In the Gun Sights
Theme of the Week: Our Protector and Provider
I.M. Anderson
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
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Key Bible Verse: O Lord, … Declare war on those who are attacking me. Put on your armor, and take up your shield. Prepare for battle and come to my aid (Psalm 35:1-2).Bonus Reading: Psalm 35:3-6, 9-10
When Ira Sankey was at the height of his ministry, traveling on a steamer in the Delaware River, he was recognized by some passengers. They'd seen his picture in the newspaper and knew he was associated with evangelist D.L. Moody. When they asked him to sing one of his own compositions, Sankey said he preferred the hymn by William Bradbury, "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us." He suggested that everyone join in the singing. One of the stanzas begins, "We are Thine, do Thou befriend us; be the guardian of our way."
When he had finished, a man stepped out of the shadows and inquired, "Were you in the army, Mr. Sankey?"
"Yes," Sankey replied, "I joined up in 1860."
"Did you ever do guard duty at night in Maryland, about 1862?"
"Yes, I did."
"Well, I was in the Confederate Army," said the stranger. "I saw you one night at Sharpsburg. I had you in my gun sight as you stood there in the light of the full moon. Then just as I was about to pull the trigger, you began to sing. It was the same hymn you sang tonight," the man told an astonished Sankey. "I couldn't shoot you."
—I.M. Anderson in Moody Monthly
My Response: How could I have been protected while oblivious to danger?
Thought to Apply: Security is our nearness to God, not our distance from danger.—KENNETH R. HENDREN (writer)
Adapted from Moody Monthly (2/86) by permission.
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Lord, You see me, guide me, hold me close. Nowhere can I be lost from You. I am safe everywhere because You are near.
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