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"Broken
Chariot
Wheels"
Message summary: The providence of God can be a terrifying thought or a tremendous comfort. It depends on your position in Christ. As believers we can rest in the calm assurance that God rules for our ultimate good. Today, may you find peace and assurance in this Biblical truth.
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We were driving along Rt. 340, between two of our county's most colorfully named towns; Bird In Hand and Intercourse and passed an Amish buggy broken down. The right front wheel had fallen off and we saw it leaning against the guard rail about 100 feet behind the buggy.
I rather doubt the Amish use AAA but the horse and occupants of the buggy were gone when we passed by. We've ridden in buggies and that must have been a bit scary when the wheel fell off! Hopefully they had a mobile phone to call for help. Actually the area was heavily settled by Amish so I'm sure they got some neighborly help right away. We didn't go back that way but I doubt the wheel stayed there for long.
Have you ever had a wheel come off while you're driving down the highway? Although I've had a few flat tires I've never had a wheel fall off or a blowout while driving.
From a young age we have heard the significance of the invention of the wheel and the contribution it made to civilization. It's a very useful tool of life in so many ways. Today's text references the very first mention of a wheel in the Bible.
Exodus 14 chronicles the miraculous deliverance of the Israelites as they walked across the Red Sea on dry land as God had parted the waters. Most, even with nominal Bible knowledge, know this story as part of the Exodus.
"So that they had difficulty driving." You don't say!!!
The great doctrine of providence states that God is superintending over all of His creation in every way at all times. He is indeed, "sustaining all things by His powerful word". He's got each hair on our head counted (present tense) and not a single bird falls without His knowledge.* The Westminster Catechism states, "God's works of providence are His most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all His creatures; ordering them, and all their actions, to His own glory."
The providence of God can be a terrifying thought or a tremendous comfort. It depends on your position in Christ. As believers we can rest in the calm assurance that God rules for our ultimate good. Today, may you find peace and assurance in this Biblical truth.
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, in
Your hands are
the very
depths of the
earth and the
tips of the
mountain
peaks. The sea
is Yours, for
You made it
and Your hands
formed the dry
land. It is at
Your beckoning
that the sea
can be turned
to dry land or
dry land
turned to sea.
When the enemy
comes against
us like a
flood, Your
Spirit will
lift up a
standard
against him.
We never want
our hearts to
harden toward
You, like the
Egyptians and
later the
Israelites.
Keep us
faithful and
trusting You
and Your
providential
care, in the
good times and
in the trying
times, in
Jesus' name we
pray. Amen.
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Brooksyne's
note:
Years ago I
was driving on
a very busy
interstate
near
Harrisburg
with three
lanes of
traffic
driving
probably 65
MPH. I could
hardly believe
my eyes when a
large tire
from a truck
came rolling
through the
line of
vehicles. I
prayed that it
would not roll
in front of my
car or others
but come to a
landing away
from the
traffic. I
also thought
of the driver
whose wheel
must have come
off and prayed
for their
safety. Since
it was not in
an area where
we live I
never heard
the news of an
accident but I
still remember
how odd it was
to see a tire
making its way
through cars
and trucks on
the highway.
* The other day I was curious and looked up how many birds there are in the world. The estimate (of course) is 200-400 billion (see here) And according to other sources estimates vary.
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