An Inspiring Devotional

Most people wish to serve God - but only in an advisory capacity.

An old poem tells the story of a woman who was walking through a meadow one day. As she strolled along meditating on nature, she came upon a field of golden pumpkins. In the corner of the field stood a majestic oak tree.

The woman sat under the oak tree and began musing about the strange twists in nature. Tiny acorns hung on huge branches and huge pumpkins sat on tiny vines. She thought, God blundered with Creation! He should have put the small acorns on the tiny vines and the large pumpkins on the huge branches.

Before long, the warmth of the autumn sunshine lulled the woman to sleep. She was soon awakened, however, by a tiny acorn bouncing off her nose. Chuckling to herself, she amended her previous thinking, Maybe God was right after all!

In every situation, God knows far more about the people and circumstances involved than we can ever know. He alone sees the beginning from the ending. He alone knows how to create a Master Plan that provides for the good of all those who serve Him. Today, trust in Him and His plan - it may seem backwards, but He always does what is best.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time - I Peter 5:6

(Courtesy: "God's Little Devotional Book" - Pub. by Honor Books, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74155, USA. This is a wonderful and charming book, which one should keep by the bedside and read as often as possible. It is my good fortune that I came across this book in the Sunday Platform Market of Pondicherry and bought it at an unbelievably cheap price.)