“We are not sure if this is a
miracle, a science, or what. All the thirteen Wild Boars are now out of the
cave.” Thai NavySEAL Facebook post (July 10,
2018, 7:11 a.m.)
I clicked the ‘heart’ symbol,
along with 343 thousand others from around the world. This was an event which captured the minds
and hearts of people, truly, ‘from every tribe, tongue and nation.’ The act of saving a team of boys and their
soccer team coach from a cave literally took the cooperation of humankind in a
way which is rarely seen. What was not to love about this story of human beings
acting to save other human beings just because they are members of the human
race. If we could capture the spirit which led to this act of international
cooperation and sprinkle it like dust over the leaders of the nations perhaps
peace would prevail perpetually.
The picture of the helpless boys
floating through the cave toward the light at the end of their journey, with
one diver before them and one behind them, is a modern-day reminder of the
moment when God’s people, the Israelites, are passing through the waters with
the ‘pillar of cloud’ moving in front and behind them. The LORD, Yahweh, was in
the pillar of cloud and fire which protected the people day and night. The lesson
of the Exodus was and is, “The LORD will
fight for you; you need only be still.” (Exodus
14:14, NIV)
To people who can see with
the eyes of faith there is no question. Our God, the God of the people of
Thailand and the world, still carries people through the waters.
What remains for the people
of God to do?
“They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a
people yet unborn: He has done it!” (Ps. 22:31)
Again.
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