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 be 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."
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 the 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
searchingafter another.
As they came to
his,
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
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.
As the greatleader,
Nehemiah,
reminded the people of Israel
when they faced the task of
rebuilding Jerusalem
, "In
God
we will have success!"[Nehemiah 2:20]
Remember:
Whatever is happening in your life,
with
God,

a mere spider's web
can become a brick wall ofprotection.
Believe
He
is with you always.
Just speak
His
name
through

Jesus,
His
Son,
and you will see
His
great power and love for you.

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