El Elyon, the ‘most high God,’ is ruler over all. To ascribe to this truth as a doctrine is important, but to experience this in a life-threatening scenario is quite another thing.
In 2007, Elizabeth (my close friend and event coordinator) and I flew from Atlanta to Toronto. We sat in the back of a regional jet and were able to see clear to the front. The captain reported that it was the perfect day to fly ~ blue skies all the way. About halfway through the flight, a man sitting in the 3rd row stood up, got a small duffle bag out of the overhead bin and walked past us to the restroom. He was in there a long time before returning to his seat. Sometime later, he turned around and motioned to another man sitting near us. This guy then got up and went to the restroom and was also in there a good while. When he returned to his seat, the man sitting in the front turned and mouthed something to him, then both men nodded.
Something sure seemed off and Elizabeth and I were unnerved. We began to pray that God would rule over the situation and would prevent something sinister, if indeed there was anything amiss.
The pilot came on and said there had been a change in the weather and he admitted that he was surprised by it. The clear skies over Toronto were no longer clear. An unexpected series of storms had come up and we would now encounter bad weather. Everyone was confined to their seats. There would be no more getting up for these two guys. We thanked the ‘most high God’ for ruling over the weather and having authority over the spirit world. We continued to pray for protection from any harm.
There was significant turbulence as we made our approach. It was foggy and visibility was at a minimum. We disembarked and went our way. We headed to baggage claim and immigration and replayed what had just happened, remarking how God had spared us from something. At that moment, we saw a group of law enforcement appear ~ escorting and surrounding two men in handcuffs. You guessed it ~ they were the two men from our plane. There was no doubt in our minds that something had been planned and God supernaturally thwarted it. What came to mind immediately was the famous CN tower in Toronto, similar to the Seattle Space Needle.
I’ll add this note ~ During the flight, we were prepared to die, not knowing if our plane was going to be used as a weapon. Knowing the power of God’s grace, we weren’t surprised when we were overcome with a peace neither of us could have manufactured. The same God who controls the weather is also the One who notices the slightest tremor of fear in the heart of His child. That day, the ‘most High God’ was in the heaven of heavens but also with us in the most intimate ways possible.
The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lightened the world: The earth trembled and shook”. Psalm 77:18
Daughters of promise 