A word from the pastor with your coffee...

One warm autumn day, a man sat under a walnut tree observing his pumpkin vines. "How foolish God is!" he mused. "He puts a heavy pumpkin on a tiny vine that has no strength, and then hangs tiny walnuts on a tree whose branches can hold the weight of a man. If I were God, I could do better than that." Just then, a breeze dislodged a walnut and it fell on the man's head.

Gently rubbing the point of impact, a sadder and wiser gentleman remarked, "Suppose there had been a pumpkin up there instead of a walnut. Never again will I try to plan God's world, but I shall thank Him that He has done so well in His own way."

On any given day, we may sit somewhere and say, "How foolish God! You are allowing this situation to enter my life, and as a result, this and this are happening. Don't you know what You're doing? Now, if I were You, I would..."

We often think that we have a better idea, don't we?

Take a moment to go find your Bible; then open it to Isaiah 55:8,9.

What is the truth presented in verse 8? God's ways are not the same as man's ways and His thoughts are different from man's thoughts. How do the two compare? God's ways and thoughts are higher than ours.

God always knows what He is doing. He is always in control. He knows the answer to the "why" questions even before we think to ask them. He doesn't make mistakes. Can we believe this and respond accordingly?

I'm glad it was God who made the decision about pumpkins and walnuts, aren't you?