When I slid out of bed one
morning, I glimpsed something white on the carpet. What was it? A tissue? I
reached down and picked up the item that had been peeking at me from between
the bed and the wall. What a surprise to discover a magnet displaying Psalm 23!
Some might suppose that an
angel placed those words there, or that they appeared miraculously just for me.
After some thought, though, I recalled that I had recently removed a stack of
Scripture magnets from a drawer located not far from the bed. One of them
likely slipped onto the floor, and unbeknownst to me, I must have moved it
about as I shuffled to and fro in the bedroom, until the item landed in the
spot where I saw it.
Of course, angels do exist
and God can do miracles, but usually what we experience is divine providence.
Spying the Psalm 23 magnet that morning encouraged my heart: Why worry when you
can trust the Shepherd’s care? And why seek after signs and wonders when
providence is already amazing?
