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Don't drop me
'God is ... a very present help in trouble.' Psalm 46:1
Randy Reid, a 34-year-old construction worker, was welding on top of a nearly-completed water tower outside Chicago. The story goes that Reid unhooked his safety gear to reach for some pipes when a metal cage slipped and bumped the scaffolding on which he stood. It tipped, and Reid lost his balance. He fell 110 ft, landing face down on a pile of dirt, just missing rocks and construction debris.
A fellow worker called the emergency services. When paramedics arrived, they found Reid conscious, moving, and complaining of a sore back. As paramedics carried him on a backboard to the ambulance, Reid had just one request: 'Don't drop me.' Doctors later said Reid came away from the accident with no more than a bruised leg.
Sometimes we resemble Randy Reid. God protects us from harm in a 110 ft fall, yet we are not willing to trust Him to get us over the next two-foot hurdle.
Exodus tells the story of Israelites experiencing God's protection: they're led through a wall of standing sea without getting the slightest bit damp.
And yet, in a full-blown case of Randy Reid syndrome, only days later, they've lost all trust that God can provide a bottle of Volvic um...? for each of their parched tongues. Have you got a dose of the 'Randy Reids'? Are you feeling abandoned, even though you've seen God come up trumps for you in the past? Well, Psalm 46 is just for you.
written by Bob Gass
'God is ... a very present help in trouble.' Psalm 46:1
Randy Reid, a 34-year-old construction worker, was welding on top of a nearly-completed water tower outside Chicago. The story goes that Reid unhooked his safety gear to reach for some pipes when a metal cage slipped and bumped the scaffolding on which he stood. It tipped, and Reid lost his balance. He fell 110 ft, landing face down on a pile of dirt, just missing rocks and construction debris.
A fellow worker called the emergency services. When paramedics arrived, they found Reid conscious, moving, and complaining of a sore back. As paramedics carried him on a backboard to the ambulance, Reid had just one request: 'Don't drop me.' Doctors later said Reid came away from the accident with no more than a bruised leg.
Sometimes we resemble Randy Reid. God protects us from harm in a 110 ft fall, yet we are not willing to trust Him to get us over the next two-foot hurdle.
Exodus tells the story of Israelites experiencing God's protection: they're led through a wall of standing sea without getting the slightest bit damp.
And yet, in a full-blown case of Randy Reid syndrome, only days later, they've lost all trust that God can provide a bottle of Volvic um...? for each of their parched tongues. Have you got a dose of the 'Randy Reids'? Are you feeling abandoned, even though you've seen God come up trumps for you in the past? Well, Psalm 46 is just for you.
written by Bob Gass
