Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing” – Hebrews 13:2 (NIV).
There is a true story worth telling. Somewhere in July 1998, William Lindsay of Las Vegas, US decided he should bequeath some of his fortune to a welcoming Scottish institution of higher learning. He run through the directory and abruptly called one university.
“I have a donation to make,” he shared. Taking him for a crank, the receptionist dismissed him. “We don’t waste time on jokers.” The phone went dead.
Disappointed, he called another university- the University of Glasgow. The receptionists there received him warmly and invited him for a visit. In March 2000 the University of Glasgow received a check worth 1.2 million pounds from William Lindsay.
You never know whom you meet or take a call from! Sometimes this is the case when people visit our church fellowships too. We ignore them more so based on their attire or speech. Discouraged, they move to other fellowship (or faith) where they bless those they find.
Always be nice to strangers. You never know whom the Lord has sent to visit with you!
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, today I pray that I am always sensitive to your angels who come to visit sometimes in unexpected ways, and I may be nice to all people for you never know, this I pray in Jesus’s name.
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29/04/2024 - 30/04/2024 All day“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid” (John 14:27)
One of the most moving Christian song ever written is, “Its well with my soul!” To hear it sung in cathedrals, concerts or at funerals, always leaves many with goose bumps. It has uplifted many through the most difficult of moments, soothing their weary spirit.
It’s coming into being in many ways show how God so often uses difficult situations to bless so many. In 1871 Horatio Spafford, was one of the wealthiest lawyers, based in Chicago. He was also a devout Christian, along with his wife Ann, and their four daughters. But early in 1871 came the Great Fire of Chicago that destroyed Spafford’s sizable investment.
Devastated from the loss, Spafford, seeking to recover, two years later, decided to go for a holiday in Europe. But at the last minute he was detained by business, letting Ann and his four daughters to proceed, hoping to join them. No sooner had they left when the ship in which they were had an accident and sank within minutes. All the four children drowned, though Anna survived.
Spafford on receiving the news decided to go and pick up Ann. As he got to the spot where the ship had sunk, in his despair came the words that have brought respite to so many, through generations. “When peace like a river attendeth my way. When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say It is well, it is well with my soul... Let this blest assurance control That Christ (yes, He has) has regarded my helpless estate, And has shed His own blood for my soul. It is well...With my soul..
It is well, it is well with my soul.”It is said as Ann saw her daughters going down, she said, “God gave me four daughters. Now they have been taken from me. Someday I will understand.” And, indeed, “It is well with my soul” was God’s gift to all of mankind through a tragedy.
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of heaven, sometimes through tragedies, it is difficult to understand or appreciate the moment; but as the song goes, whatever the difficulty may be, “Its well with my soul” for you are with me, no matter! This I pray in Jesus’ name!
