A WHOPPER OF A DEER STORY!

November 21 

Come and see the works of God, Who is fearsome in His deeds toward the sons of men. Psalm 66:5

It was 1:00 am, Tuesday, November 1987. We lived in the Everett, PA GBC parsonage which was connected to the church.  Behind was a garage, a miniscule back yard scrunched against the wall of the funeral home.  I was dreaming away when suddenly the world was blown to smithereens.  I sat up thinking, “Wow!  Some dream!”  Then I heard running down the hallway.  A burglar??  Leaping out of bed unarmed,  scantily clothed and half asleep, I pursued the “criminal”.  Something was in the corner of the dining room!  When it raised its antlered head, I uttered, “I can’t believe it’s a deer!”  I shouted, “Honey, there’s a deer in the house!”  The deer began leaping, seeking an outlet while destroying heirlooms.  Without thinking, I threw myself in harm’s way to stop the destruction.  As the deer ran past me into the living room, he met my “dear” wife who yelled, “Get out of here!” while holding out both arms.  The young buck hopped over furniture and bolted down the hallway leaping out the window exactly from whence he had come.  Within  minutes policemen were at that same window asking me questions while I leaned against the washer shaking badly. Two girls saw the deer leap through our window after being chased by hunters in a car.  The next morning we found the buck’s head in our trash bin! 

What’s the spiritual lesson here?  Sometimes God allows shocking events to occur in your life just to remind you how awesome He is!  Amazingly, no one was hurt, our girls slept through it all and damage was minimal.  His protection was obvious!  Thus I can proclaim with the Psalmist, “God, how fearsome (awesome) are Your works!” (66:3)    Only He could do what I saw that scary night in November 38 years ago  Happy deer hunting! 

Bob Kulp