A Gift From God

By Jerry Buss

”So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Luke 11:9

I asked God for a birthday gift, a verse to use for the next year. I wanted to know it came from Him, and not one I’d thought up on my own.

A week later, I received a Birthday card from a friend. Printed at the bottom of the first page was Luke 11:9. Across the top of the verse she had written, “Your verse for the year.” I laughed with joy. God had answered my prayer.

A few days later I talked to her on the phone.

“Did I tell you that I’d asked God for a verse?”

“No,” she replied. “God impressed on me to send you Luke 11:9 for your birthday. I felt silly about sending it to you. When I found a birthday card with that verse, I said, ‘All right God, I’ll send it.’”

I told her what I’d asked God for, and how He had used her card to answer my request. We both rejoiced.

After we said good-bye, I thanked my Lord for His awesome gift. I felt amazed at His wonderful creative power. God surprised me, though I shouldn’t have been. After all, He did say, “Ask, and it will be given to you.”

Jerry Buss writes from Salem, Oregon. jbwriter@comcast.net