September 3, 2004

[Rev. Doc]

Dependence On God

"Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God."
Psalm 20:7

We have the tendency to do things on our own relying very little upon the Lord. How far short we fall when we do this. Things would be so much better if we would just depend upon Him.

Back in 1839 James Espy claimed that rain could easily be produced by heating the air. But his plan to saturate parched farmland by building great log fires across vast stretches of the American West never materialized -- for which Espy's contemporaries were probably grateful! Later in the 19th century a new theory emerged: loud noises would bring rain. This theory was put to the test in Texas, where Robert Dyrenforth piled up enough munitions for a small war. He blasted away at the skies, but as one observer wrote, "[Dyrenforth] attacked from the front and rear, by the right and left flank. But the sky remained clear as the complexion of a Saxon maid."

A sign was placed in a textile mill, "When your thread becomes tangled, call the foreman." A young woman was new on the job. Her thread became tangled and she thought, "I'll just straighten this out myself." She tried, but the situation only worsened. Finally she called the foreman. "I did the best I could," she said. "No you didn't. To do the best, you should have called me."

Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you always place your total trust in Him, depending on Him for every area of your life.

"Man, despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication and many accomplishments, owes the fact of his existence to a six- inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains."
~Annonymous

[glitch1501]

thanks doc for continuing to post these!

[Mr. Rogers]

yes, this is something i have been thinking more about lately. these are always helpful.

[Staci]

I loved the stories, Doc!

I'm always amazed at how you constantly churn the Daily Devotionals out! It's mind-boggling! (Though to the CAA's advantage, I might add.)

Excellent work - as usual.

[wiggins]

Thanks indeed and again Rev.Doc!