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Key Bible Verse: The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry (Psalm 34:15).
Bonus Reading: Ps. 34:11-22

The Brooklyn Tabernacle rented space in the YWCA for two overcrowded years. We purchased a lot across the street in hopes of building one day. But then a 1,400-seat theater on Flatbush Avenue became available for only $150,000. We sold the lot at a profit. But to buy the theater, we had to sell the run-down Atlantic Avenue building too. Attempts to sell were fruitless; we risked losing our option on the theater.

At a Tuesday night prayer meeting we laid the problem before God, pleading for a last-minute rescue. On Wednesday afternoon the doorbell rang. There stood a well-dressed stranger, a Kuwaiti businessman it turned out. He walked in and looked around. I held my breath lest he look closely at crooked walls, questionable plumbing.

"What are you asking?" he said at last.

I cleared my throat and said weakly, "95 thousand."

He paused, then, "That's fair. We have a deal."

"How long will it take you to make arrangements at the bank?" I was still worried that our option would expire before we could close this deal.

"No bank," he answered abruptly. "Cash deal."

—Jim Cymbala in Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire

—J. Hudson Taylor (China missionary, 19th century)

Adapted from: Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire (Zondervan, 1997).

Prayer for the Week

Lord, You see me, guide me, hold me close. Nowhere can I be lost from You. I am safe everywhere because You are near.

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