{"id":1102,"date":"2020-03-09T11:09:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T15:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2020-03-09T11:09:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T15:09:27","slug":"bible-discovered-in-tree-undamaged-amid-nashville-tornado-destruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2020\/03\/bible-discovered-in-tree-undamaged-amid-nashville-tornado-destruction.html","title":{"rendered":"Bible Discovered in Tree Undamaged Amid Nashville Tornado Destruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1105\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1105\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2020\/03\/bibleintreeofficial.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"453\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Cee O\u2019Neal\/Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A series of tornadoes that recently hit Nashville, Tennessee left a number of communities devastated.<\/p>\n<p>At least 24 people were killed and dozens were injured. In addition, hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>In the tornado\u2019s aftermath, a message of hope appeared from God.<\/p>\n<p>Musician and producer Big Cee O\u2019Neal spotted a large book in a tree. He was blown away when he discovered it was the Holy Bible.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My friends house was hit hard while cleaning i noticed one thing! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nashvillestrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nashvillestrong<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nashvilletornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nashvilletornado<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4iRurAOuiW\">pic.twitter.com\/4iRurAOuiW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Big Cee O\u2019Neal (@bigceee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bigceee\/status\/1234961052921626626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod is our rock. He just showed it to you. Im praying for you. God is looking to you. He\u2019s with you. Blessed be you and all others in the same situation,\u201d a Twitter user responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmen amazing God\u2019s word is always saved,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>This was not the only Bible spared by the tornados.<\/p>\n<p>Another Bible was found beneath the rubble left after tornadoes ripped through Tennessee. Not only was the Bible nearly untouched, it was also opened to an inspiring message.<\/p>\n<p>The Bible was open to Jeremiah 46:27 which reads, \u201cDo not be afraid, Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel. I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Flauren.jackson.52012548%2Fposts%2F10221048564914453&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"800\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A group of students discovered it when they were helping to clean up in the Cookeville area.<\/p>\n<p>A volunteer felt like this message was speaking directly to the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main point was Cookeville will again have peace and security,\u201d volunteer Jorja Gust told WTVC. \u201cAnd I felt like that\u2019s what everyone needed to hear because as you can see it looks like there\u2019s no hope here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What a powerful reminder of God\u2019s presence in all disasters and trials!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A series of tornadoes that recently hit Nashville, Tennessee left a number of communities devastated. 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