Not
long after Dallas Theological Seminary was founded in 1924, it almost had to
shut down. The creditors were going to foreclose at noon on a certain day and
the leaders of the school were desperate.
President Lewis Chafer met with his faculty in the office, praying fervently that God would provide. One of the men, Dr. Harry Ironside, prayed, “Lord, You said in Psalm 50:10 ‘Every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.’ Please sell some of the cattle and send us the money.”
In the meantime, a Texas businessman stepped into the seminary’s business office and said, “I just sold two carloads of cattle in Fort Worth and I feel compelled to give the money to the seminary. Here’s the check.”
The surprised secretary took the check and knocked on the door of the prayer meeting. Dr. Chafer took it out of her hand and discovered it was for the exact amount of the debt. He turned to Dr. Ironside and said, “Harry, God sold the cattle!” (Amazing Stories & Daily Devotionals, Day 126).
What are the odds of that happening? Without God, one in a billion. But with God, the odds change to one in one. The Lord knew the needs of Dallas Seminary before the faculty asked and prearranged for the businessman to sell his cattle and bring in the money.
Just because you’ve prayed for something for a long time and it hasn’t been answered doesn’t mean that it’s never going to happen. Sometimes God comes through at the last minute. The widow at Zarephath was down to her last meal before God provided for her (1 Kings 17:9-16). When Abraham was about to offer Isaac, the ram was caught in the thicket by his horns at the last second. Dallas Seminary was down to its last hour.
God knows about your situation because Jesus said, “Your Father knows what need BEFORE you ask Him” (Matt. 6:8). The Lord says to you, “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you” (Isa. 41:10)
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