June 13, 2021 8:00 pm
Rebecca and Russell’s doctors had told them they couldn’t have children. But God had other ideas, and ten years later Rebecca conceived. The pregnancy was a healthy one; and when the contractions started they excitedly rushed to the hospital. The hours of labor grew long and more intense, and Rebecca’s body still wasn’t progressing enough for delivery. Finally, the doctor decided she needed to perform an emergency C-section. Fearful, Rebecca sobbed for her baby and herself. The doctor calmly said, “I will do my best, but we’re going to pray to God because He can do more.” She prayed with Rebecca, and Bruce, a healthy baby boy, was born fifteen minutes later.
That doctor knew her dependence on God and His power. She recognized that although she had the training and skill to do the surgery, she still looked to God for His help and to guide her hands (Psalm 121:1–2). It’s encouraging to hear about highly skilled people, or anyone, who recognizes they need Him—because, honestly, we all do. He is God; we are not.
God alone “is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine” (Ephesians 3:20–21). Let’s have a humble heart to learn from Him and to trust Him in prayer “because He can do more” than we ever could.
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Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.
I hope you find today's reading uplifting. It's titled, The Power of God, and it was written by Anne Sedus. I'm Anne Sedus, and you're watching The Power of God.
And 15 minutes later, Bruce, a healthy baby boy, was born. The doctor understood her dependence on God and His power. She recognized that although she had the training and skill to do the surgery, she still needed God's wisdom, strength, and help to guide her hands. It's encouraging to hear about highly skilled people or of anyone who recognized they need Him because honestly, we all do. He's God.
We're not. He alone is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine. Let's have a humble heart to learn from Him and to trust Him in prayer because He can do more than we ever could. Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is Psalm 121.
Let's pray. Dear God, maker of heaven and earth, thank you for watching over us. As this psalm says, you never leave us.
You never sleep. And when we're in a situation that's out of our control, remind us of this passage because you can provide all the help we'll ever need. Thank you, Lord. It's in Jesus' name that we pray. Amen. Today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread Ministries.
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