When Angels Intervene

A few weeks ago I was driving to meet some friends visiting from out of town when the unexpected happened. I had prayed that morning and reminded God that I was available if He needed to use me that day. So there I was sitting at the stoplight at Charleston getting ready to turn north on Rampart when I noticed a homeless woman going from car to car asking for money. I considered stopping to pray with her when I sensed a prompting not to stop. My thought was, That’s odd, because God wants me to pray for a person in need, right?

In the next moment I would come to understand why God did not want me delayed. Suddenly, I heard the deafening sound of metal crashing against metal and saw from the corner of my eye a white convertible go airborne as it struck several cars. At that moment I was turning through the intersection, and a split second later I would have been in the fatal path of that oncoming vehicle. I continued on through the intersection and immediately pulled over to the side of the road, somewhat shaken but also feeling a sense of calm. While processing what just happened I heard in my spirit, “Go pray for the man in that car!” I looked toward the wreckage and saw a small compact vehicle completely smashed under the impact of the convertible. I thought, There’s no way anyone could have survived that crash, but I knew God’s voice so I went.

I rushed toward the accident scene, stopping at the first vehicle, which had been struck by the out-of-control convertible. I leaned inside and asked an elderly woman if she was okay. She was visibly shaking and going into shock so I said, “Can I pray for you?” She nodded her head yes and I put my hand on her shoulder and spoke, breaking off the spirit of fear, and the peace of GOD was ushered into that place. She sighed with relief and began to relax as my eyes were opened in the spirit to see a big angel sitting in the passenger seat next to her. I said, “Ma’am, there’s an angel sitting next to you. You’re going to be all right.”

I left and rushed over to the car that was crushed underneath the airborne vehicle and observed a smoldering mass of entangled metal with all the air bags deployed. I couldn’t see anyone in the vehicle so I turned to walk away when I heard, “Go lay your hand on that man and pray for him.” What man? I thought as I turned and suddenly could see an elderly white haired man slumped down in the driver’s seat. He was wearing a red shirt and I could see the blood coming out of his ears. I gently placed my hand on his back and prayed, “If you don’t know Jesus, just call out His name and you will be saved!” It wasn’t a fancy prayer but it got the job done, and somehow I knew the man had heard me.

A few moments later the paramedics arrived and pronounced the man dead at the scene. They spread a tarp over his vehicle as they awaited the coroner and the police who would do the fatal traffic investigation. The young woman driving the vehicle that went airborne was seriously injured and was seizing in her vehicle so it was initially thought she may have had a medical emergency.

As I drove away I reflected on God’s amazing mercy and thought, What are the odds I would be at that intersection barely escaping being in the accident and available to pray for a man who was within seconds of leaving this earth realm and entering eternity without Jesus? I am convinced the man not only heard me but called out to Jesus in the last seconds of his life so that he would be saved. I am not sure what that man’s journey here on earth was like, but I know from my own life that God is long suffering and patient with us, not wanting anyone to perish. The hard reality is that there are people who ignore these promptings—or, even more frightening, reject God. I would have been one of those people had God not showed up in my life in a very powerful way.

Angels are real and they are here with us on planet earth protecting and ministering to those who will receive salvation. There are also demons whispering lies that there really isn’t a God and he doesn’t care about people anyway. Maybe you have been listening to those lies. I just want to encourage you today and let you know that Jesus is very much alive and has the angels on assignment protecting us. If you haven’t asked Jesus to reveal himself to you and come into your life, please do so because He lives for that day when we will believe and acknowledge Him as Lord.

(To read more about angels, check out my book, Bright Lights, Dark Places)