Hang in there
There was once a daring escape from a Nazi war prison. The inmates had
dug a tunnel, which sadly had surfaced twenty feet short of the cover of
a wooded area. So they waited until a moonless night and sent one man
into the woods to watch for the time when the guard would turn his back.
His job was to pull on a piece of string which ran from the woods down
into the tunnel This would let the next prisoner know it was safe
to emerge. One by one the men felt the tug of the string and surfaced,
running into the safety of the dark woods. Unfortunately the guard heard
a sound and walked across to the area where the hole was located. He
didn't see the opening but stood by it for some time, looking
suspiciously around the locality. Time seemed to stand still for the
next prisoner who was who was waiting underground for the tug of
the string.Suddenly he lost his patience. He could stand it no
longer. He moved forward, then up and out of the hole into the dark. It
was the last thing he ever did. The guard swung around and fired
on him with his machine gun filling him full of lead.
We can all learn from this man's fatal mistake His error was
three-fold in that he lacked patience, faith and obedience. If only he
had trusted in the one on the other end. If only he had obeyed the
instructions given to him. He would have found the freedom he sought
instead he lost his very life.
The Bible tells us that we inherit the promises through our "faith
and patience" There are times when a Christian asks God for something
and there is a delay, but he doesn't lose patience he hangs in there.
The one holding the string can see things he can't and he knows what is
best for him. The Bible says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and
lean not unto your own understanding." (proverbs 3:5) Take a look
at yourself for a moment...which man are you? are you the one running to
safety having faith in your lookout?....or are you the one in the hole
taking things into your own hands?
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