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Read Through the Bible SEPTEMBER Old Testament/Psalms Thu 1 Eccl. 5-6 / Ps. 18 Fri 2 Eccl. 7-8 / Ps. 19 Sat 3 Eccl. 9-11 / Ps. 20-21 Sun 4 Eccl. 12; Songs 1 / Ps. 22 Mon 5 Songs 2-3 / Ps. 23 Tue 6 Songs 4-5 / Ps. 24 Wed 7 Songs 6-7 / Ps. 25 Thu 8 Songs 8; Isa. 1 / Ps. 26 Fri 9 Isa. 2-3 / Ps. 27 Sat 10 Isa. 4-6 / Ps. 28-29 Sun 11 Isa. 7-8 / Ps. 30 Mon 12 Isa. 9-10 / Ps. 31 Tue 13 Isa. 11-12 / Ps. 32 Wed 14 Isa. 13-14 / Ps. 33 Thu 15 Isa. 15-16 / Ps. 34 Fri 16 Isa. 17-18 / Ps. 35 Sat 17 Isa. 19-21 / Ps. 36-37 Sun 18 Isa. 22-23 / Ps. 38 Mon 19 Isa. 24-25 / Ps. 39 Tue 20 Isa. 26-27 / Ps. 40 Wed 21 Isa. 28-29 / Ps. 41 Thu 22 Isa. 30-31 / Ps. 42 Fri 23 Isa. 32-33 / Ps. 43 Sat 24 Isa. 34-36 / Ps. 44-45 Sun 25 Isa. 37-38 / Ps. 46 Mon 26 Isa. 39-40 / Ps. 47 Tue 27 Isa. 41-42 / Ps. 48 Wed 28 Isa. 43-44 / Ps. 49 Thu 29 Isa. 45-46 / Ps. 50 Fri 30 Isa. 47-48 / Ps. 51 “Read Through the Bible in a Year Plan” written by Marilyn Hickey, and used by permission. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *** article continues below *** Except for one thing. About 800-880 yards away, on the other side of the neighborhood clubhouse, the Broad River had already overflowed its banks. If it flooded, they were right in its path. A Bright Light “That evening we alternated between watching movies and the weather,” David recalls. “The next day, Saturday, Oct. 3, the rain was heavier. Weather forecasters and city officials gave continual warnings to stay inside and off streets as the situation worsened. People were rushing to stores and emptying shelves. Businesses closed early as people settled down to ride out the storm. “That evening it seemed as though a bucket broke and the heavens opened. This was way past what could be considered normal amounts of rain. We’d lived in Columbia since 1989, and we’d never seen anything like it. It rained hard and heavy, the sound of rain interrupted by great claps of thunder. We prayed Psalm 91 and thanked God for His protection. “We had eight security cameras which allowed us to monitor the rain from every direction. It was an incredible sight; hard not to watch. That night, Ashley went to bed but Donna and I stayed up until 2 a.m.” David locked all the doors and turned out the inside and outside lights. Finally in bed, he and Donna listened to the raging storm, unable to sleep. “What was that?” Donna asked, sitting up in bed. “What?” “I just saw a bright light out the window.” “I turned out all the lights,” David said, climbing out of bed to go check. Looking from the second story toward the front of the house, he saw a bright light but couldn’t tell where it came from. David walked down the hall to the bonus room and adjusted the channel on the television so he could monitor all eight surveillance cameras. Every camera showed the same thing—pounding rain and lightning—every camera except one. That camera, pointed toward the front of the house, was lit against the storm. Leaning forward for a better look, David felt the hair rise on the back of his neck. A light, the size of Ashley’s sedan, was shaped like a hand. Hovering above the cars, it appeared to be a great hand of fire. He could make out the thumb and the pointed index finger. Supernatural Help “Donna! Come here, you’ve got to see this!” “Oh!” Donna gasped. “Look at that!” David turned on the DVR to record the scene as they watched in awe. “The light was so bright it lit the bedroom,” David explained. “Look at the direction the hand is pointing,” Donna said. “Yeah?” “It’s pointing toward the Broad River! The hand of God is holding back the water!” After an hour or so, Donna went back to bed. David stayed up the rest of the night, staring at the phenomenon and pondering its meaning. He was tempted to go outside and stand in the rain just to be near it. But the weather was strange and everything outside looked peculiar. Lightning flashed on the horizon and the rumbling thunder felt ominous. 12 : BVOV

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