These days if you’re like me, it seems like the darkness of the last days is all around us. I wanted to start this thread as a place of encouragement, where people can share Biblical testimony concerning the power of God’s love.Originally Posted by 2 Timothy 3
I recall when I was a kid, I got into a car accident on the way to school. A large truck had stopped in the middle of the highway, and had no brake lights or warning signs up. By the time I realized it, it was too late for me to stop. I crashed into the back of the truck going about 40 mph/65kph, and I was not wearing my seatbelt.
I remember in the last seconds before impact, I saw the wall of steel looming, and time seemed to slow to a halt. In that moment, somehow, I felt no fear or hesitation. I took my hands off the wheel, placed them in my lap, and surrendered myself completely to Divine Providence. As the world went dark in an instant, the last sensation I felt was a sense of warmth spreading over my whole body, and weightlessness, like I was being lifted up and away through the air. I felt an intense and indescribable love and comfort, like the feeling of going home and climbing into a warm bath after a long and terrible journey. It was similar to when your mother cradles you close as a baby, and all your cares melt away, but more profound. It was the only moment of true peace I can ever say I’ve felt before or since.
It was in that moment I awoke to the cruel world, torn away from sanctuary, in the driver’s seat of my car, by someone knocking on my window. In shock, I felt rage and despair, screaming incoherently at the person for taking me away from that place. The crash that crumpled my car like a soda can under your foot and should have killed me, instead left me almost completely uninjured, save a gash above my eye where my face hit the steering wheel. I’ve never felt anything like it before or since, but in the close calls I’ve had since, I can honestly say I did not feel intimidated by death.
Originally Posted by 1 Corinthians 15Originally Posted by Romans 8Originally Posted by Matthew 10Originally Posted by Psalm 91