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“Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me” (Psalm 50:15).
A few years ago some friends of ours were visiting the state of Wyoming in the U.S.A., at the Grand Teton National park. Out in an open field, they saw some American bison (sometimes called buffalo) roaming around freely. Our friends wanted to get a good picture of a female bison with her young calf. They did not see the signs warning them not to get near the animals. They approached them in order to get a good picture, when suddenly the female bison snorted, and started running toward them. Then a larger bison, a male, also started charging at them. Our friends were so frightened that they did not know what to do. To run away would have been futile; the bison could run much faster than they could. They quickly looked up to the Lord in prayer, asking Him to protect them.
Suddenly, the bison stopped, turned around, and started walking away from them. The Lord had stopped them, for He has power over His own creation. How relieved our friends were! They thanked the Lord for looking after them, for an attack by bison can be fatal. More people die in Wyoming from bison attacks than from any other single animal, but the Lord is able to protect us.
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