On Tuesday, December 1st the bank where I work was robbed.  It was a normal Tuesday, everyone came in not expecting anything out of the ordinary to happen.  We went through the day as usual, waiting on our clients, talking about the holidays and completing our daily tasks.   As closing time approached and we were finishing up our day it happened.  It only lasted about  a minute, but our day drastically took a turn. A terrible storm had hit.

This morning as I prayed about writing this article, God reminded me of the Psalm that I prayed over myself that morning.  It was Psalm 91!  It hit me that God knew what was going to happen that day and was preparing me in my prayer time that morning. The words in that scripture ring out clear to me today. Verse one says, "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty."  Verse three says,"For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper," and verse eleven says, "For He will give His angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all your ways."  Even though I did not know in the flesh what was going to happen that day, my spirit man was feeding on the Word of God.  Words of comfort and peace.  It was telling me that God is greater than any disaster that could hit that day. He had me covered. As a pondered on this scripture I went to my daily devotion for today and it was titled "Peace in the Midst of a Storm." God's timing is everything. It was based on the scripture Mark 4:37-38.  There was a great storm on the Sea of Galilee and the disciples were upset and thinking they were going to drown, but Jesus was in the boat asleep.  He refused to let the storm get inside of him.  Wow, that spoke volumes to me.  If we refuse to let the storm get down inside of us the peace that we have will be shed to those around us.  In the world we live in we see many storms and disasters.  I want to be one that refuses to let that storm inside of me so that I can shed some peace around. 

I encourage you to pray and study the Word, everyday.  God may be preparing you for something that  He needs your peace in today.  It may not be a bank robbery, but what about a hospital visit you will make or an unexpected phone call for help.  I don't know about you, but I want to have so much of the peace of God in me that when I walk into a room the atmosphere changes from panic to peace.  Praise God!

Jackie Burner-Director of Women's Ministry