THE DAILY BREAD

[Ironside]

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Lewis Sperry Chafer and Harry Ironside were Bible professors in Dallas Theological Seminary [The sixth largest Bible seminary today in the world. The seminary that produced men like Chuck Swindoll, Charles Ryrie, Dwight Pentecost, John Walvoord, R.B. Theime etc.]. I would like to share to you an event that happened around 80 years ago when God sold the cattle:



[This is a story by Howard Hendricks who was once a student of Dallas and who later became a professor there too]



"Not long after Dallas Seminary was founded in 1924, bankruptcy knocked at its doors. By noon on one particular day, every creditor threatened foreclosure. That morning, the founders of the Seminary met to pray in president Lewis Sperry Chafer's office. They asked God to provide the needed funds.



Harry Ironside was part of that prayer meeting. When it was his turn to pray, he prayed in his characteristically pointed manner: "Lord, we know that the cattle on a thousand hills are thine. Please sell some of them and send us the money."

[He was referring to this verse actually: "For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills. Ps 50:10]


Meanwhile, as these men were praying, into the seminary's business office came a tall Texan. Addressing a secretary, he said, "I just sold two carloads of cattle in Fort Worth. I've been trying to make a business deal go through and it won't work, and I feel that God is compelling me to give this money to the seminary. I don't know if you need it or not, but here's the check."



Well aware of the seriousness of the seminary's financial situation, and knowing that it was for that purpose the founders were gathered in prayer, the secretary took the check to the door of the president's office and timidly knocked. When she finally got a response, Chafer took the check out of her hand and stared at it with amazement. The amount matched the exact size of the seminary's debt. Looking at the signature on the check, he recognized the name of the cattle rancher. Turning to Harry Ironside, he said, "Harry, God sold the cattle!""



God does indeed hear the prayers of His children, those who have repented and trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ alone for salvation.

[IdontCare]

wow.


Naa pod koy kaila nga susama ug ingun ana nga xperience.

ako naa koy experience nga ingun ana pero ginagmay ra to ako.

pero ang katingalahan lang is nganung pirmi man right amount jud noh. dili sobra dili kulang,hehehe. Gi pakita jud cguro sa Ginoo nga gitubag niya atong prayer by giving the EXACT amout nga atong Nedd or gi Ask.

[rcruman]

45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Matthew 5:45

God even maketh rain to unjust how much more to just.

PEace!

[Ironside]

"........................The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." James 5:16

[rcruman]

3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
James 4:3

not all prayers are granted.

Peace!

[IdontCare]

3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
James 4:3

not all prayers are granted.

Peace!

Correct because God knows our hearts.

[d`monyita]

Kahilak sad ta ani oi. God is really good.

[mordecai_327]

...a humbling experience...indeed God is good! All the time!

[torade]

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full?
They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.
He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full?
They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full?
The students responded with a unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand.
The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided,
"I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life".
The golf balls are the important things - God, family, children, health -- things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.

The sand is everything else -- the small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued,
"there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls".
The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

So...Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Play With your children. Take time to get medical checkups.

Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

"Take care of the golf balls first-- the things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

Have a nice day!

[IdontCare]

Ironside naa pa ka diha?

bro baptist ka or evangelical?