Grandpa Walt had a busy day planned. He had just stepped out of the door of the bank and was walking briskly down the street to take care of some other errands, when a tall, young man suddenly fell in step beside him.
“Well, you’re lookin’ good!” the young man remarked breezily to Grandpa Walt. “Where are you goin’ ? ”
Grandpa Walt was a Christian, and he seemed to feel the Spirit of God inside of him giving a warning signal. This man was up to no good, Grandpa Walt was sure.
Turning to the stranger with a quiet smile, but with true certainty, Grandpa Walt replied happily, “I’m going to heaven! Christ died on the cross for my sins, and one of these days He’s going to take me to heaven . . . I can hardly wait!”
Like a flash, the young man began to walk faster, and was soon lost in the crowd.
God’s Word, the Bible, says, “Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler. . . . His truth shall be thy shield and buckler” (Psalm 91:34).
Have you learned the power of God’s Word in your life? It not only can save your soul for eternity, but it is able to protect you from harm during your lifetime. The Bible says, “Even to your old age . . . will I carry you . . . and will deliver you” (Isaiah 46:44And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. (Isaiah 46:4)).
ML-03/03/1996