John was a farmer. He preached no sermons, but in his slow deliberate way he loved to speak of the Lord, and many times he proved the faithfulness of the One whom he knew and loved. Listen to what he says: “One day when I was out plowing, everything seemed to go wrong. The plow was wrong; the horses were wrong; the hired boy was wrong; everything was wrong. So I said to the boy, ‘You stand here for a few minutes while I go into the woods. So I said to the horses, ‘Whoa!’ And I went behind some trees and bushes, and kneeling down I told the Lord all about it. When I came back everything was altered! The plow was right; the horses were right; the hired boy was right; all was right.”
No wonder that boy grew up to know the Lord and become one of His trusted servants. Prayer changes things in a field, in a home, at school, and at work; yes, everywhere! Have you proved this?
ML-11/05/1978