June 4

William Nagenda, the African evangelist, was met at the station by his little three-year-old son. The boy said, “Daddy, I will carry your suitcase.”

William did not want to disappoint him, so he said, “You lay your hand on my hand,” and they carried the suitcase home together. When they reached home, the little boy told his mother, “I carried Daddy’s suitcase!”

When we have heavy things to bear, and we overcome by laying our weak hands on the strong hand of the Lord, it is foolish to say, “I have carried the load.” We must give the Lord all the honor He is due. 

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.

John 15:4

Lord, when You give us a load to bear, You give us the strength to carry it. Forgive us if we childishly assume that we have done the work ourselves.