Beulah stepped from the plane in an already sweltering Augusta, Georgia. She saw her husband Otis and their daughters Cassie, Barbara Anne, and Lila waving through the windows of the Bush Field Airport terminal. June-bug had called Otis the night before to let him know her arrival time with his four-month-old daughter.
Stepping into the baggage area with baby Beverley, the girls clambered around Beulah trying to get the first glance of the little bundle.
“Aww,” said Barbara Anne. “She is so pretty, Mama. Look at how light she is!”
For only the second time since Beulah had taken her from her mother, the little girl opened her eyes.
“Oh my,” said Otis. “Look at those pretty brown eyes.” He watched as the baby focused on the five faces surrounding her. She glanced from one to the other as she seemed to consider who these people were and why she was here.
Then she looked up into Mama’s face and smiled.
“Ummph, must be gas,” said a smiling Beulah, explaining away the baby’s smile.
“No, Mama,” said Cassie, the eldest girl. “I think she’s really smiling, like she knows she is supposed to be here.”
Beulah glanced at the baby girl again, bundling her up to take her home. She was determined to not let anything happen to this child. And if she had to keep this little one away from her daddy, then that was what she would do. Her son was making some very poor decisions. She wouldn’t join him in his mistakes but she would take care of the mistake he had already made.
Many sets of eyes watched as the baby and her entourage moved through the airport to the waiting car. These demons had been alerted from the moment of conception of this little one. She was one who needed to be destroyed immediately before she could wreak havoc on the kingdom of darkness.
Destruction, Ignorance, Abuse, and Rebellion surrounded the family. They were biding their time until they heard the clarion call from the Seat of Darkness to go in and do what they were called to do. They had each already prepared their associated demons that stood ready to do the bidding of darkness. Fortunately, they were not the only eyes watching this precious one.
High above in the atmosphere surrounding the child and her family, Wisdom, Understanding, and Knowledge soared through the skies as they trailed the vehicle bearing this soon-to-be warrior for the Kingdom of Heaven. They were joined by Protector and Comforter who constantly traveled between the Throne of Grace and the Earth bearing instructions on how they would keep this little one until the time appointed.
These angelic presences knew that time was of the essence. Being under authority, they also knew that their time was not their own. Their time belonged to the Creator of Time, Almighty God. He alone would be the decision-maker on when things would happen according to His time for this child.