A ROCKY FOUNDATION

                                            A man invited a friend to go hear a preacher, saying, “I want you to hear the most thankful preacher I have ever heard.” The two men weathered a storm to hear him preach. On the way they thought nobody would be there; that even the preacher would not come. But when they got to the little country church, there was the preacher seated on the platform. The stranger said to his friend, “He has nobody to preach to. There’s a storm outside. It looks like we will have a flood. He won’t have anything to be thankful for tonight.”“Yes, he will. He will thank God for something.” When the preacher stood up, he bowed his head and prayed, “Dear Lord, it is stormy outside. It looks as if the roads will wash away before we can get out of the ...

  Everette Howard became stranded between two Cape Verde islands for eight days. After much prayer he decided to row his small boat towards land. As he started out that evening he felt impressed to play a harmonica which he had carried with him. He lifted the harmonica and started playing hymns. As he did this he prayed that God may direct his boat towards the inland. After sometime he was surprised to see a boat sailing directly towards his small boat. The captain of boat dropped Jacob’s ladder and Everette climbed in. The captain said “ I heard the gospel hymns you were playing on that harmonica and I ordered my men to follow that music until they find the source and we found you”. Everette thanked God for answering his prayers and particularly for prompting him to play the harmonica. God used the harmonica as the means for the captain to locate him that night in the water. Psalm 63 also known as the “desert hymn” was written by David when he was in the Desert of Judah. T...