"Perfect condition – please take"
Allie is a new member of a small group of believers who meet weekly. She began visiting a few months ago when a friend invited her to come so they could pray for her and support her in her battle with cancer. Allie has since received signiï¬cant healing, and she has taken steps toward discovering the God who heals.
Allie's taste in fashion and furnishings is exotic. Her flat is ï¬lled with fairies, feathers, crystals, and cheap- but-classy antiques. Browsing an antiques shop recently, Allie came across a beautiful, old Singer-style sewing machine. "God," she whispered to Him, "I'd love something like that for my place."
God is a gift-giving God. He gives us food and joy (Acts 14:15-17), sunshine and rain (Matthew 5:45), Jesus and eternal life (John 4:10; Romans 6:23), the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts (1 Thessalonians 4:8; 1 Corinthians 12). Jesus compared the Father to earthly parents. If we, fallen and selï¬sh as we are, know how to give our children good things, how much more so does He! Still, there's a world of difference between eternal life and a sewing machine, don't you think? Allie wasn't praying for food, rent money, world peace, or eternal salvation. Her request was a childlike prayer made to a God she's becoming acquainted with. A couple of days after her visit to the antiques shop, Allie was walking out her front door on her way to work when she saw a pile of junk by the roadside. She stopped, stunned. There stood a complete Singer-style antique sewing machine. On it hung a sign: "Perfect condition, please take."
Perhaps our Father God likes to give a few toys every now and then, particularly to those inching toward His kingdom. , Sheridan Voysey, Our Daily Journey
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Allie is a new member of a small group of believers who meet weekly. She began visiting a few months ago when a friend invited her to come so they could pray for her and support her in her battle with cancer. Allie has since received signiï¬cant healing, and she has taken steps toward discovering the God who heals.
Allie's taste in fashion and furnishings is exotic. Her flat is ï¬lled with fairies, feathers, crystals, and cheap- but-classy antiques. Browsing an antiques shop recently, Allie came across a beautiful, old Singer-style sewing machine. "God," she whispered to Him, "I'd love something like that for my place."
God is a gift-giving God. He gives us food and joy (Acts 14:15-17), sunshine and rain (Matthew 5:45), Jesus and eternal life (John 4:10; Romans 6:23), the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts (1 Thessalonians 4:8; 1 Corinthians 12). Jesus compared the Father to earthly parents. If we, fallen and selï¬sh as we are, know how to give our children good things, how much more so does He! Still, there's a world of difference between eternal life and a sewing machine, don't you think? Allie wasn't praying for food, rent money, world peace, or eternal salvation. Her request was a childlike prayer made to a God she's becoming acquainted with. A couple of days after her visit to the antiques shop, Allie was walking out her front door on her way to work when she saw a pile of junk by the roadside. She stopped, stunned. There stood a complete Singer-style antique sewing machine. On it hung a sign: "Perfect condition, please take."
Perhaps our Father God likes to give a few toys every now and then, particularly to those inching toward His kingdom. , Sheridan Voysey, Our Daily Journey
CLICK HERE to visit OurDailyJourney.org
