Sunday, July 15, 2012

The Catfish Blessing

Philippians 4:19
 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus
We were coming home from our summer vacation the other day.  Sadden that we had to cut our vacation short one day, because of the hotel reservation error in cost.  We were tired and feeling a little down.   Traffic was really bad on I-75 north on the south side of Atlanta, and on a Friday.  My wife had mentioned that she wanted some fish and chips for supper, but with the traffic, we did not have to many choices.  Then she saw a BBQ restaurant billboard.  We figured, well, we will take a supper break and let the traffic clear out some.  It wasn’t fish, but the BBQ looked and smelled good.  We were seated by the hostess beside a business lady.  Then we ordered our food.  The business lady spoke to us and said that she had ordered the catfish special, but she could not eat all of it, and she did not like to waste food, and wondered if we would take it.  (I know most of you, probably would not have, but we did!!) It was two catfish fillets with fries, and she quietly went away as we finished our supper.  Then, it occurred to me, God was watching out for us and gave us a fish blessing.  We got in the car and I put two and two together.  A fish and free food that was given to us, it had to be the LORD.  The bible says, my GOD shall supply all you need according to His riches in glory!!  And I believe that and you should too.  Listen, God speaks at different times, in different manners, in different ways.  But we should keep our spiritual eyes and ears open. Maybe there will be more blessings for us if we do!!   Sometimes it’s the little things.  Sometimes you need a catfish blessing.
But first, dear neighbor, you must be saved and born again.  For whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved. See Romans 10:13 God loves you, see John 3:16.   For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

God Bless you,

Rev. Daniel Samples

revdansam@gmail.com

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