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Angels Here Among Us


“The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them” (Psalm 34:7).
There are angels here among us in our world. They serve God, and they are not without His special purpose. We may call them “guardian angels” or we acknowledge their presence by calling these powerful, messengers of God “our special angels.” Sometimes, we rightly credit them with saving our lives, keeping us from doing something foolish as we are likely to do from time to time.

A couple of years ago, I was approaching a very dangerous railroad crossing. There had been many fatal accidents at this crossing because of the large trees and underbrush that blocked the view of any approaching train from either direction. There were no warning lights or crossing bars, only a wooden sign indicating a railroad crossing. On this near fatal day for me several railroad men were working on the tracks at this crossing. I saw the orange cones they had placed on either side of the tracks and I slowed down since they were working so near the road and the tracks there in front of me. One of the workers gave me some kind of unrecognizable hand signal I misunderstood to be “come on ahead,” and I proceeded to drive on across the tracks believing no train was coming since the workers themselves were so near the train tracks. Mentally I was prompted by caution but, I was going to go ahead and cross the tracks since I thought I was being instructed to do so. I was no more than 10 feet from the tracks when in my mind I heard a scream; “STOP!” The extreme warning command was so loud it sounded just like a desperate passenger riding there beside me in my truck. Responsively, I slammed on my brakes… just as a passing freight train crossed my path doing at least sixty miles per hour! The speeding train was so close I believed some part of the train was going to strike my front bumper!

I was so shocked at my near death experience and how close I came to having this train slam into my driver’s side door that after it passed and I eventually did cross the tracks, I had to pull over to the side of the road. I was shaking all over, my mind was unable to process any thought. I was so nearly killed by the train. In some ways, it all seemed like a horrible nightmare, one I couldn’t awake from.

God placed His angel on the seat there beside me that day, and He protected me because He has a purpose for my life even though to this day I don’t fully understand all His intentions for using me. I praise God for loving me so and for keeping me from harm. He is a faithful God who does deliver!

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