One day, the king of an African tribe was attacked by a tiger. He was saved only by the intervention of one of his slaves.
During the attack he lost
a finger.
Very angry, he exclaimed: "If God were good, I would
not have lost a finger".
His slave, a Christian,
replied: "Majesty, God is good, and what He does is wise.
He never makes a
mistake.
At these words the
sovereign was furious and he imprisoned the slave who had saved his life.
Sometime later, the king was taken prisoner by warriors who offered
human sacrifices to their idols. He was going to suffer the same fate and be offered
as a sacrifice to the idols.
But when his enemies noticed that he was missing
a finger, they released him
without delay. In their rituals, it was not allowed to sacrifice a victim with
a physical defect.
When he returned home, the king ordered the
imprisoned slave to be released, and kindly said to him: “God was really good to me. I
would have been killed. It was only because I missed a finger that they let me
go.”
“But I
wonder why God allowed me to put you in jail?”
"Majesty," replied the slave,"If I had not been in prison, I would have
been captured with you
and sacrificed for you
because I have all my fingers.
We often do not understand God's intentions in the situations we live in.
But let us always be assured that:"All
things work together for the good of those who love God" (Romans
8:28).
Also Psalm 34:8 says:“Taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who confides
in Him.”
Friends,
be encouraged today that whatever you are going through,
all is well because God makes no mistakes!
Have a great day,
Denise
Please note: I do not claim to
have written this text. It was published on April 24th., in a French
devotional entitled “The Good Seed 2019” (La Bonne Semence-Edition de France). The author is not indicated. My friend Lucette sent it to me. It so
blessed my heart that I decided to translate it in English and pass on the
blessing to the ones of you reading it.
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