The Elevator Suddenly Got Stuck!
Dear reader, what I am about to tell you is a true story. This incident happened many years ago, after I received Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I was going up a skyscraper with three other people when the elevator suddenly got stuck high up between the exits. Then, all the lights in that elevator went out, except for a small, dim emergency light. Naturally, I and two other people in that elevator started to panic.
Suddenly, my heart started beating very fast and I was seized with fear. I imagined that this elevator was suddenly plunging into the basement hundreds of meters below. No wonder I saw death coming so quickly. Meanwhile, two other passengers started screaming for help, while banging on the walls of the elevator.
These words calmed the situation.
In all of this, only one person in that elevator remained calm. To me, this man was not ordinary. In fact, his face looked heavenly. Was he an angel? Later, I believed that he was an angel of God whom God had sent to teach me something in the Kingdom of God. With great peace and confidence, this man looked straight into my eyes.
In fact, I wondered what kind of person was capable of not reacting in such a frightening situation. Indeed, he was an angel of God. This man singled me out. After looking at my frightened face, he said these three words to me: DO NOT BE AFRAID!
Instantly, my life changed completely.
Supernaturally, these three words suddenly changed my life. Instinctively, I remembered God and all the miracles He performed in the Bible. Furthermore, I remembered that Moses had spoken the exact words to the children of Israel when they were stuck between the Red Sea and the Egyptian army.
When I remembered all this, all the fear in my heart disappeared. Consequently, my fear was replaced by faith in God. Instantly, my death face was replaced by the glow of hope and faith in God.
Suddenly, the escalator was filled with the presence of God.
Then something strange happened. Suddenly, the presence of God entered that elevator like a breeze of fresh air. Furthermore, the power in the elevator was restored. Furthermore, the lights in that elevator worked again. All the panic and screaming stopped.
In fact, death fled very quickly while life rushed into that elevator. Miraculously, the elevator resumed its journey after seven minutes of terror. Since then, whenever I find myself in a dangerous situation, I remember what God’s angel told me in that elevator: Don’t be afraid.
Don’t be afraid.
In fact, fear invites Satan, demons, and death. Furthermore, God cannot work where there is fear. Fear is so bad that our heavenly Father has declared that whoever fears will never enter heaven (Revelation 21:8 KJV).
When you cast fear out of your heart and replace it with faith in our heavenly Father, then God will begin to perform miracles. Satan, demons, and death will flee. God will send His angels to set right everything that is wrong.
These words will calm any danger.
