God Has a Plan (2)
Series: It’s All About God
Jeff Strite
Jeremiah 29:10-14
Down through the years, baseball has had some exciting players. One of the most colorful, was a St. Louis Cardinal pitcher by the name of Dizzy Dean. One teammate noted that ‘‘When ole Diz was out there pitching ... it was a regular three-ring circus. Everybody was wide awake and enjoying being alive.’’ (Pepper Martin).
For example, there was a game between the Cardinals and the New York Giants (yes, New York had a baseball team named the Giants at one time). The Giants put runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 out. Then Dizzy intentionally walked the next batter so that the bases were loaded. That seemed like a bad decision because the next man at bat was a power-hitter named Bill Terry - who was one of the few players to ever have .400 batting average (he got an average of 4 hits out of every 10 times at bat).
So now, Dizzy Dean has the bases loaded and is facing a dangerous man at the plate. It was at that point in the game that Dizzy left the pitching mound and walked over to home plate and said... ‘‘Bill, I’m sorry to do this to you, but I promised a girl that I’d strike you out with the bases loaded.’’ With that, Dizzy turned around and went back to the pitcher’s mound... and struck out Bill Terry with just 3 pitches. (Reader’s Digest 8/79 p.111)
Dizzy Dean made a promise, and he made good on it... because he was THAT good!
Throughout the Bible God has made various promises to His people. And God always good on His promises... because HE is that good.
One of the most loved promises in Scripture is found right here in Jeremiah 29:11 ‘‘I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for your welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.’’ One person noted: I once wore (that verse) on a bracelet as a teenager. It was on a poster on our children’s ministry door at church. My wife had it on our fridge for years, written on an index card. It’s one of the mo ...
Series: It’s All About God
Jeff Strite
Jeremiah 29:10-14
Down through the years, baseball has had some exciting players. One of the most colorful, was a St. Louis Cardinal pitcher by the name of Dizzy Dean. One teammate noted that ‘‘When ole Diz was out there pitching ... it was a regular three-ring circus. Everybody was wide awake and enjoying being alive.’’ (Pepper Martin).
For example, there was a game between the Cardinals and the New York Giants (yes, New York had a baseball team named the Giants at one time). The Giants put runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 out. Then Dizzy intentionally walked the next batter so that the bases were loaded. That seemed like a bad decision because the next man at bat was a power-hitter named Bill Terry - who was one of the few players to ever have .400 batting average (he got an average of 4 hits out of every 10 times at bat).
So now, Dizzy Dean has the bases loaded and is facing a dangerous man at the plate. It was at that point in the game that Dizzy left the pitching mound and walked over to home plate and said... ‘‘Bill, I’m sorry to do this to you, but I promised a girl that I’d strike you out with the bases loaded.’’ With that, Dizzy turned around and went back to the pitcher’s mound... and struck out Bill Terry with just 3 pitches. (Reader’s Digest 8/79 p.111)
Dizzy Dean made a promise, and he made good on it... because he was THAT good!
Throughout the Bible God has made various promises to His people. And God always good on His promises... because HE is that good.
One of the most loved promises in Scripture is found right here in Jeremiah 29:11 ‘‘I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for your welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.’’ One person noted: I once wore (that verse) on a bracelet as a teenager. It was on a poster on our children’s ministry door at church. My wife had it on our fridge for years, written on an index card. It’s one of the mo ...
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