A Stone for Bread
By Rev. Dean Beaty 12/2/09
Luke 11:11 “If a son shall ask bread of any of you
that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish,
will he for a fish give him a serpent?” (KJV)
If I ask the Lord for bread.
Would He give a stone instead?
When e'er I look at all the rest,
Have I been given less than best?
Do I think I've been short changed,
And wish my life were rearranged?
The Apostle Paul said, “Be content.” (Phil. 4:11)
When he himself lived in a tent.
At least that's how he earned his bread.
When not upon a prison bed.
Yet his cell was filled with praise.
Is that our way on our best days?
Envy can be a vicious sin,
That puts us in a tailspin.
It shows a lack of thankfulness.
These are sins we must confess.
Will I trust God to do what's right?*
When earthly trials become my plight?
That God gives best, I must agree.
For I'm His child and He loves me.
Genesis 18:25 “... Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” (KJV)
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