A proud woodpecker was tapping away at a dead tree when the sky unexpectedly turned black and the thunder began to roll. Undaunted, the woodpecker went right on working. Suddenly a bolt of lightning struck the old tree, splintering it into hundreds of pieces. Startled but unhurt, the haughty bird flew off, screeching to his feathered friends, "Hey, everyone, look what I did to that tree!"
It got me to thinking that very often we are quick to turn to God when things go wrong in our life – whether it is health wise, relationships, finance and money problems or disastrous accidents. Often, though, when things go well we are less quick to recognize that God is to be praised and thanked for our good fortune or success. James reminds us in the scriptures, “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
Let’s not stop turning to God in our hour of need, because He is always there for us – but let’s be quicker to turn to Him in praise when He showers His blessing upon us.
“All good gifts around us are sent from Heaven above,
Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord,
For all His love.”
May God bless you each one.
Graeme Parkhill
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