Devotional for Monday, April 11, 2016
“I Will Have Everything I Need!”
by Dona Hake
This is a story of courage and victory, and my heart was so touched when I heard it reported. From the first day this young coach met this thirteen year old boy he could see great potential in him. I was even more excited to actually catch the live interview one morning during my breakfast.
It was time for their baseball practice and this young man was standing by his coach. Suddenly the coach fell face down on the ground. At first the thirteen year old boy thought the coach was just carrying on but he laid there for 30 seconds. It was then that everyone realized something was very wrong. He grabbed his coach’s cell phone and called 911 and they walked him through CPR. The interviewer asked the young man, “How did you stay calm and how did you not get upset that you could do such a thing as young as you are?” He basically exclaimed that he realized he had to stay focused and not permit himself to get upset. It was such a joy seeing these two sitting side-by-side. Because this young man was able to stay focused and calm, he was able to save his coach that was experiencing a heart attack.
This testimony really touched my heart. In the midst of the interview my favorite thing about it was when the coach said, “I believe that the Lord puts people in your life for a reason.” I look at this in another way as well and it goes along with the truth and scripture that I want to share with you today.
Psalm 23:1
“The Lord is my shepherd.I will always have everything I need.” ERV
I want to encourage you today to see the Lord as the Lord who takes care of us and as we place our trust in Him as the Great Shepherd, He gives us the provision in our time of need.This young coach was given the Lord’s provision in the moment in which his life was at stake. This coach had in his presence a young man that dared to be courageous and pursue to save his life.
May we ponder our lives today and think about the times which the Lords provision was given to us exactly at the time we needed it. Whether it be something that is material or actually a person that was put in your path to speak the words that you needed to hear or perhaps your life had been spared. Thank God we serve a God who takes care of all of our needs as we release our faith every day as we serve Him and trust in Him with all of our heart!