When a helicopter crashed in a cold, mountainous wilderness, the pilots survived but were seriously injured. The frozen afternoon stretched toward an even more freezing night. The situation seemed hopeless—until a rescue helicopter appeared, its searchlights illuminating the darkness. It spotted the wreckage, landed nearby, and carried them off to safety.
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In this world’s misery there is only one sure refuge: God Himself. “He is a shield to all who trust in Him” (Psalm 18:30).
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During a trip to London, I visited the Bank of England Museum, then made my way to The Clockmakers’ Museum. At some point, it struck me that both money and time have been very important commodities as far back as anyone can remember. Yet they present one of the great dilemmas of life. We trade our valuable time working for money, and then we spend our money to make the most of our time off. We seldom possess the two with any degree of balance.
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If you are familiar with the works of William Shakespeare, you know that Macbeth was one of his characters. Macbeth wanted so much to be king that he resorted to murder—and he paid for it with his life.
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During my lifetime I have seen evil men rise to political and military power, make colossal blunders, and pass off the scene. Even good leaders leave a record that includes mistakes and weaknesses.
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It’s frustrating to talk to some people about God, Jesus, and salvation. They shrug you off by saying, “You have your belief and I have mine.” Or, “I won’t tell you how to live if you won’t tell me how to live.”
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Under General George Patton’s command in World War II, the Third Army had been driving back the Nazis until fog and rain forced the troops to stop. Patton telephoned a chaplain to ask, “Do you have a good prayer for weather?” Immediately the chaplain complied with the general’s request. He wrote a prayer, which Patton ordered to be printed and distributed to the 250,000 soldiers under his command, directing them to pray for clear weather.
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On the back of a wedding anniversary card were some wiggly lines drawn by our 3-year-old grandson. Alongside was a note from our daughter explaining that Trevor told her what he had written: “I’m writing a letter for your love and happy adversity.”
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A missionary was teaching a class of young girls about kindness. She told them about Jesus, who said that a person who gives a cup of water in His name “will by no means lose his reward” (Mark 9:41).
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The phrase “at his word” is used twice in Numbers 27:21 to emphasize how God would guide Israel. Joshua was to direct Israel to “go out” and “come in” based on what God told Eleazer the priest.
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