Saturday night turned into a comedy event. It was pouring out all evening. I had unplugged our water pump, located outside. Tried several times to run out and plug it, but to no avail. I finally had the chance and ran out to tackle it, which made me happy. When it’s not power outage, it’s water not “gone-age.” The pump is always needed because water goes quickly when least expected. As soon as I walked into the living room, I noticed something swooping by!
It went near my small table which had my tall cup of hot water which I drink often for my upset stomach. As I went near it, I spilled the water all over my left thigh. Soaked on one side, I noticed a bat flying crazily all across our cathedral ceiling! “Oh no!” I thought. “Not again!” We had had two several months back. They’re extremely dangerous. I saw it fly upstairs, so I ran up. Searched everywhere but couldn’t find it.
I came down and told my 88-year-old mom to hide in her room and close the door behind her. She did, and quickly opened it saying, “It’s in here!” My wife and I yelled, “Get out and close the door!” Then, like in a scene from the Great Outdoors, and looking like John Candy and Dan Akroyed, my wife and I, armed with brooms, entered the room. We swung high, swung low. Belted the bat on the curtains. It flew; we ducked! It swooped; we yelled! More swoops and I yelled, “Don’t whack me, Viv!” “I’ll try not to,” she snapped. We laughed as we swung all around narrowly missing each other. It flew to a small table where I finally sprayed it with roach spray paralyzing it for a moment, then whacked it to the floor where I pounce on it with the broom as it lay hopelessly. I finished it off, swooped it up into a dust pan, and flushed it away forever! It was worse than the 103 large, ugly spiders we’ve had to deal with this year! We were glad it was gone, and it was more exciting than a late movie! All in a day’s work!
Sometimes, in life’s ebb and flow, we’re flying high, grooving with God overcoming all obstacles. But sometimes, we’re down and out flying low unaware of the snares before us; yet Jesus is ever beside us. “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you” (Luke 10:19).
Let’s gear up to riding high over all the LORD has set before us! Let’s bat those bats away!
“Then you will delight in the LORD, and I will make you ride over the heights of the land, and let you enjoy the heritage of your father Jacob.’ For the mouth of the LORD has spoken” (Isaiah 58:14 CSBA).
God Bless!
Sam