I am reading through the Psalms presently in my devotional time. Today I came to Psalms 20 where I have kept a note sent to me almost 45 years ago. A dear friend had sent it to me in early August. It was simply these two verses from the chapter, Ps 20:4&5. “May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests.”

This friend was in another state working a summer job. He had no idea my wife at the time had just informed me of the news she was divorcing me. I thought someone had to of informed him even though at that point no one even knew of this except my wife and me. Weeks later when he was home I asked him how he knew? He just said he was driving the combine when God put it on his heart to send me these two verses so he did it. The note was just the two verses and his signature.

I have kept this note along with a few others God has used this friend to support me at those moments when one feels so alone. I was 29 years old at the time this took place. No one knew anything about my past or about my soon to end marriage. Yet, God knew a faithful friend who would be obedient to His nudge. There was a sliver of hope given to me the day I opened this letter and read the short but powerful message. I didn’t have any substance at the time supporting this hope other than God knew and He must care, maybe a little?

This tiny sliver of hope has turned into a ministry of using all God has done to plant seeds of hope for others who are caught as I was in the lies of disbelief. How loving our Father God is and how grateful I am for this!