Among the important laws you’ve probably never heard of is the Refrigerator Safety Act, passed by Congress on August 2, 1956. “It shall be unlawful,” the Act provides, “for any person to introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce any household refrigerator…unless it is equipped with a device, enabling the door thereof to be opened from the inside.” What was the point of this? Before that date, many children got trapped in refrigerators – playing hide and seek and other such games – and suffocated.

Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.”

Matthew 27:65

This type of problem didn’t enter into Pilate’s thinking when he ordered soldiers to secure the tomb containing the body of Jesus. He wanted to make sure the Savior stayed inside…and not because he thought Jesus might come back to life, but because of fears His body would be stolen by followers. But when Jesus arose, He wasn’t going to be stopped by two soldiers, or two million.

Are you discouraged when it seems much is against you? A single word spoken by God can roll back the schemes and evil intentions of any man. As you pray for America today, remember that the Lord hears the righteous when they call!

Recommended Reading: Psalm 37:12-19