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THE
WEDDING SURPRISE
3/23/99
This
week at church I noticed we had an unusual amount of
visitors. Behind the scenes, while we were preparing for
a potluck, they suddenly announced a surprise wedding
and held it on the spot. After the vows, the bridal
party announced a wedding reception in the back where we
were loading the tables with food.
The
bride came back astonished not knowing we were having
the potluck, and I kind of chuckled at the Lord’s gift
to her of this sudden addition to her wedding! As I was
bringing the pots to the table, I noticed the line of
wedding guests forming the potluck line. It dawned upon
me as I looked at the line and I looked at the food —
there wasn’t going to be enough food! With no more food
on the kitchen counters, I prayed, "Oh Lord, I have been
praying and believing that You will multiply our
resources in the future to feed all who come to our
doors! Please multiply this food, and may it be a sign
of Your future promise!" I am not one to pray for signs,
but it just popped into my mind, and so I prayed it.
As the
people went through the line, I was nervously watching
the food disappear. After all were sitting I looked at
the potluck table. It looked like a tornado had gone
through. Besides the fact there was no food left, it
looked like a gross sloppy mess. As I dejectedly looked
at the disaster, thinking about my prayer for a sign, I
walked into the kitchen. The "empty" counter was now
bulging with three huge 33 gallon garbage sacks — full
of bread, loaves and rolls. At that exact moment I heard
the Lord’s still small voice whisper, "Trust Me!"
Evidently someone had noticed that there was not very
much food left and had the sacks from the day old bakery
in his truck. He brought them in and left them on the
counter. The bread never was served on the potluck table
and I was trying to piece together the story of what the
Lord was saying. I suddenly realized, "This is what is
LEFT!" "So they all ate and were filled, and they took
up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained."
(Matthew 14:20)
Then as
I glanced at the bride’s table the Holy Spirit reminded
me of my "silly" prayer I had prayed while getting
dressed for church. It seems like we are always short on
desserts at our church potlucks, so I asked the Lord
that there would be enough desserts this time! Sure
enough when we put out the desserts, there were only 2
small desserts at the potluck. This was going through my
mind as I looked at the bride’s table. About 1/3 of the
bridal cake was LEFT.
If you
are concerned about your future and also supplies,
remember the Lord is saying, "Trust Me!" "And don’t
worry about food — what to eat and drink; don’t worry at
all that God will provide it for you. All mankind
scratches for its daily bread, but your heavenly Father
knows your needs. He will always give you all you need
from day to day if you will make the Kingdom of God your
primary concern. So don’t be afraid, little flock. For
it gives your Father great happiness to give you the
Kingdom." (Luke 12: 29-32 Living Bible)
Lovingly,
Sandy
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