"In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From
his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears."
(Psalms 18:6, NIV)
"Honey, can you come help me?"
What
could I do but come out right away and help her?
She led me
straight out into the front of our yard where I noticed that our lawn
tractor had become deeply attached to the ditch . . .
"Euh . . .
I am flattered that you believe I am Superman, but I have temporarily
lost my powers . . ."
It's then that I made a mistake. I looked
into her sorrowful brown eyes.
"Maybe I feel my powers returning.
Watch out!"
Amazingly, I moved the tractor! An entire centimetre!
"There you go!"
She looked at me with bewildered eyes: "It's
still stuck!"
I quickly began to pray. That's the only super
power I could truly rely on! My own power was fading away too rapidly! I
turned my eyes, and there was my neighbor from two houses down, coming
to our rescue. Still, that wouldn't do the trick. The last time I was
stuck in a ditch, it took two angels and a truck to get us out (See The
Attractive Mud)!
This thought had just crossed my mind when
a white truck stopped behind me, and a guy I never met came to our
rescue: "I see you are stuck!" He said.
I am glad he was quite
observant.
"No problem. We will have this out in 1, 2, 3." And he
went into the ditch. I sure was happy he was wearing rubber boots. The
neighbor took the other side, and the tractor came effortlessly out of
the ditch. The attraction spell had been broken.
We couldn't
thank these two men enough. Only too late did I realize that the trucker
came prepared for this event. Who would travel with rubber boots on such
a warm day? Possibly, if I had taken the time to see him drive off, I
would have noticed him disappear into thin air, just like the last time.
Who knows!
One thing I do know is that our Heavenly Dad came to
our rescue. It's not every day that two people will stop to help a
tractor in distress! After all, as Kingdom subjects, we are assured of
real living, which includes the help of our Heavenly Dad. No way would
He ever ignore His own children!
"Which of you, if his son asks
for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give
him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good
gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give
good gifts to those who ask him!" (Matthew 7:9-11, NIV)
"Stuck
again! Grrrr, who do you think I am?"
This is the response you
will never hear from our Abba Father!
"According to your faith
will it be done to you." (Matthew 9:29, NIV)
Rob Chaffart
Written on August 19, 2014
The Attractive Encounter of our Tractor and the Ditch. Alive Series, Part 13
Today's Bible Verse:
"I lift up my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from? My
help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth." (Psalms
121:1-2)
The Attractive Encounter of our Tractor and the Ditch. Alive Series, Part 13
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