The following message was written by Lyndall Rothery and appeared in the Daily Devotionals for our 50th Year at Scottsdale Bible Church.
I will lift up my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord the maker of Heaven and earth. (Psalm 101:1-2)
A few years ago our HIV/AIDS medical team drove to an isolated village to visit some of the volunteers we had trained to work in the community. It was a muddy drive in the hills. I was driving our big Toyota SUV. I can drive but my mechanical skills are close to zero. We had a wonderful visit and one of our Tanzanian teams led two people to Christ that day. We came out to our car rejoicing.
But the car would not start. I was the only driver and the person with the most knowledge of cars! I tried starting it several times with no response and we were in a village with no gas stations or mechanics. I said to the group, "Let's pray and ask God to help us."
As soon as we finished praying a man came up to us and asked if we needed any help. Apparently he was a driver of the same type of SUV as ours and was on leave in the village. He was easily able to fix the problem with our car.
We drove back filled with thanksgiving to God who had sent us help when we called to Him.
- Lyndall Rothery
I don't know about you, but this kind of testimony serve to build my faith in the power of prayer. How many times do we try to fix our problems on our own and fail to ask God's help? I know I have done it way too many times. But I also know by experience, that God has helped whenever I have asked Him for it.
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