By David Bragg
Do you feel lucky? Arthur Priest was. Arthur worked below deck throwing coal into a steam boiler of steam-powered ships. Consider these benchmarks of his career:
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In 1908 he survived the wreck of the Asturias.
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In 1911 he survived the collision of the Olympic with the HMS Hawk.
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In 1912 he survived the Titanic.
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In 1916, during WWI, he survived sinking of the Alcantra and the Brittanic.
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In 1917 he survived the torpedoing of the HMHS Donegal.
His name was so closely tied to these “lucky” escapes that ship owners didn’t want to hire him, workers didn’t want to work with the “lucky” Arthur Priest (https://afrinik.com/).
As David penned the 68th psalm, he sings that God’s name is exclusively tied to salvation. Look closely to verse 20: “Our God is the God of salvation.” We see that same God working out a salvation of which David could only dream: “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
Salvation is not based on chance. It is not luck, such as Arthur Priest. Salvation is Jesus Christ. He alone can guide us through the unavoidable valley of death.
- David Bragg is co-editor of BulletinGold. He may be contacted through his blog: http://davidbragg.blogspot.com/ If you are in the Greensboro, NC area, please join us for worship: https://nwchurchofchrist.com/about/
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