The Lord Is Your Deliverer

Psalm 18:1-3

 ¹ I love you, O LORD, my strength.  ² The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.  ³ I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.

Sunday evening we gathered around the kitchen windows and peered out into the backyard watching a storm blow through.  We watched the wind blow the tree's branches in every direction and blinked with every bright flash of lightning and crash of thunder.  As we gazed through the window, we saw a bright lightning bolt streak down from the dark clouds and immediately heard a loud "boom!"  We cringed as we saw the flash and loud sound and thought that the lightning bolt must of hit something.

We could hear the thunder still rumbling at a distance but knew the worst of the storm was over.   We then sent our daughters upstairs to get ready for bed but noticed they quickly returned running frantically into our bedroom and jumping onto our bed.  Once again the storm produced fear in their minds but they knew where to run to find refuge, Daddy and Mommy's room.  As I (Louis) walked out of the room and through the house, I found my youngest daughters tiny hand grab a hold of mine and heard these words, "Dad I want to go where you go."  I said "Oh really, why?"  She said, "Because you're bigger! I want to be with you."  She once again found refuge not in our California King size bed but right next to my side!     

The storm was much more devastating than we suspected.  We got word later Sunday night that a house a couple of miles down the road was struck by lightning and caught fire.  We drove by the home yesterday to see that most of the house was destroyed by fire.  We thanked God as we heard no one was injured or hurt.  Driving away from that home left us with mixed emotions.  We had a sinking feeling in the pit of our stomachs and fought back the tears as we empathized with the loss of this family's home.  We humbly thanked God for protecting us through yet another storm.

God is your deliverer!  Call to the Lord today, take refuge in Him and He will save you from your enemies!

Have a great day!  God bless you.

Louis & Elisa Quintana