A Wonderful Incident

The following beautiful story was told me by a friend who heard it at a meeting: — Some of our troops, just a mere handful, were holding a trench in a very tight corner. They knew their case was a desperate one, and that it was absolutely certain they would all be killed, but they determined to hold out to the very end and die hard. A strange appearance in the sky caused them to look up, and several of the soldiers saw what seemed to them like a cloud of angels. At this moment the Germans fell back, and eventually the English saved their trench, and several of the enemy were taken prisoners. Some of these prisoners were asked why they fell back just when certain victory seemed theirs. The prisoners replied, “We saw a great ball of fire between your trenches and ours, and we could not go on.”
Truly God had sent His angels to deliver them — in answer to prayer doubtless. What a comforting and beautiful thought that God works today on behalf of His people. My nest incident will prove the truth of that.