And The Wind Came Up
Stories
56 Stories For Preaching
It was going to be a beautiful summer evening. The sun
remained bright, making its way down the horizon. Three small
children scurried to a row boat. With oars in place, they shoved
off for a short spin in front of their cabin. These young
mariners were not aware of the danger about to trap them. A north
wind had come up. With glee they sped further and further from
the shore ignorant of the wind which was propelling them away
from the safety of shallow water. Before they knew it, they were
out into deep water and were finding it difficult to stay on
course. The strong wind continued to blow them away from the
shelter of the bay. In their panic, they began to splash the oars
of the boat harder. All this did was to cause water to tumble
into the boat and increase their trouble.
Unknown to the youngsters, their father had been watching the
sunset with a pair of binoculars. When he spied the boat headed
out with its excited voyagers, his first reaction was anger at
his children's disobedience. Rule number one -- do not take a boat
out unsupervised. However, he soon noticed their happy faces
changing as the north wind held the boat in its grip. Realizing
the danger the children were in, he raced to the beach. Yelling
at the top of his voice, he called to the youngsters to calm
down, sit still, and turn the boat around and head back to shore.
The presence of their father on the beach brought hope and
reassurance to the fearful trio. Tears soon stopped as they
worked together to turn the boat against the waves and head back
to the safety of their beach. Upon arriving, the three were
scooped up in arms of love. The children promised not to take the
boat out again without
permission. The parent, grateful that his children had escaped
harm, would wait for another time to talk about obedience. As for
this moment, he was thanking God that the wind had not harmed his
little ones.
remained bright, making its way down the horizon. Three small
children scurried to a row boat. With oars in place, they shoved
off for a short spin in front of their cabin. These young
mariners were not aware of the danger about to trap them. A north
wind had come up. With glee they sped further and further from
the shore ignorant of the wind which was propelling them away
from the safety of shallow water. Before they knew it, they were
out into deep water and were finding it difficult to stay on
course. The strong wind continued to blow them away from the
shelter of the bay. In their panic, they began to splash the oars
of the boat harder. All this did was to cause water to tumble
into the boat and increase their trouble.
Unknown to the youngsters, their father had been watching the
sunset with a pair of binoculars. When he spied the boat headed
out with its excited voyagers, his first reaction was anger at
his children's disobedience. Rule number one -- do not take a boat
out unsupervised. However, he soon noticed their happy faces
changing as the north wind held the boat in its grip. Realizing
the danger the children were in, he raced to the beach. Yelling
at the top of his voice, he called to the youngsters to calm
down, sit still, and turn the boat around and head back to shore.
The presence of their father on the beach brought hope and
reassurance to the fearful trio. Tears soon stopped as they
worked together to turn the boat against the waves and head back
to the safety of their beach. Upon arriving, the three were
scooped up in arms of love. The children promised not to take the
boat out again without
permission. The parent, grateful that his children had escaped
harm, would wait for another time to talk about obedience. As for
this moment, he was thanking God that the wind had not harmed his
little ones.
