October in Idaho is when farmers harvest the sugar beet crop. Sugar beets are used to make white sugar. A large machine called a beet harvester digs the beets out of the ground and loads them into trucks which haul them to the beet dump. Later they are cooked down to make white sugar.
Jaime worked for one of the farmers. One day he was asked to scrape the dirt road with a tractor to make it smooth for the trucks to drive on. That day as he went to work, he had his wallet in his pocket with $2000 in it.
Jaime’s brother-in-law in Mexico wanted to build a house. Jaime had agreed to loan him $2000 for that purpose. He had taken the money out of the bank and was going to exchange it for a money order to send to Mexico. He hadn’t sent it yet, and that day his wallet fell out of his pocket.
Later Jaime discovered that his wallet was missing, and he was terribly upset. He knew the wallet must have fallen out on the dirt road. All the next day he searched that road. Jaime told the farmer he worked for what had happened. The farmer told him that he and his family would ask the Lord Jesus to help him find his wallet. They also prayed that Jaime would find the true riches of salvation in Christ that can never be lost.
Five days went by and Jaime’s wallet still was not found. The sixth day as the beet harvester was loading beets onto a truck, one of the main chains on the harvester broke and got tangled up, scattering beets all around the truck. It would take time to fix this major break. The drivers helped pick up the beets and then they stood around waiting for the harvester to be repaired.
Two of the drivers, Liz and Kris, decided to take a walk. As they walked, Kris saw something in the dust. She picked it up and said to Liz, “Look at this! I wonder what it is?” Liz almost shouted, “You found
the wallet!”
It was an amazing answer to prayer that they had found the wallet when it was half buried in the road where the big trucks had driven for the last five days! Everyone was happy for Jaime, and they thanked God for answering their prayer. Someone took the wallet to Jaime and he was very happy to see his money again.
This story reminds me of a story in the Bible about something much more precious than $2000 that got lost. In Luke 15 we read about a man who lost a sheep. The shepherd had 99 other sheep, but he cared so much about the one lost sheep that he left the 99 sheep and went looking for it. He wouldn’t rest until he found it. Then he put it “on his shoulders, rejoicing” (Luke 15:55And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. (Luke 15:5)) and carried it all the way home. He was so happy to find it that he called others to rejoice with him, saying, “Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost” (Luke 15:66And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. (Luke 15:6)). The man with the lost sheep is a picture of God’s Son, the Lord Jesus. We were all like the lost sheep, because we all have sinned, and sin takes us far from God. If you are still lost in your sins and not saved, the Lord Jesus is looking for you. He cares more about you than you can know. I hope you will let Him have the joy of finding you today!
Messages of God’s Love 7/13/2025