm
handgun opened fire on the students waiting to enter the school. He emptied
the clip and was still pulling the trigger when the gun was taken away from
him. Miraculous is a word that immediately comes to mind. Miraculous that
none were killed. Miraculous that more were not injured. Mary Kay Henderson,
a parent being interviewed by a news organization said, "...the prayers that
those parents put up every morning protected those children."
This morning counselors will be at the school to help the students and
teachers cope with this horror that has overtaken them. But last night they
were in the churches of the community receiving comfort and encouragement
from the Lord. Many of the parents recognized that God is the One who is our
refuge. He is the only One who can provide protection in the midst of this
wicked and depraved world in which we live. We all need that protection. As
the father of one of the victims said "if it can happen in Ft. Gibson it can
happen anywhere."
God is a refuge for those who fear Him. In the Old Testament, cities of
refuge (Numbers 35:6) were set up for those who had unintentionally killed
someone. If that happened they knew their only hope of safety was to run to
one of those cities to escape that wrath of the victim's family. Our only
hope of safety for our families and ourselves today is to run to the place
of refuge. God is the only place of refuge. We must run to Him each day. We
must pray with our families, study God's Word with our families, and be in
church faithfully with our families. Sending our children to church is not
enough. They need to see our example. They must know that we do indeed have
a "fear of the Lord."
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