MORNING MANNA 12-10-24
W. A. Criswell told this story. Streetcar going down the tracks in a big city: fellow on the inside seated there in the streetcar reading his paper. Streetcar came to a halt. On the outside, a childish, treble voice: “Hey, Mister! Streetcar Conductor, wait up! Wait up. Wait for me. Wait for me!”
The man put down his paper, looked at the door, and in climbed a boy. Oh, his legs were withered! No doctor could ever heal him. The little boy, smiling brightly, said, “Thank you, Mr. Conductor, for waiting up for me. You see, I can’t go very fast.”
Sat down by the man who’s reading his paper. The man looked at him. He was so bright. He said, “Son, you seem happy.”
“Yes, sir,” he said, “Yes, sir.”
Well, the man just ventured—He said, “How are you happy when you can’t walk and you have to have crutches?”
“Oh,” said the little boy to the stranger—“Oh,” he said, “My Daddy says to me that God always does what is best for us. My Daddy says God says this is best for me, and don’t you think, Mister, I ought to be happy with what is best?”
Well, the man was dumbfounded. He said, “I guess you’re right, son. I guess that’s right.”
And then the boy added, “You know, my Daddy says that some of these days, some of these days, my legs won’t be like this. Some of these days, my legs are going to be strong and well, and God’s going to give me another body—a new one.”
Man never had heard anything like that before. You see, the boy was a Christian. His daddy, whoever he was, was a Christian daddy, and he placed on the heart, inside the heart of that boy, the Christian hope; and with it always comes a song. That’s the Christian faith. That’s it.”
Rather than focus on our flaws – what we are, we Christians would do better to focus on our future – what we shall be. As Christians the future always looks bright if we look far enough ahead! – HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
