FAITH WALK In His Refuge BY DR. CHIDI KALU
I
will never forget the year 2011. I was involved in an accident. My pregnant sister-in-law and my youngest brother were in the car with me. We were on our way to church when a guy who was texting while driving slammed into us. We were thrown all over the place. I tried my best to steer the car away from boulders and electric poles on the four-lane highway. I was terrified. At that very moment, Jesus was our only savior. As I attempted to steer the vehicle, there really was no safe place. The truck slammed into us again and again and again, creating an awful banging sound of crunching metal. Life flashed before my eyes. “Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!” My sister-inlaw, sitting in the back, kept screaming the blood of Jesus. My brother with Down syndrome didn’t make a sound. I can only imagine his thoughts as he was thrown about on the side of the car that got hit the most.
Life flashed before my eyes. “Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!” 50
The accident happened so fast. It was extremely scary. The promise from Psalm 46:1, God, you’re such a safe and powerful place to find refuge! You’re a proven help in time of trouble— more than enough and always available whenever I need you became very real to us. After what seemed like an eternity, our entire fate rested in the hands of God. He performed a miracle right then and there. A very bright light, like headlights being turned on, blinded me. I had no clue what was happening. I could barely see. The sensation of a gigantic balloon lifted the entire vehicle off the ground and placed it by the swamp next to the road. We somehow made it to the other side of the busy fourlane highway next to an electric transformer but were unharmed. The overturned truck landed on the transformer and got stuck. But the driver and his passenger climbed out without injuries. All we could say was Thank you, Jesus, for saving us. God indeed worked a miracle that night, not a single person was hurt.
