‘His faithful promises are your armour and protection.’ Psalm
91:4
A vendor at a state fair gave Mavis Gustafson Pigford a
free Gideon Bible. She tucked it in her purse and forgot about it. Later as she
walked along, a car pulled up, the driver pointed a gun and told her to get in.
She writes: ‘I did as he said. He pulled over and tried to force me down on the
seat. I struggled…and finally he ordered me out of the car. Before my feet hit
the ground, I heard a shot and felt a sharp pain in my side. I collapsed, and
the man came around…took my wallet…threw my purse at my head and shot it. I
felt a dreadful impact. Still conscious…I heard the car drive away and I
stumbled to a nearby farmhouse. The woman called for help…and as I was rushed
to hospital the police closed in on the drug-crazed driver who attacked me.
Before surgery to remove the bullet in my side, my sister came to see me. “Do
you know what saved your life?” she asked. She handed me the Bible from my
purse. A bullet was lodged inside, its tip stopping exactly at Psalm 37:14-15:
“The wicked draw the sword…to slay those whose ways are upright. But their
swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken”’ (NIV 2011
Edition). Yet another example of how God’s always a step ahead: ‘He will rescue
you from every trap…shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your
armour and protection…he will order his angels to protect you wherever you
go…The LORD says, “I will rescue those who love me…protect those who trust in
my name”’ (Psalm 91:3-4, 11, 14 NLT). 
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