Surkhet
While I was staying in Surkhet Distict on the morning I left to walk over the Himalaya to Jumla (6 days walk) the Lord gave me the following Scriptures
Psalm 91:9-14 (New International Version – UK)
9 If you make the Most High your dwelling— even the LORD, who is my refuge—
10 then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 Because he loves me, says the LORD, I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
Exodus 23:20 (New International Version – UK)
20 See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
Isaiah 43:2 (New International Version – UK)
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
But I had no idea how apposite these scriptures were
I had hardly left the house I was living in and I nearly stood on a snake (that was in the middle of eating a frog
snake eating a frog
The river I had to cross had risen over night. I got half way across and started to lose my footing in the very strong current. I had to claim the scriptures I had received and remarkably I was “supported” to the far bank. My porter and other villagers were stranded on one side and I on the other. It would take them four hours to reach me if they used the nearest bridge and we would arrive at Surkhet town after dark. I claimed the scriptures again and suddenly a very tall strong “villager” appeared and helped my porter and the villagers across. Then he “disappeared”!
river in spate
After three day I had to cross the Himalaya via the Mabuchin pass (4000m) and the path was narrow, slippery and precipitous and I was reminded of the scriptures I had been given
precipitous paths
I arrived in Jumla safely but realised the importance of angels in our daily lives
Jumla