September 7

 

Ask and Believe

 

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Matthew 21:22

 

It was a cold, snowy night. I had my Sunday school class over for supper and an evening of fun. Now I was taking them home. At several places the road was nearly drifted shut. I was getting close to one of my student’s homes. The road kept getting worse and worse. Finally, within half a mile of my destination, I got stuck.

 

After trying my best to get out, I knew I would need help. My brother and two of my students hurried on to enlist the help of a four-wheel drive truck. They were soon back.

We could not find a good place in the front of the car to fasten the strap, so we decided to attach the hitch and use it to pull out the car backwards. I got the hitch out of the trunk and put it on. Slamming the trunk shut I walked forward to start the car.

 

I was shocked to discover that the keys were no longer in my pocket. We had recently purchased the car and had only one set of keys. After vainly searching for the keys, I concluded that I had locked them in the trunk.

 

I decided to pray. Almost immediately, the thought popped into my head, “Check the snow around the hitch.”

 

I grabbed a shovel and dug in. With the first shovel of snow, my friend exclaimed, “There they are!” Sure enough, there they lay. Soon we were out and back on our way.

 

What a great God we serve! He even cares about a lost set of car keys.

 

Jamin Yoder, Middlebury, IN

 

O how praying rests the weary!

Prayer will change the night to day;

So when life seems dark and dreary,

Don’t forget to pray.

—Mary Kidder (1820-1905)

 

Bible Reading: Matthew 7:1–12

One Year Bible Reading Plan:

1 Corinthians 15:1–32

Proverbs 9, 10

 

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