So Thankful

Every Parent's  (& Grandparent's) Nightmare:

Facebook message from my daughter in law...

"The phone rings and wakes you from a deep sleep. You groggily answer and hear your teenager, panicked and upset, telling you they’ve been in an accident. Every parents nightmare. That was mine last night. Thankfully Noah is fine; just sore with some scrapes and bruises. Always wear your seat belt and be safe."  

This is a picture of our precious grandson Noah and his Mama, when they were here for our son's wedding last fall:

When I got this message about Noah being in an accident, and thankfully that he was okay...all I could do was praise God and give Him thanks for His protection and watch-care over our only grandson.  This was obviously a very scary situation...but God was there...

"Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, 

Even the Most High, your dwelling place,

No evil shall befall you,

Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;

For He shall give His angels charge over you,

to keep you in all your ways.

In their hands they shall bear you up,

Lest you dash your foot against a stone...

You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,

The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

Because he has set his love upon Me,

therefore I will deliver him;

I will set him on high, because 

he has known My name.

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble'

I will deliver him and honor him.

With long life I will satisfy him,

and show him My salvation."

Psalm 91:9-16

Thank You, Jesus, for giving Your angels charge over our grandson. May You always keep him in all his ways. May You be there to deliver him, hear his cries, answer him when he is in any trouble. I pray that you will deliver him and honor him, and satisfy him with long life, and show him Your salvation. Amen.

I know that our grandson already knows the Lord...but he is about to embark upon a new journey in life as he graduates from high school in a few weeks.  We are looking forward to being there (in Maine) to celebrate this special moment with him, and to represent his father, (our son) who will be proudly watching from heaven.  I have a feeling that our son was watching the action of those angels the other night, and giving glory to God for their swift and accurate response to Noah's cries for help.  I wonder just what that moment must have looked like from heaven's perspective? Someday we will see that bigger picture as he is seeing it now...but until then, we will continue to pray for our grandson's safety and protection, and pray that he will keep the Lord always first in his heart and soul and mind. May this experience draw him closer to the Lord. Amen.