A city dweller moved to a farm and bought a cow.
Shortly after he did, the cow went dry. When he reported this fact to a neighbor farmer, the farmer expressed surprise. The city man said he was surprised too. "I can't understand it either, for if ever a person was considerate of an animal, I was of that cow. If I didn't need any milk, I didn't milk her. If I only needed a quart, I only took a quart." The farmer tried to explain that the only way to keep milk flowing is not to take as little as possible from the cow, but to take as much as possible. Is that not also true of the Christian life? Those who only turn to God in need miss the real joy that flows from a daily infilling of His Spirit.
Bible Illustrator
"I am the LORD your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it." (Psa 81:10 NKJV)
""But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me." (Psa 81:11 NKJV)
"So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels." (Psa 81:12 NKJV)
Eph 3:20-21"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us," (Eph 3:20 NKJV)
"to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen." (Eph 3:21 NKJV)
Jesus died for my sin,
David |
