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OUR DAILY BREAD             Thurs., June 29, 1995   
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READ: Psalm 107:1-19 

               
                   ASKING GOD FOR HELP 

     "They cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
        and He saved them out of their distresses."

                               -- Psalm 107:19 

A farmer and his son were working together out in
the field.  The father told the boy to throw all the
large stones he could find into a nearby ditch so
they would not interfere with plowing.  After working
a long time, the son called out, "Dad, there's one
rock here I can't move even though I've tried my 
hardest."

"No, son," replied the father, "you haven't tried
your hardest until you've called out to me for help.
I can give you the strength you need."

The father then came alongside the boy and added
his strength.  Together, they moved the stubborn
rock with ease.

Too often we try our hardest to carry some heavy
burden or work out a difficult problem, but with no
success.  After having done our best, we wonder why
we have met with nothing but failure.  Lovingly and
patiently our heavenly Father reminds us that we 
must learn to depend on him, and that we haven't
tried our hardest until we've called on him for help.

Let's stop struggling to remove the stones of trouble 
and difficulty from our lives that far exceed our own
strength.  Like the Israelites of old, let's call on
the Lord to save us out of all our distresses (Ps. 107:19).

                                -- Henry G. Bosch

        Ask the Savior to help you,
     Comfort, strengthen, and keep you;
         He is willing to aid you,
         He will carry you through.

                        -- Palmer
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           THOUGHT FOR THE DAY 
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      God's ability is not limited
            by our inability.
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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Psalms 106-108 


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