BOMBS AND BLESSINGS
“….. all these things are against me.”- Gen. 42:36
“All things work together for good….”- Rom. 8:28
Thinking of these two verses I’m reminded of an article by Stephen Davey that serves to illustrate how God can bring blessing out of bombs. He said…….
Years ago, the devotional magazine, “Our Daily Bread,” illustrated the need for the Christian to face their problems and challenges in life with greater trust that God is at work behind the scenes.
During World War II, a family in Sussex, England, sent some money to a missionary society and enclosed a letter saying that they wanted to give more, but the harvest on their farm was being threatened by the lack of rain.
They were also fearful of German bombs being dropped in the area, putting their farm and crops at risk, not to mention their own lives. He asked the staff of this mission to pray that no bombs would fall on their land.
The director of the missionary society wrote back and wisely responded that while they did not believe they could pray that exact prayer, they would indeed pray that the family would trust whatever God’s will was for their lives.
Shortly after, a German missile landed on their property. No family member was hurt; and the livestock, home and barn were all fine.
But that bombshell went so far into the ground that it liberated an underground stream. That new stream yielded enough water to irrigate their entire property as well as neighboring farms.
“Our Daily Bread” ended this illustration by writing, “Sometimes, even bombs are blessings. They fall from heaven, make a lot of noise, and liberate within us a new stream of trust and faith in the provision of God.” God has a way of using every inconvenience, every trial, and every difficulty to make us wiser and draw us closer to Him.
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble, Tx.
