The Word for 02/03
Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the LORD our maker,
Psalms 95:6

I'VE LEARNED.......... “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10, NIV

“GOD IS IN CONTROL!”
Pastor Cecil A. Thompson, December 10, 2009

II Corinthians 12:8-9, “Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."

A story is told of a very poor man who lived in ancient times. It was a time when powerful kings dominated all who lived in their kingdoms and who had the power of life and death. It was a time when many sons and many horses were a sign of wealth and prosperity.

This poor man had only one horse and one son. As he grew older, his son used the horse to plow the fields, to haul the produce to market and ride from place to place on various errands. People pitied the poor man and often made disparaging remarks about his poverty.

Things went from bad to worse when his son was returning from the village on the horse and was thrown to the ground and his leg broken. The people clucked their tongues and wondered what evil thing this poor man had done to have such bad fortune to befall him. He would just smile and reply, “The Lord knows what I need. I will trust Him to give me what He wants me to have.”

Not long after the son’s accident, the king sent messengers to each village and demanded that every able-bodied young man report for battle immediately. The only one in this age group who was not conscripted was the poor man’s son. In a short time the sad news was relayed to the village that the battle had gone very wrong and all of the men had died in the fray. Now the man who had once been pitied was considered to be the one who was blessed.

When we trust in God, it makes no difference what people think or say—Romans 8:28 is true in any and every circumstance: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.”

As a child of God we should be under His control. He may delay the answer to our prayer, or He may deny it as He did with Paul. Whatever the Lord determines for our lives—to delay or deny—we can know that His grace is sufficient.

WHERE AIN’T GOD
He was just a little lad, and on the Lord's Day, was wandering home from Sunday School, and dawdling on the way. He scuffed his shoes into the grass; he found a caterpillar; he found a fluffy milk-weed pod, and blew out all the "filler." A bird's nest in a tree o'head, so wisely placed on high, was just another wonder that caught his eager eye. A neighbor watched his zig-zag course, and hailed him from the lawn; asked him, where he'd been that day, and what was going on. "Oh, I've been to Sunday School." (He carefully turned the sod, and found a snail inside.) "I've learned a lot of God." "M'm a very fine way," the neighbor said, "for a boy to spend his time; if you'll tell me where God is, I'll give you a brand new dime." Quick as a flash his answer came, nor were his accents faint; "I'll give you a dollar mister, if you'll tell me where God ain't."

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY........
Do not judge men by mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy. -E.H. Chapin

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