David Jeremiah Devotional For Today 11th October 2018
Theme For David Jeremiah Devotional For Today 11th October – HEADWINDS
He causes His wind to blow.
Psalm 147:18
Recommended Reading: Psalm 147:12-20
In 1942, a group of volunteers from the Army Air Corps signed onto a dangerous secret mission to conduct bombing raids under the command of Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle. One of the men, Sergeant Joe Manske, was a mechanic and gunner on the fifth B-25 to take off from the USS Hornet. The men completed their mission and were making their way to a landing strip in China when they were confronted by tremendous headwinds that slowed their progress and depleted their fuel. Manske knew there was only one hope. In the back of the Mitchell B-25 bomber, he got down on his knees and earnestly prayed. And as he prayed, the winds began to shift direction, and what had been a headwind slowly turned into a tailwind of about 25 miles per hour and began pushing the plane toward their landing site. According to Navy meteorologists, that kind of wind never occurred in that region. The crew made it to China where all five crewmembers bailed out and were rescued.
When we pray, God gradually transforms headwinds into tailwinds. He turns curses into blessings. When peace seems illusive, we have the power of prayer to assure us God is in control on His throne.
I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.
Martin Luther