A Spider Web of Protection

Happy, Happy Birthday!  We are so thankful you have found our website and looked up your birthday devotional.

     The Apostle Paul had lived a life full of service to his Lord Jesus Christ. Today’s verse is one of his last written recorded thoughts. He was in prison and ready to suffer for his Savior.

    Yet, look at how positive Paul seemed. He is eagerly anticipating the Lord’s rescue and his ultimate delivery to heaven. That is true faith. Paul understood that regardless of what the Romans did to his physical body, he was guaranteed a spot in Christ’s kingdom. Not because of anything he had done, but because of what Jesus had accomplished on the cross. (Eph 2:8-9)

     Another one of today’s Birthday Bible verses also sheds light on Paul’s mindset as he approached his last days on earth.  1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear…”   As we celebrate a birthday, it is usual for us to contemplate the remaining number of birthdays we have yet to come. Unfortunately, we are not guaranteed another one. Can we confidently be assured like Paul that Christ “…will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom”?  I really, really hope that you have that confidence. (Phil 1:6)  

     If you are reading this and do not have 100% assurance that your sins are forgiven and you will spend eternity with Jesus, please reach out to us dave@birthdaybibleverses.com 

Please enjoy this story about how God rescued this soldier from every evil attack. 

During World War II, a US Marine was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the crossfire, he had lost touch with his comrades.

Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for cover, he found his way up a high ridge to several small caves in the rock. Quickly he crawled inside one of the caves. Although safe for the moment, he realized that once the enemy soldiers looking for him swept up the ridge, they would quickly search all the caves and he would be killed. As he waited, he prayed, “Lord, if it is your will, please protect me. Whatever your will though, I love you and trust you. Amen.”

After praying, he lay quietly listening to the enemy begin to draw close. He thought, “Well, I guess the Lord isn’t going to help me out of this one.”

Just then he saw a spider begin to build a web over the front of his cave. As he watched, listening to the enemy searching for him all the while, the spider layered strand after strand of web across the opening of the cave.

“Hah” he thought, “what I need is a brick wall and what the Lord has sent me is a spider web. God does have a sense of humor.”

As the enemy drew closer he watched from the darkness of his hideout and could see them searching one cave after another. As they came to him, he got ready to make his last stand. To his amazement, however, after glancing in the direction of his cave, they moved on.

Suddenly, he realized that with the spider web over the entrance, his cave looked as if no one had entered it for quite a while.

“Lord, forgive me,” prayed the young man, “I had forgotten that in you a spider’s web is stronger than a brick wall.”

We all face times of great trouble. When we do, it is so easy to forget the victories that God would work in our lives, sometimes in the most surprising ways.

Remember: Whatever is happening in your life, with God, a mere spider’s web can become a brick wall of protection. Trust and believe that He is with you always. Just ask for his help and you will see His great power and love for you.

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source: truthbook.com

Dave R

    ‘69 / ’83  Quarryville PA