God’s Promises Are Sure

God has blessed me with a sweet and wonderful grandson, Max. When he was about one and a half years old, I babysat him one Sunday. I had a lot of fun playing with him, and then it was time for his usual afternoon nap. So I put him in his crib that was against the foot of my bed. Once he was asleep, I went to the kitchen to do some chores. I did not realize how quickly the time was passing by since I was so busy washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen.

 When I finished my work, I heard Max cry, so I quickly ran to see him. To my shock, I did not see him in the crib! When I looked around, I saw him sitting on the floor next to my bed with teary eyes. Immediately, I picked him up.

 Apparently, he had climbed up the side of the crib, which was rather high. Then he had crawled onto my bed before rolling down to the floor. When I saw him, I was so worried that he had hurt himself in some way by falling from the top of my bed. I carried and hugged him. He seemed to be fine. However, I still wanted to make sure everything was all right. I gave him toys to play with and carefully observed. He appeared to play normally and looked unharmed.

I thanked God numerous times that afternoon and praised Him for taking care of Max. I would have been devastated if he had been hurt in any way, especially when his parents had depended on me to take good care of him.

I did not inform them of anything until they came to pick up Max in the evening. It is a blessing my daughter is a pediatrician. When I shared with her what had happened, she was able to check him thoroughly and verify that he was doing fine. That was a great relief to me, and again I thanked my loving Jesus for protecting my dear grandson.

The assurance God gives us in Isaiah 41:10 is so soothing. We can know that God is with us no matter what we may face in life. We can always trust Him and depend on His wonderful promises!

Stella Thomas