When there was a fire many years ago in the little town of Delft, in Holland, it occurred in a house upon the top of which a stork’s nest had been built. Now, the storks are very affectionate to their young, and it was observed that as the flames went up, the storks tried first of all to carry off their young, but when that could not be done, both parents kept flapping their nests with their wings, as though to cool the young ones, and when the flames drew nearer, both parents set themselves down over the top of the nest and there died with their young ones. Can it be possible that our God could have less affection for his own children than these poor birds had for the offspring of their nest? Impossible! He will cover us with his feathers, and under his wings will we trust; his truth shall be our shield and buckler.

From a Charles C Spurgeon sermon entitled “Heart’s-Ease,” delivered August 27, 1865.

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God didn’t promise that our life would always be easy, but He did say that He would always be there walking through the fire with us. He will never leave or forsake His Children. Our God is truly AWESOME!

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When your Hut’s on Fire

>The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small,

> uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every

> day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

> Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of

> driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his few

> possessions. One day,

> after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in

> flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had

> happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief,

> grief, and anger.

>

> He cried out, “God! How could you do this to me?”

>

> Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship

> approaching the island! It had come to rescue him! “How did you know

that I was here?” asked the weary man of his rescuers. “We saw your smoke

> signal,” they replied.

>

> The Moral of This Story: It’s easy to get discouraged when things are

> going bad, but we shouldn’t lose heart, because God is at work in our

> lives, even in the midst of our pain and suffering.

>

> Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to

> the ground. It just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of

> God.

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