Judy Bauman sent this to me this morn, 9/11/07 and I felt it was too amazing of a sign & story not to share !
Deer = symbolic of the overcomer !
Out in the ocean = sea of peoples
Worn out = Tired of paddling in treacherous deep waters...
But up come some guys, one experienced in handling the wounded, and rescue Him - just like Jesus rescues us.How amazing ! LOVE IT ! Encourages my heart ! Pris
Last Saturday morning, my buddy Bo Warren and I were trolling for stripers in the Chesapeake Bay. We were 12 miles offshore in about 80 feet of water contemplating why the fish weren't biting. We looked back to check our gear and saw something odd in the water. Was it a seal?
What came to my mind was the scripture in Revelation 12 about the DRAGON going after the woman who'd given birth to the manchild, and the devil sends a flood of water but the earth helps her and swallows up the water, which stands for troubled waters.
The whole time we kept thinking he was going to kick the "help" out of us. He never did though, he was totally spent. We untied him and jumped back. Too weak to stand, he just sat there quivering. We even picked him up again and put his feet underneath him, but he still couldn't walk. Don't know if he made it or not, but I think his chances were vastly improved.
Bo grabbed his neck, I grabbed the flank, and we barreled over backwards into the boat. Before I knew it, Bo was on top of him and had him tied up just like a calf. We hit the gas and ran him to the closest beach - Kent Point. I beached the boat and we carefully unloaded the deer onto the sand.
Can't be, we don't have seals around here. On closer look, it turned out to be a buck that was WAY off course. He was desperate and barely staying afloat. I've seen deer swim a river or bayou before. When you see that, the first thing you notice is that they are powerful swimmers. Their head and shoulders are out of the water and they make surprisingly good headway. This critter was just keeping his nose up and looked like he'd been swimming all night long. In fact, he was so worn out that he swam toward the boat probably thinking it looked enough like land to him. When he got closer though, he wasn't sure what to make of the two dudes on board, and backed off. So, since the fish weren't biting, we thought we'd give this buck a hand. Turns out Bo grew up around cows and was really handy with a bowline. He lassoed the deer on the first shot!
