"The Lord their God will save them on that day as the flock of his people. They
will sparkle in his land like jewels in a crown." - Zechariah 9:16
On April 12, 1999, Ivers Sims was operating a heavy lift crane on top of the
high-rise Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill in Atlanta. The mill was being renovated
into apartment lofts. Workmen were shoveling gravel and tarpaper into a skidpan
that Sims would lift with his crane and empty into a dumpster.
Shortly after lunchtime, Sims noticed smoke billowing out of a hole in the
tarpaper. He watched as the workmen picked up hoses to battle the flames. The
smoke got worse. After a few minutes, Sims saw the men were trying to get the
hose down the stairwell. Just as the last of them disappeared, he heard a sudden
"whooosh."
Flames boiled through the roof. Sims keyed his radio: "Y'all got a fire on top
of the building."
There was no answer. Sims decided to abandon the crane, but when he looked down,
he saw his tower enveloped in flames. He was trapped.
Sims went to his knees and prayed. Several long minutes later, he looked up and
approaching was a rescue helicopter. Fireman Matt Mosely was lowered from a
hoist and climbed on to the crane. He attached a rescue harness on Sims and
clutching the crane operator tightly, the two men were lifted to safety.
Our only security in this world is from above. It is only when we look to the
Lord that we will be saved. Is your security found in Jesus Christ? Today in
prayer, thank the Lord that no matter what happens in this world, we can find
eternal salvation in Him.
"We human being are so security-oriented. Whether it is conscious or not, we all
need and want security in our lives. From the time we are born, we are clinging
to something. That's okay, but we've got to be clinging to the right thing. When
we are holding onto Jesus, that's when we are holding on to real hope." - Twila
Paris
God's Word: "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can
snatch them out of my hand." - John 10:28
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2001, Devotional E-Mail
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