2 Corinthians 4:8-9 (ESV)
8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed;
perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck
down, but not destroyed;
When summer came there was no time for leisure. John
returned to work in the sawmill.
One day he was assigned to put dressing on the long
conveyor belt to keep it from slipping around the pulley. He had never before
done this operation. In his inexperience, he applied the dressing to the in going side of the belt instead of the returning side. The belt grabbed his arm with such force that he was thrown off his feet. The operator slammed the
stop lever and rushed to John's side, expecting to see a mangled arm still
caught between the drum and the belt. Instead, John's arm was free and
uninjured, and John had only belt burns and bruises on his hand.
"I can't believe it! It's impossible!" The
operator kept repeating as he looked first at John's arm and then at John.
"Your whole arm was caught in there-I saw it!"
To demonstrate what should have happened, the
superintendent, who had quickly arrived on the scene, placed a one-by-three
board where John's arm had been and started up the conveyor belt. The board
splintered like a matchstick.
Others who were present said they had seen John's arm
drawn into the belt. "It's a miracle!" They said.
Did God save my arm-maybe even my life? John was filled
with awe. Lord, last year You brought me through the truck accident and now
through this. You must have something special for me to do. Maybe You can use
me in spite of myself. To John it was a definite sign that God had work for him
to do.
God is there protecting us daily, do you pause to give
Him the credit?
Dear Lord, thank You for being there to protect us. Help
our eyes be open so that we can see what You do for us. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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