Ding! Ding! Check Oil!
A wake up call to God’s protection
Check Oil
It’s 7:30AM and I’ve been on the road for about 45 minutes. It’s a glorious morning with a bit of cloud cover that always makes this ranch girls heart happy. Any chance of rain makes my heart beat a bit faster… then I have to remember that there are neighbors in the fields bringing in harvest so I ask God to hold the rain for just a bit for them.
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It’s a road with lots of bumps and many hills. I’m just starting to crest a hill and ding, ding, ding… the check oil lite comes on… seems that God likes to get my attention with car noises 🙃
I instantly look down and let off the accelerator. I then look up again and there is a beautiful black angus calf in the middle of the road where it doesn’t belong…
I continue to slow and start honking the horn… it stands and doesn’t move… I verbally remind the calf that it is a cow…. Not a deer in headlights… it remains in the middle of the road.
I finally get the car to a crawl on the highway and continue to honk with a bit of passion… Until finally it snaps back to life and runs back to the fence that it escaped from….
I look down again at my check oil light and it is no longer there… I know checking oil when it’s hot isn’t very accurate and believe the light will come back on if it’s serious. I do have oil in the car just in case and had put in a quart the week before. And besides I have places to and things to do…
I continue on my drive listening to my audio version of the Bible reading. This is new since I felt God asked me to really dig into His word. Normal we opperate more in a treasure hunt style. I’ll see the same set of numbers throughout the day and look them up once I recognize the pattern God is showing me. I think it’s really fun! However, this isn’t the season He is asking me to operatin in right now.
Then all of a sudden I snap out of the moment and realize wow!!! God, thank you so much for saving me and that baby calf from harm!!! I was so busy doing what I “should” that I almost missed a divine moment where God’s protection was so real. Funny part is that I was almost distracted by something I felt God asked me to do!! I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel like I can hear God chuckle at me.
I started thanking God for who he is and what He did for me.
My Protection - Psalms 91
91 is a number I see often and variations of it such as 911 & 119.
I love the Passion Translation version and want to share it with you.💛
“When you abide under the shadow of Shaddai, you are hidden in the strength of God Most High.
He’s the hope that holds me and the stronghold to shelter me, the only God for me, and my great confidence.
He will rescue you from every hidden trap of the enemy, and he will protect you from false accusation and any deadly curse.
His massive arms are wrapped around you, protecting you. You can run under his covering of majesty and hide.
His arms of faithfulness are a shield keeping you from harm.
You will never worry about an attack of demonic forces at night nor have to fear a spirit of darkness coming against you.
Don’t fear a thing! Whether by night or by day, demonic danger will not trouble you, nor will the powers of evil be launched against you.
Even in a time of disaster, with thousands and thousands being killed, you will remain unscathed and unharmed. You will be a spectator as the wicked perish in judgment, for they will be paid back for what they have done!
When we live our lives within the shadow of God Most High, our secret hiding place, we will always be shielded from harm. How then could evil prevail against us or disease infect us?
God sends angels with special orders to protect you wherever you go, defending you from all harm. If you walk into a trap, they’ll be there for you and keep you from stumbling. You’ll even walk unharmed among the fiercest powers of darkness, trampling every one of them beneath your feet!
For here is what the Lord has spoken to me: “Because you loved me, delighted in me, and have been loyal to my name, I will greatly protect you.
I will answer your cry for help every time you pray, and you will feel my presence in your time of trouble. I will deliver you and bring you honor. I will satisfy you with a full life and with all that I do for you. For you will enjoy the fullness of my salvation!””
Psalms 91:1-16 TPT
Oh my oh my, Jesus let me know you and Love you completely. Not for what you can do for me, but for the honor of showing others your great LOVE.
Maybe you have moments where you know God and His angels stepped in to offer divine protection. I would love to hear your testimonies!! Even something as “small” as a check oil light can be God extending His great protection to those He Loves.