Last week I posted about our country’s National Day of Prayer and what a privilege it was to be able to stand up in a public place and be involved in the reading of God’s Word.  With the cooperation of many churches from all over my county more than a thousand people and hundreds of families were involved.  The oldest person to read was in her mid nineties and the youngest was just seven.

There were seven different host sites for this initiative and these host sites were manned round the clock by volunteers from area churches.  People gave up their time and their sleep to come and read God’s Word and to make sure others who read were safe and comfortable.  In my local site several of the ladies from my church brought biscuits and a variety of treats for those who were reading and water bottles and softdrinks were on hand for all who wished them.

All of that is impressive enough and it was awe inspiring to hear God’s Word read aloud by young and old.  But that was just our part.  What God did during those days was nothing short of miraculous.

If you were keeping up with the weather last week you might remember that several strong storm systems started in the midwestern part of the US and then came south and eastward.  These storm systems spawned many tornadoes which not only caused destruction but also loss of life in more than one area.

In my county, we were warned repeatedly that the chance for strong storms, lightning, hail and tornadoes was very high.  We saw from the path of the storm and the projected time of arrival that the strongest and most dangerous storms would be passing through during our reading of the Bible.  We prayed that God’s will would be done and that the reading of His Word would go on without interruption.

Two times, on Sunday night and again on Wednesday night we were told to prepare for the worst.  On Sunday night, the rains came and although there were several loud crashes of lightning there were no reported power outages, no hail, no damaging wind and most importantly, no tornadoes.  The worst of the storm veered north and the reading of God’s Word went on.

Wednesday night was almost a repeat of Sunday night except this time the storm system split and went north and south of my county.  The meteorologists were baffled as to why.  One prominent meteorologist from Atlanta said that his computer models had no scenarios in which our county would be missed by the storm.  He simply could not understand what was happening that would cause such a powerful, fast moving storm system to suddenly split the way that it did.

You see, he missed a miracle even though he saw it taking place.  We who were praying and we who were reading, we also saw the miracle and we rejoiced because we knew exactly what was happening.  God’s Word was being read en masse, out loud and in public.  And God was faithful and did not allow that storm to stop it.

I find that incredibly encouraging and inspiring.  There is no storm too big, too fast or too scary for God.  He is still in control and His purposes cannot be stopped.  He still performs miracles and I am blessed to have been in the midst of His mighty work.