The prudent sees danger and hides himself. – Proverbs 22:3
Todd Beamer is a name you might remember. He was one of the passengers on Flight 93 that was hijacked on 9/11/2001. That was the flight the passengers forced to crash in a Pennsylvania field before the hijackers could use it to hit their intended target in Washington, D.C. Todd is credited with being the person who said, “Let’s roll,” as passengers attacked the cockpit.
What you might not know about Todd is the kind of Christian he was. Several days after the tragic events of the terror attacks, his wife was going through his belongings that he’d left in his car at the airport. One of the things she found was a packet of Scripture memorization cards in the armrest tray between the front seats. The top card on the stack, the one he would have read on September 11th, was Romans 11:33-36: “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor? Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.”
What a comfort that must have been for the Beamer family. Todd had placed himself firmly in the hands of his loving Lord.
Today’s verse says a prudent person will hide from danger. But what if there is no hiding place? What if you were suddenly faced with an incredible fate? Do not fear. You DO have a place to hide… in the steadfast love and faithfulness of God toward you. Ask the Lord today to protect Christians in America’s halls of government and justice, that they might rely on the only true hiding place: their Heavenly Father.
Today’s Verse: Proverbs 22:3
The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Recommended for further reading: Psalm 57
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
till the storms of destruction pass by.
2 I cry out to God Most High,
to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
3 He will send from heaven and save me;
he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah
God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!
4 My soul is in the midst of lions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!
6 They set a net for my steps;
my soul was bowed down.
They dug a pit in my way,
but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
7 My heart is steadfast, O God,
my heart is steadfast!
I will sing and make melody!
8 Awake, my glory!
Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn!
9 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.
10 For your steadfast love is great to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
