[Discoveries] 12-27-07 Stadiums and baby blankets 2-2 -- Psalm 8:3-4

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/Guest devotional by James R. Jones (continued from yesterday)/

/*When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the 
stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of 
him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? -- Psalm 8:3-4*/

Yesterday we learned that if every star in the universe were shrunk down 
to the size of the head of a pin, those stars would fill 3 billion 
stadiums to overflowing.

Now, add to this knowledge these facts: The mother of our son's wife is 
a dear elderly woman who makes baby blankets as a hobby. She recently 
asked my Jean if we could use some baby blankets. At first Jean 
declined, stating that none of our acquaintances were in need of a baby 
blanket. Later, Jean went home and thought, "Why don't we take some down 
to Cuba?" She ran the idea by me, and I tried to dissuade her from 
taking-up precious suitcase space with such a specialty need as baby 
blankets. Thankfully, Jean prevailed, and when we arrived in Bauta, 
Cuba, Pastor Osvaldo's mother-in-law, Caridad, came by the apartment, 
and Jean asked her if she knew anyone who could use a baby blanket. I 
wish you could have seen Caridad's eyes grow wide as she told us of a 
family member who has a tiny baby and that the young mother had been 
weeping because she had not so much as a blanket to cover her baby 
(using rags instead). Caridad comforted the young mother by telling her 
not to cry, but rather to pray that God would send the baby a blanket.

So here we all are on this grain of sand, and a young mother in Cuba 
asks her Heavenly Father for a baby blanket. God has a woman in Ohio 
making baby blankets, and another woman in a nearby city who is 
impressed to take some blankets down to Cuba. The blankets are packed 
tightly into a suitcase, and God's delivery system gets two baby 
blankets exactly where they are needed... into the hands of the young 
Cuban mother who had prayed for a blanket. I was honored to carry God's 
answer to prayer in a suitcase. Wouldn't you think God would be far too 
busy keeping 3 billion stadiums-full of stars from crashing into each 
other to be involved in a young Cuban mother's request? Our God is 
beyond awesome!!!

Thanks, James! Good testimony!

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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