Redeemed!
The Lord... redeems your life from destruction. Psalm 103:2-4
On a winter afternoon Harry de Leyer returned from an auction with a big grey horse that his children promptly named Snowman. He was a good riding horse, but when a neighbour offered Harry twice what he'd paid for him, he agreed. Right away he regretted his decision; so apparently did Snowman. And that's when his hidden talent showed up - along with the horse himself! The neighbour's fences were high, but Snowman repeatedly scaled them to be with the master and family he loved. One day Harry made the reunion permanent by buying the horse back - and the rest is history. Snowman kept winning championships and shows until the ultimate dream, The National at Madison Square Garden, where he was named "Horse of the Year" two years running. But not because he ran; Snowman was a jumper. And nobody would ever have known had it not been for the fences that separated the grateful animal from his loving master. And the horse had every reason to be grateful, because Harry had arrived late at the auction that day after the best horses were sold. The big grey gelding that became the indomitable Snowman was rescued from the only other bidder, a man who intended him for the glue factory!
The Psalmist said, "The Lord redeems your life from destruction." When others write you off, He sees what you can become. Andrew Bonar said: "Kept by the mighty power of God, every day we escape dangers we're not aware of. If we saw the snares Satan lays for us, how we'd adore the Lord who enables us to escape them all!" Take a moment today and thank the One who has redeemed your life from destruction.
Bob Gass
The Lord... redeems your life from destruction. Psalm 103:2-4
On a winter afternoon Harry de Leyer returned from an auction with a big grey horse that his children promptly named Snowman. He was a good riding horse, but when a neighbour offered Harry twice what he'd paid for him, he agreed. Right away he regretted his decision; so apparently did Snowman. And that's when his hidden talent showed up - along with the horse himself! The neighbour's fences were high, but Snowman repeatedly scaled them to be with the master and family he loved. One day Harry made the reunion permanent by buying the horse back - and the rest is history. Snowman kept winning championships and shows until the ultimate dream, The National at Madison Square Garden, where he was named "Horse of the Year" two years running. But not because he ran; Snowman was a jumper. And nobody would ever have known had it not been for the fences that separated the grateful animal from his loving master. And the horse had every reason to be grateful, because Harry had arrived late at the auction that day after the best horses were sold. The big grey gelding that became the indomitable Snowman was rescued from the only other bidder, a man who intended him for the glue factory!
The Psalmist said, "The Lord redeems your life from destruction." When others write you off, He sees what you can become. Andrew Bonar said: "Kept by the mighty power of God, every day we escape dangers we're not aware of. If we saw the snares Satan lays for us, how we'd adore the Lord who enables us to escape them all!" Take a moment today and thank the One who has redeemed your life from destruction.
Bob Gass
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