Romans 12:21 (ESV)
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
A famous missionary, Christy Wilson, experienced fierce
opposition in Afghanistan from the Islamic authorities during the seventies.
However, just before harvest, a massive snail population explosion threatened
the nation with severe crop damage. Sufficient quantities of poison could not
be obtained in time to save thousands of tons of grain still in the fields.
Then God gave Christy Wilson a brilliant idea. Perhaps his specially imported
ducks could be distributed to farms as a feasibility test to see if they could
naturally eradicate the snail problem. Desperate to try any solution, the
agricultural authorities issued permission.
Within weeks visible proof of the ducks effectiveness
became evident to all. Thousands of ducks were dispersed throughout the whole
country. The nation was saved from a large scale famine through the
missionary's ducks. Soon, the missionary was given special commendation from
the President granting special powers to conduct his ministry without
hindrance. God used the missionary's good will to overcome a hostile people,
environment, and circumstance.
The forces of good, love & service are always greater
than evil.
Dear Lord, help us to always look for the good and to use
the good we find rather than the evil. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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