A missionary who worked in New Guinea was one day sailing down the river in a flimsy little boat. Suddenly a huge crocodile came alongside. It was so big it could easily have turned that little boat upside down. But suddenly it went away. The missionary wondered why.
Several weeks later he received a letter from a friend who lived far away saying that she felt God had made her think especially of him at such and such a time on such a day. Not only had she thought about him, but she had prayed for him, thinking he might be in some danger. The missionary knew that that was the very time the big crocodile had come alongside of his little boat, and then suddenly had gone away.
It’s wonderful how God answers prayer. The Lord Jesus was a man of prayer and He taught His disciples to pray. In the epistles we are told to “pray without ceasing” and “in everything give thanks.” (1 Thess. 5:17,1817Pray without ceasing. 18In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. (1 Thessalonians 5:17‑18).)
ML-11/05/1978