I hugged my 16-year-old grandson just before he left the church and handed him a BP gas card. Jacob owned his very first car and had been driving for less than a week. He grinned and thanked me. Jacob kissed me on the cheek before he drove away that morning on his way to see his girlfriend.
After attending early service, I went into my Sunday school room for class. After class, a young woman ran to me and said, “Jacob has been in an accident! Have you heard?” My heart skipped a beat, and I ran to my car to find my phone!
I learned that Jacob was traveling on an unfamiliar road in search of a BP gas station when the accident occurred. Jacob in his car and a woman in her car both arrived at an intersection at precisely the same moment. They were traveling at speeds of approximately 45 miles per hour when they crashed. The collision totaled both vehicles. Each car contained one occupant, the driver. Only by God’s grace, each driver walked away from the accident without a scratch.
Jacob’s mom, Donna, arrived at the scene of the accident shortly after it happened. My daughter hugged her son and looked him over, making certain he was all right. She looked at Jacob’s demolished Volvo in horror. The safety airbag deployed on impact.
My grandson said, “Mom, I never knew airbags were filled with feathers!”
Donna replied, “There are no feathers in airbags! They are filled with air. Why do you think they are filled with feathers?”
“When I crashed, I saw white feathers all around me! White feathers surrounded me and they were all over the seat!” Jacob exclaimed.
Donna said the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, filled her at that moment.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
Donna explained to Jacob, “Since you started driving, I have been praying for God to keep you safe, and each day I plead the blood of Jesus over you—and I claim the 91st Psalm over you!”
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.” He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge. For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep [guard] you in all your ways. Psalm 91:1-2,4,11 NKJV
Jacob jokingly but truthfully remarked, “So angels really do have feathers! White feathers!” Jacob was amazed when he realized God’s hand of protection had surely saved him and the other driver! The presence of the white feathers seemed to stress the fact that God wanted Jacob to remember who saved him!
Upon further inspection of the car, Jacob’s mom noticed a small crushed section in the lower passenger side of the windshield. It appeared that a passenger’s head had landed there, except for the fact there was no passenger! Jacob and our family believe an angel was riding with him at the time of the crash and for that, we are forever grateful to God!