BBD 11.06.07 I Don't Believe This!
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11.06.07
I Don't Believe This!
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard
for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is
easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to
enter the kingdom of God." When His disciples heard it, they were greatly
astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" But Jesus looked at them and
said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are
possible." - Matthew 19:23-26.
What would you think if a 600 or so pound cow suddenly dropped on the hood
of your vehicle? It happened to Charles and Linda Everson while they were on
a trip to celebrate their first wedding anniversary at Manson, Washington.
The cow fell some 200 feet off of a cliff. It does seem strange because
unlike sheep cows usually have more brains than that. The cow as you would
expect suffered severe injuries, along with the Everson's minivan. The
Eversons somehow escaped having any injuries. One official said that they
had escaped being killed by only inches. Charles Everson kept saying, "I don't
believe this. I don't believe this." Most of us would find it hard to
believe too - I know I would.
Jesus told in Matthew 19 of how hard it is for a rich person to be saved. It
was hard then and it is still hard today for someone who has a great amount
of wealth to be saved. Because those with great wealth tend to trust in
their wealth instead of God. However, as Jesus pointed out with God it is
not impossible. It may be unexpected but not impossible. We often hear about
how God is in the business of making the impossible possible. He is also in
the business of making the expected turn into the unexpected - so much so
that we walk away saying, "I don't believe this. I don't believe this."
Now, I do not believe God caused the cow to fall off the cliff onto the
Eversons minivan but it is very likely that He had something to do with
their miraculous escape from injury - that escape from injury would be
completely unexpected. I am not a good enough mathematician to calculate the
odds of a cow falling from a 200-foot cliff onto a minivan traveling at x
number of mph/kph not killing the occupants of the vehicle. My guess would
be that the odds would be astronomical for such a thing to happen. I have
never even heard of a cow falling off of a cliff onto a moving vehicle
before, have you? Totally unexpected.
What did the sailors expect would happen when they threw Jonah overboard?
The great fish swallowing Jonah was very unexpected. What did all of David's
family, the Israelites and the Philistines expect to happen when the
shepherd boy walked out to face the giant Goliath? They expect David to be
slaughtered and for the Philistines to overcome the Israelites. The
impossible became possible and the expected disappeared, as the unexpected
became reality. All through the Bible, what people expected was swallowed up
in the unexpected becoming reality.
What are you facing in your life? What is going on in your life? Your
expectations could very well be swallowed up by the unexpected of God's hand
upon your life. Are your expectations the same as that of God? Why not ask
Him? You may be surprised to find the unexpected taking place in your life.
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