Guest devotional by James R. Jones (continued from yesterday)
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? — Psalm 8:3-4
Yesterday we learned that if every star in the universe were shrunk down to the size of the head of a pin, those stars would fill 3 billion stadiums to overflowing.
Now, add to this knowledge these facts: The mother of our son’s wife is a dear elderly woman who makes baby blankets as a hobby. She recently asked my Jean if we could use some baby blankets. At first Jean declined, stating that none of our acquaintances were in need of a baby blanket. Later, Jean went home and thought, "Why don’t we take some down to Cuba?" She ran the idea by me, and I tried to dissuade her from taking-up precious suitcase space with such a specialty need as baby blankets. Thankfully, Jean prevailed, and when we arrived in Bauta, Cuba, Pastor Osvaldo’s mother-in-law, Caridad, came by the apartment, and Jean asked her if she knew anyone who could use a baby blanket. I wish you could have seen Caridad’s eyes grow wide as she told us of a family member who has a tiny baby and that the young mother had been weeping because she had not so much as a blanket to cover her baby (using rags instead). Caridad comforted the young mother by telling her not to cry, but rather to pray that God would send the baby a blanket.
So here we all are on this grain of sand, and a young mother in Cuba asks her Heavenly Father for a baby blanket. God has a woman in Ohio making baby blankets, and another woman in a nearby city who is impressed to take some blankets down to Cuba. The blankets are packed tightly into a suitcase, and God’s delivery system gets two baby blankets exactly where they are needed… into the hands of the young Cuban mother who had prayed for a blanket. I was honored to carry God’s answer to prayer in a suitcase. Wouldn’t you think God would be far too busy keeping 3 billion stadiums-full of stars from crashing into each other to be involved in a young Cuban mother’s request? Our God is beyond awesome!!!
Thanks, James! Good testimony!
Be encouraged!
Dwight
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