“They (the psalmist’s enemies)…swarmed round me like bees, however they have been consumed as shortly as burning thorns…I used to be pushed again and about to fall, however the Lord helped me. The Lord is my energy and my protection; He has develop into my salvation.” From Psalm 118
A pal* dwelling out of the country despatched me this fascinating account of a current expertise:
Psalm 118 got here to life Monday night time after I had an surprising encounter with a swarm of bees. I used to be at my laptop and appeared as much as see bees flying within the window. I jumped up and waved the primary non-breakable object I may discover at them and received all however two bees to return the way in which they got here earlier than slamming the window shut. Then my offensive weapon, a stuffed canine, turned a bee smusher.
The sight on the opposite aspect of the glass was in contrast to something I’d ever seen. Lots of, probably 1000’s of bees swarming about for hours. This morning, once I went outdoors, a whole bunch of useless bees lay by the elevator the place they’d are available in via a close-by window. Lots of these bees would have been in my house if I hadn’t been shut at hand when the cloud appeared.
The psalmist wrote that the enemy nations surrounded him like bees.
Now that I’ve come a bit nearer than I’d wish to being surrounded by bees, I’ve one more image of God’s safety.
As I mirrored on what occurred, I spotted that the enemy had been attacking me with numerous little issues, none in themselves that massive, however collectively have been most likely an even bigger swarm than I’d realized. In Christ’s identify I can slam the window shut on what the enemy is attempting to do.
What are the “bees” in our lives?
Maybe the potential sting seems to be like fear, or melancholy, or the biting phrases of 1 we had regarded as a pal. Taken singly we’re apt to suppose that we will merely ignore the bees’ presence or fight them with constructive ideas, however our final weapon is at all times reliance upon the Lord who guarantees to be our energy, protection and salvation.
*My pal has given me permission to write down about this incident.
by Marilyn Ehle
utilized by permission
FURTHER READING
• From Brokenness to Holiness – by Daniel Forster
• Authority Over the Enemy – by Invoice Brilliant
• No Regrets – by Rand Kreycik
