OUR GOD IS STILL ABLE
	An officer in the first World War gave this account of God's willingness and ability to save men from shot and shell when they pray. A German machine gun crew had their gun focused on an angle of our trenches where troops fre-quently passed back and forth, and the casualties were many. As a last resort volunteers were called to storm the gun in the open. Fifteen men volunteered. They themselves could see at a glance that most, if not all of them would die. Even if they suc-ceeded in silencing the gun they would scarcely escape the hail of lead that would follow them back to their lines. The young officer appointed to lead them, a chum of the one reporting this incident, before going over, addressed the volun-teers as follows: "Men, I am a Christian. Before every under-taking I pray. Those of you who are willing, kneel with me and pray about this undertaking." Then he uncovered his head and kneeling, prayed, asking God to spare their lives, but if any must go that their souls might be saved. When he arose from his knees he noted that every man had knelt with uncovered head. Then they went over to the top and raced for the machine gun nest amid a hail of lead and steel. They overcame the gun crew, wrecked the gun and took it with them as they ran back to their trenches - not a man missing or seriously wounded! To the men looking on it was a miracle indeed. None among them will ever say that the day of miracles is past. God had not withdrawn His "exceeding great and precious promises." [Gospel Herald, Knight's Master Book of New Illustrations, Walter B. Knight, Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1973].