The python’s grip

‘Would you like to hold a snake?’    came the voice, out of the blue, as I

walked around the Snake park.

Does it bite? Was my response. ‘No’ he answered.                                                  

Can it kill me?   ‘No’ he replied.

‘Ok then’ I replied, and off he went to fetch the snake. Soon the snake handler approached and hung the python gently around my shoulders, where he rested quietly. After a few minutes he rested the snake on my hands.  He felt warm and smooth, strong and muscular, yet gentle to the touch. An engaging encounter that doesn’t happen every day.

 After a while I noticed his eyes looking earnestly at me, his jaws gravitating towards my body and it was at that point that the handler then removed the snake from my arms. Returning him to his den.

I felt safe holding the snake for one reason only, that I trusted the snake handler, knowing intuitively that he would not allow danger to befall me.

The serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God really say?’ Gen 3:1

From the outset, the devil is likened in scripture to a serpent; wily, dangerous and crafty, able to strike at our heels at any moment to kill or destroy.       We might be tested by his temptations or fearful of his power, but rest assured, we are never left unarmed or alone. God, our serpent handler stands close by to shield and protect you, helping you in all you face today.

For he who is in us is greater than the one who is in the world. 1 Jn 4:4

With Love     Rev Gill x