CHANGE

Very few people like change. I gave a short devotion on change this morning at our Prime Timer's(Senior Citizen's)luncheon. They burst into spontaneous applause at the end, and I thought you might enjoy the same devotion, too.

I used Malachi 3:6a as a starting point: "For I am the Lord, I change not." I mentioned the recent change in my own life, another change in medication which led to a 5-hour stay in emergency on Easter Sunday and then changes in national politics as well as changes in the country's economic condition which have affected hundreds and even thousands of people. Then I related the following story.

A father wanted to read a magazine but was being bothered by his little girl, Shelby. She wanted to know what the United States looked like.

Finally, he tore a sheet out of his new magazine on which was printed the map of the country. Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to Shelby and said, "Go into the other room and see if you can put this together. This will show you our whole country today."

After a few minutes, Shelby returned and handed him the map, correctly fitted and taped together. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. "Oh," she said, "on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus. When I got all of Jesus back where He belonged, then our country just came together."

How true whether we're talking about our country or our individual lives.

Preacher's Kid

P.S. Don't forget to pray for our country daily.