November 25, 2024 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, November 25.
Early this morning, I was sitting on my porch, enjoying my first cup of coffee, when I looked up to see a pair of deer crossing my property. They took their time and provided me a long, lingering look. It was a blessing. And it reminded me of a sermon story I heard almost thirty years ago.
In the mid ‘90’s I served with a pastor named Dan. He remains one of my closest friends in the faith. Dan, before he was a pastor, was a traveling evangelist, moving from revivals to crusades to Bible conferences, away from family and friends for weeks at a time. He was driving home late one night, after one of those long trips, and found himself on a lonely stretch of highway in New Mexico. He struggled to stay awake, couldn’t find a station on the radio, and so he began to pray out loud - talking to God as if He was sitting in the passenger seat.
After a while, he prayed, “Father, You know what would really lift my spirits right now? If I could just see a deer beside this lonely road”. Dan immediately felt embarrassed that he had asked the God of the Universe, the King of Creation, the Lord of Lords, for such a selfish little thing. But before he had the chance to apologize, he rounded a curve and was forced to stop his car in the middle of the highway. There, in his headlights, was an entire herd of deer!
I’ve heard a lot of “true” sermon stories over the years, and sometimes had my doubts about their accuracy. But Dan is my friend. I know Dan. I trust him. And I believe every word of his story. I was blessed when I heard it thirty years ago, and I was blessed to be reminded of it this morning. I hope it was a blessing to you.
Luke 6:38 - “Give, and it will be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over.”
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
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