WordToday

I once heard a preacher give a wonderful analogy on spiritual hunger. He said that out in a field lay a pebble and next to it a 10,000 litre open-top water drum. One day the skies burst open with torrential rain catching both the pebble and the tank unawares. After the rain stopped a man passing by came across the pebble and asked, “Sir, what was your experience in yesterday’s downpour?” The pebble being small in size and having no capacity to hold water replied rather nonchalantly, “Well, I caught a few drops of rain on me but as soon as the sun came out, I dried up pretty quickly.”  The man moved on to the 10,000 litre water tank and asked the same question. “Oh my God, you should have seen me! It poured cats and dogs and I caught much water. I am almost full to the brim as you can see. That was the most exciting experience I have had!” The man walked away pondering at how the same amount of rain could elicit such divergent views. One with little capacity to ‘catch’ the ra...

Near the throne-room a man waited anxiously for his turn. His name was Slim . He had read a passage in Hebrews and delighted at its import. Heb.4:16  ….let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.   He intended to test it out now.  The angels loved it. They were used to seeing him here at this particular hour. Their work was made all the more easier when souls such as this one stretched their faith.  Back on earth, Slim was by his bed-side doing his daily prayer. His knees ached as he prayed but he was determined to bring each of the things on his prayer-list before the Lord. He had no idea of the happenings in heaven-that as he knelt struggling in prayer, his spirit was with the angels angling for a chance to be heard before the King of kings. Day after day Slim came before the Lord and week after week, the angels were glad to deliver his answers but they were n...