The bear and God's presence

Years ago, there was a movie that was simply titled (in English - the movie was French), "The Bear."

 

There wasn't much dialogue - just the life of a bear and its family.

 

Right near the end there's a beautiful scene. 

 

The bear cub is attacked by a mountain lion, and he's been backed up against a stream. 

 

The lion claws at the little bear's snout. The bear tries to bite the lion's paw and keeps making this high-pitched roar. 

 

Then suddenly the lion takes off. 

 

The little cub is on its hind legs making a huge victorious roar. 

 

Then the cameras swing round and you see the real reason why the lion fled. There's a 1500 pound bear standing behind the cub. 

 

What a beautiful picture of what it's like to trust in the Lord. 

 

He's right there with us, helping us even when we don't realize it.

 

That's my word of encouragement to you today - it might not seem like God is there - but He is - in ways that we might not understand until we reach heaven.