Post by MIRIAM JACOB on May 16, 2007 6:58:47 GMT -5
PEACE FOR ANXIOUS DAYS
by Max Lucado
When my daughters were single-digit ages—two, five, and seven—I
wowed
them with a miracle. I told them the story of Moses and the manna and
invited them to follow me on a wilderness trek through the house.
“Who knows,” I suggested, “manna may fall from the sky again.”
We dressed in sheets and sandals and did our best Bedouin hike through
the
bedrooms. The girls, on my instruction, complained to me, Moses, of
hunger
and demanded I take them back to Egypt, or at least to the kitchen.
When
we entered the den, I urged them to play up their parts: groan, moan,
and
beg for food.
“Look up,” I urged. “Manna might fall any minute.”
Two-year-old Sara obliged with no questions, but Jenna and Andrea had
their doubts. How can manna fall from a ceiling?
Just like the Hebrews. “How can God feed us in the wilderness?”
Just like you? You look at tomorrow’s demands, next week’s bills,
next month’s silent calendar. Your future looks as barren as the
Sinai
Desert. “How can I face my future?” God tells you what I told my
daughters: “Look up.”
When my daughters did, manna fell! Well, not manna, but vanilla wafers
dropped from the ceiling and landed on the carpet. Sara squealed with
delight and started munching. Jenna and Andrea were old enough to
request
an explanation.
My answer was simple. I knew the itinerary. I knew we would enter
this
room. Vanilla wafers fit safely on the topside of the ceiling-fan
blades. I had placed them there in advance. When they groaned and
moaned, I turned on the switch.
God’s answer to the Hebrews was similar. Did he know their
itinerary?
Did he know they would grow hungry? Yes and yes. And at the right
time,
he tilted the manna basket toward earth.
And what about you? God knows what you need and where you’ll be.
Any
chance he has some vanilla wafers on tomorrow’s ceiling fans? Trust
him. “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and
don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God
will
help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes”
(Matthew 6:33-34).
_________________________________
From Every Day Deserves a Chance
Copyright (Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2007) Max Lucado
www.maxlucado.com
Used with Permission
by Max Lucado
When my daughters were single-digit ages—two, five, and seven—I
wowed
them with a miracle. I told them the story of Moses and the manna and
invited them to follow me on a wilderness trek through the house.
“Who knows,” I suggested, “manna may fall from the sky again.”
We dressed in sheets and sandals and did our best Bedouin hike through
the
bedrooms. The girls, on my instruction, complained to me, Moses, of
hunger
and demanded I take them back to Egypt, or at least to the kitchen.
When
we entered the den, I urged them to play up their parts: groan, moan,
and
beg for food.
“Look up,” I urged. “Manna might fall any minute.”
Two-year-old Sara obliged with no questions, but Jenna and Andrea had
their doubts. How can manna fall from a ceiling?
Just like the Hebrews. “How can God feed us in the wilderness?”
Just like you? You look at tomorrow’s demands, next week’s bills,
next month’s silent calendar. Your future looks as barren as the
Sinai
Desert. “How can I face my future?” God tells you what I told my
daughters: “Look up.”
When my daughters did, manna fell! Well, not manna, but vanilla wafers
dropped from the ceiling and landed on the carpet. Sara squealed with
delight and started munching. Jenna and Andrea were old enough to
request
an explanation.
My answer was simple. I knew the itinerary. I knew we would enter
this
room. Vanilla wafers fit safely on the topside of the ceiling-fan
blades. I had placed them there in advance. When they groaned and
moaned, I turned on the switch.
God’s answer to the Hebrews was similar. Did he know their
itinerary?
Did he know they would grow hungry? Yes and yes. And at the right
time,
he tilted the manna basket toward earth.
And what about you? God knows what you need and where you’ll be.
Any
chance he has some vanilla wafers on tomorrow’s ceiling fans? Trust
him. “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and
don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God
will
help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes”
(Matthew 6:33-34).
_________________________________
From Every Day Deserves a Chance
Copyright (Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2007) Max Lucado
www.maxlucado.com
Used with Permission