“My times are in your hands….”  Psalm 31:15

Nancy sat quietly in the little bus, enjoying the view out the side window as it sped along one of the roads that circle the capital city. Suddenly seeing a movement out of the corner of her eye, she turned and looked out the windshield. Her eyes widened with horror as she saw a big trailer truck pulling out into the road right in front of them.

The bus driver slammed on his brakes and all the tires screeched as the bus slid towards the truck. Nancy braced herself for the impact—but it never came. The bus stopped literally one inch from the truck! All the passengers heaved a great sigh of relief and muttered memorized prayers as the bus driver leaped out and proceeded to ream out the truck driver. Nancy praised God for His obvious protection of her and the others in the bus.

This event brought home to all of us a new realization of how God works through us here. When Joseph was in Egypt, God blessed him, and thereby all those around him also benefited, starting with Potiphar and going out to all in Egypt and the surrounding countries as Joseph provided them with food during the famine. The same was true for Daniel; many in Babylon benefited from his being blessed by God as Daniel ruled with integrity and wisdom.

And here, as our God moves to protect us, deliver us and bless us as we live for Him, those around us are protected and blessed, too. What a privilege we all have, wherever we are, to be the carriers of God’s blessings to those around us. We don’t know for sure what would have happened if Nancy hadn’t been on the bus, but we do know from the Word that we are “immortal” until we complete the work that God has for us here on the earth.