Psalm 29:11 (NIV)
The Lord gives strength to his people;
the Lord
blesses his people with peace.
American President John Quincy Adams once said,
"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties
disappear and obstacles vanish." It's true!
Look what happened recently to a North Carolina church
that wanted to purchase some property. The church regularly suffered from high
tide flooding. But when the church was built over a hundred years ago, they
couldn't afford better property.
They finally decided to relocate to higher ground. An
ideal piece of property was empty - actually the highest ground in town. It
belonged to a man named Sam. Officials from the church went to see Sam about
selling the property. He politely told them it wasn't for sale; that he had
other plans for the land.
The church looked elsewhere, but nothing satisfactory
could be found. So they went back to Sam and made another offer. Again they
were refused.
Then an unusual thing happened. One of the worst coastal
floods in memory struck the town. As water rose, the church began to float. It
left its coastal lot and started inward. It floated down the main street,
turned a corner and eventually landed right on Sam's empty property.
Sam gave in. He allowed the building to stay and, if you
ask the members of North Carolina's Swan quarter United Methodist Church how
they came to acquire their land, they may relate what Sam said about the
transaction: "I guess if the good Lord couldn't move me to give the land
to the church, he would move the church to the land."
The member's persistence, combined with a little outside
help, paid off. Persevere - you may by surprised at how your obstacles vanish!
God can make all the obstacles of live disappear. Turn
them all over to Him.
Dear Lord, we thank You that there isn’t an obstacle to
big that You can’t handle. Help us turn them all over to You today. In Jesus’
Name, Amen.
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