{"id":39505,"date":"2017-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/jesus-said-i-got-you-as-he-shielded-us-from-death\/"},"modified":"2017-12-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T00:00:00","slug":"jesus-said-i-got-you-as-he-shielded-us-from-death","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/jesus-said-i-got-you-as-he-shielded-us-from-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus Said: &#8216;I Got You&#8217; as He Shielded Us from Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In his sermon, Todd Wilson tells a powerful story of rescue in a life and death situation.<\/p>\n\n<p>As a country, we are still reeling from many tragic events. But there are a few flashes of hope coming forth from the stories of tragedy. One is from a survivor of the 2015 San Bernardino shootings, 27-year-old Denise Peraza. Her life was spared, not because the shooters saw her and turned the other way, but because a valiant man named Shannon Johnson shielded her body with his own and saved her life. Listen to her recount the situation:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Wednesday morning at 10:55 A.M. we were seated next to each other at a table, joking about how we thought the large clock on the wall might be broken because time seemed to be moving so slowly. I would have never guessed that only five minutes later, we would be huddled next to each other under the same table, using a fallen chair as a shield from over 60 rounds of bullets being fired across the room. While I cannot recall every single second that played out that morning, I will always remember his left arm wrapped around me, holding me as close as possible next to him behind that chair. And amidst all the chaos, I&#39;ll always remember him saying these three words: &quot;I got you.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Always, no matter what, remember these three words: &quot;I got you.&quot; These are God&#39;s three words to you, not just in time of need, but all the time. He is your everlasting Father through the Lord Jesus Christ, who will never leave you nor forsake you. 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