Diring world war II, one of our mighty bombers took off from the island of Guam with it's deadly cargo. It's target was Kokura, Japan. The sleek B-29 circled above the cloud that covered Kokura for half an hour, then three-quarters of an hour, then 55minutes.
Finally, their gas supply reaches the danger point and they were ordered to fly to a secondary target and have to pass it up, but there was no choise.
With one more look back, the crew headed for the secondary target, where the sky proved clear. "Bombs away!" - and the B-29 headed for home.
Weeks later, an officer received information from military intelligence that sent a chill through his heart. Thousands of Allied prisoners of war, the biggest cocentration of Americans in enemy hands, had been moved to Kokura a week before the suspended bombing!
"Thank God," breathed the officer, "Thank God for that cloud."
The city which was hidden from the bomber was the site of a massive prison camp, and a simple cloud saved the lives of thousands of Americans. The secondary target that day was Nagasaki. The bomb intended for Kokura was the world's second atomic bomb!
You must make choices every moment of the day. Often those choices affect the lives of others, and at times these decisions are heart wrenching. In these moments, it is important to remember that you can trust God for His Guidance, His wisdom, and His divine protection. Even when we can't see beyond the circumstances and may be afraid to go on, God can see and will lead you in the right path.
~ Psalm 48:14~
For this God is our God for ever and ever; He will be our guide even to the end.
Quiet Moments with God: `Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Finally, their gas supply reaches the danger point and they were ordered to fly to a secondary target and have to pass it up, but there was no choise.
With one more look back, the crew headed for the secondary target, where the sky proved clear. "Bombs away!" - and the B-29 headed for home.
Weeks later, an officer received information from military intelligence that sent a chill through his heart. Thousands of Allied prisoners of war, the biggest cocentration of Americans in enemy hands, had been moved to Kokura a week before the suspended bombing!
"Thank God," breathed the officer, "Thank God for that cloud."
The city which was hidden from the bomber was the site of a massive prison camp, and a simple cloud saved the lives of thousands of Americans. The secondary target that day was Nagasaki. The bomb intended for Kokura was the world's second atomic bomb!
You must make choices every moment of the day. Often those choices affect the lives of others, and at times these decisions are heart wrenching. In these moments, it is important to remember that you can trust God for His Guidance, His wisdom, and His divine protection. Even when we can't see beyond the circumstances and may be afraid to go on, God can see and will lead you in the right path.
~ Psalm 48:14~
For this God is our God for ever and ever; He will be our guide even to the end.
Quiet Moments with God: `Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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