A mechanic pulled
up next to me just when my car broke down.
A friend walked
into the garage just when I needed a ride.
A visitor picked up some medications for me
just when I ran out.
Are these all coincidences?
I don’t think so.
But you may think otherwise.
We can see such
opportunities as serendipity, or as karma, or as God’s favor.
The
Psalmist tells us that our own efforts only go so far, and that we do need God’s
favor and help:
“Unless the Lord builds the city, the workmen
labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches
over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.”
It’s humbling.
We Americans love our independence. We love action.
We have to be intentional about trust in
God. But if we do. Even if we only give him a little bit of
faith.
He multiplies it.
2 becomes 4.
4 becomes 8, or 16, or 48.
And 2 fish become 5,000.
Prayer:
“Jesus, when my faith is small, don’t let me
forget what you can do with practically nothing.”
(Prayer quoted from Cynthia Ruchti in Mornings with Jesus.)
