Monday, September 12, 2005
GOD AND THE SPIDER
GOD AND THE SPIDER
Author Unknown
Sep 12, 2005
During World War II, a US Marine was separated from his unit on a
Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the
crossfire, he had lost touch with his comrades.
Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his
direction. Scrambling for cover, he found his way up a high ridge to
several small caves in the rock. Quickly he crawled inside one of the
caves. Although safe for the moment, he realized that once the enemy
soldiers looking for him swept up the ridge, they would quickly search
all the caves and he would be killed.
As he waited, he prayed, "Lord, if it be your will, please protect me.
Whatever your will though, I love you and trust you. Amen." After
praying, he lay quietly listening to the enemy begin to draw close. He
thought, "Well, I guess the Lord isn't going to help me out of this
one." Then he saw a spider begin to build a web over the front of his
cave.
As he watched, listening to the enemy searching for him all the while,
the spider layered strand after strand of web across the opening of the
cave.
"Hah, he thought. "What I need is a brick wall and what the Lord has
sent me is a spider web. God does have a sense of humor."
As the enemy drew closer he watched from the darkness of his hideout
and could see them searching one cave after another. As they came to
his, he got ready to make his last stand. To his amazement, however,
after glancing in the direction of his cave, they moved on. Suddenly,
he realized that with the spider web over the entrance, his cave looked
as if no one had entered for quite a while. "Lord, forgive me," prayed
the young man. "I had forgotten that in you a spider's web is stronger
than a brick wall."
We all face times of great trouble. When we do, it is so easy to forget
the victories that God would work in our lives, sometimes in the most
surprising ways. As the great leader, Nehemiah, reminded the people of
Israel when they faced the task of rebuilding Jerusalem, "In God we
will have success!" [Nehemiah 2:20]
Remember: Whatever is happening in your life, with God, a mere spider's
web can become a brick wall of protection. Believe He is with you
always. Just speak His name through Jesus His son, and you will see His
great power and love for you.
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