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Incident
happened in 1958 |
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Finances
were extremely tight in the new Neighborhood Church of Commack. In fact, we had
no salary at all for a long time, and then only $5 a week! But God was
wonderfully faithful to our little family of three. Before we had moved
there, He had given us a promise when we had wondered how we would eat, and
especially if we could be sure of having food for little Brian, who was about
one year old. The promise was so very specific: ‘Verily thou shalt be fed!’ |
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One day
Elaine made out her grocery list in preparation for a trip to the A&P
market. It was very specific. We
did not make impulse purchases. There was no room for that kind of thing in
our lifestyle of those days. |
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Before she
could go out the door, the doorbell rang. It was Doris Stondell, one of the
ladies of our tiny congregation. She had in her arms two bags of groceries
for us! We carried them up that grand circular staircase to our kitchen and
unpacked them. In those bags were all the items on the grocery list, even to
the very brands we would have selected from the shelves. God had sent |
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His promise
is: “Before they call, I will answer”. |
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Let’s
paraphrase that promise this way: ‘Before they shop, I will deliver their
groceries’. |
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From:
Charles W. Shepson, Quite miracles and
other true stories of God’s guidance, provision and care, published by
Christian Publications Inc., Camp Hill PA, printed in the USA, 2001, page 102 |