2 Corinthians 12:9 (New International Version)
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for
my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more
gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's
rite of passage?
His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and
leaves him alone.
He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not
remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He
cannot cry out for help to anyone. Once he survives the night, he is a MAN.
He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because
each lad must come into manhood on his own.
The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of
noises. Wild beasts must surely be all around him. Maybe even some human might
do him harm. The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat
stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could
become a man!
Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he
removed his blindfold. It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the
stump next to him. He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son
from harm.
We, too, are never alone. Even when we don’t know it, our
Heavenly Father is watching over us, sitting on the stump beside us. When
trouble comes, all we have to do is reach out to Him.
Dear Lord we thank You that You are sitting right next to
us all the time. We pray today that we would not ever forget. Help us share
that good news today with those You bring into our life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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