Awoken - 406

At 2:24 a.m. the Lord woke me and asked me to read the Bible.

i asked, "What would You have me read?"

He replied, "Mathew 24:24-25"

i reached for my Bible and opened it, to my delight, on the exact page and scripture He quoted.

Mathew 24:24-25
"For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
See, I have told you beforehand."

The Anvil - 28

Last eve I passed beside a blacksmith's door
And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime;
Then, looking in, I saw upon the floor
Old hammers, worn with beating years of time.

"How many anvils have you had," said I,
"To wear and batter all these hammers so?"
"Just one," said he, and then with twinkling eye,
"The anvil wears the hammers out you know."

And so, thought I, the anvil of God's Word,
For ages skeptic blows have beat upon;
Yet, though the noise of falling blows was heard,
The anvil is unharmed - the hammers gone.

~ Author Unknown