“Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low
and fell facedown.” Numbers 22:31 (NIV)
This story of Balaam, the donkey, and the angel (Numbers 22) reminds me that God knows best and prevents many things from
happening that we do not know about. On a cold morning, my family and I were preparing to leave our Saskatchewan home for Manitoba. My van started, but there was no heat, so we ended up staying home.
Soon I started having chest pains. I called my daughter into the room. She started crying and called the ambulance right away. I was
having a hard time breathing. I saw a very bright cloud coming towards me. I told my daughter, “I want to see Dad!” (my late husband).
Well, the next thing I knew I was revived. My daughter told me that my skin had turned grey and cold. I was released from the hospital
a few hours later. A few days later I got into my van and cried out to God, “Father, this is your vehicle. I can’t afford to pay any more big
bills.” It seemed like God was telling me, “Turn off the fan completely, then turn the key and start it.” I started to pray, and then started it. I
waited a few more minutes and then turned on the heat, and the fan started! I started crying and praising God and ran into the house. I told my daughter, “He did it again!”
“Mom, what is happening?” she asked. I told her, “God fixed my van. It’s working!” She, too, was happy. If we would have gone to Manitoba that day, I probably would not be here today. Where we were to go, there were no hospitals or doctors close by. Sometimes God prevents us from dangers, whereas we do not understand why things occur the way they do.
– Liz Genaille
Council Fire is a collaboration with Intertribal Life Ministries and Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
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