"He went with them. They came to the Jordan and started chopping down
trees. As one of them was felling a timber, his axhead flew off and sank
in the river. 'Oh no, master!' He cried out. 'And it was borrowed!' The
Holy Man said, 'Where did it sink?' The man showed him the place. He cut
off a branch and tossed it at the spot. The axhead floated up. 'Grab
it,' he said. The man reached out and took it." 2 Kings 6:4-7 (MSG) How
is this possible? Throwing a branch into a river will not bring an
axhead to the surface! But it did! Did Elisha have certain powers? No
way! He depended on His Heavenly Father through the Holy Spirit who made
it possible! Elisha was just following our Father's directions. Nothing
is impossible to Him!
When we arrived at our campground in
Bailey's Harbor, Wisconsin, we discovered that a terrible storm was
heading straight for us. It would start in the evening, and it would
continue raining all next day. Thunder showers were unavoidable. They
expected more than 50 millimeters (2 inches) of rain.
We were
disappointed, for the next day would be our only day to visit this
peninsula. It's then that I heard my Heavenly Father ask me: "Who will
you trust, Me or the weather report?" I'd rather trust my Father at any
time, and I began to thank Him for the sunny day He would give us the
following day.
My wife was not in our trailer while my Father
showed up. When she entered, I was all excited. "I have some great
news," I said. "It will not rain tonight nor tomorrow." At first she was
a bit confused. 10 minutes ago I had shared with her the grim weather,
and now I was jumping up and down with excitement! She knew something
had happened while she was away, and she knew that more than likely the
weather network had not changed its mind. Against all odds, my wife and
I were the only ones who anticipated the weather for the next day.
Sure enough, it didn't rain a drop that night. When I awoke the next
morning, it was cloudy; however, the sun came through a bit later on in
the day, and it didn't rain all day. Our Heavenly Father had given us
this gift so that we could enjoy His nature on the peninsula, as well as
meeting many friendly people.
Who will we trust?
Rob
Chaffart
Expecting Sunshine Against All Odds. The Witness, Part 9
Today's Bible Verse:
"He cut off a branch and tossed it at the spot. The axhead floated
up. 'Grab it,' he said. The man reached out and took it." 2 Kings 6:7
(MSG)
Expecting Sunshine Against All Odds. The Witness, Part 9
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