One
of God’s Most Memorable Divine Appointments
I was a little nervous, and way out of my comfort zone
as I took a seat next to a stranger at the Christian Writer’s Conference in New
Mexico years ago. The woman next to me had a warm smile and we naturally began
to share what we were planning to write and hoping to publish. But what she
shared from her heart next would change my life forever. It was one of God’s
most memorable divine appointments!
“We put
our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, for
our hope is in you alone.” Psalm 33:20-22 NLT
The matter she shared should not have been a surprise
to me, because over and over at this conference, God kept placing strangers
next to me, at a meal, in a class, even in a line waiting for a speaker, who
had just lost a loved one. I too had recently lost my son and could empathize
greatly and I shared with them all God had done for me to help me through.
This dear woman tearfully shared how her brother had
recently died from suicide. She was
heartbroken but saddened even more by how her family was reacting and suffering
from it and they were not coping well at all.
Her smile lit up her face as she shared, “God put it
on my heart to send them a daily word of encouragement, His Word in the Bible. I sent out an email to my family, (who most
don’t know the Lord), and asked if I could send a Bible verse a day to them
that might encourage them. I wasn’t
expecting any replies, or if so it would be a no. But to my surprise they all
said―yes! “
As soon as I got home I sent out an email to close
family and friends (believers or not) and asked if I could send them an
encouraging word from the Bible each day, and to my delight they answered yes! That’s
how “His Hopeful Word Today” began, and ten years later is still going strong.
We can all rest assured of this truth- God will never
run out of surprising divine appointments, He’s never at a loss for encouraging
words from His Word. God will always provide for us splendid and divine opportunities
to share His amazing love with others near home or far away.
“Because God is Creator, Lord, Savior, and Deliverer, he
is worthy of our trust and praise. Because he is faithful and his word is
dependable we can rejoice and sing, giving thanks and praise.” Author-
Anonymous
“One of God’s Most Memorable Divine Appointments” by
Dee Kamp, Grace Every Morning Ministries© August 16, 2016
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