Three Angels Broadcasting Network Devotional
Lessons from the Frogpond
By Jenni Poling September 29
“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:5 NIV
I would like to share with you a little experience that happened to my mother when she was young. She attended one of the typical one-room schoolhouses in rural Ontario, where children would walk several miles back and forth to attend. Inside the classroom, early grades were seated on the left, and the older grades, with larger desks, would sit on the right.
In the winter, the room was heated by a gigantic stove, which ate up great, huge chunks of wood. Scholars cooked potatoes in the cylindrical device built into the stovepipe. Jars of cocoa warmed on the stove platform alongside wet mittens and socks that toasted as the children studied.
Students were allowed to tap the trees in early spring and make maple syrup candy in the clean snow. It was a delicious, sugary, fudge-like confection! Later they would pick wild strawberries and enjoy the rich scent of peonies and other flowers that grew in the schoolyard.
Across the road from the school was a large wooded area. The students were allowed to visit the woods but were cautioned that they must remain within earshot of the sound of the school bell. If they missed the bell, they would have to forfeit their privileges.
A special source of attraction was a fairly good-sized, spring-fed pond inhabited by numerous salamanders, turtles, and frogs. Many a lunch hour was spent trying to catch the elusive creatures.
One winter day, after the pond had frozen over, the children decided it would be great fun to slide and skate on the slippery ice. However, only one of the pupils had brought skates with her. So a dozen or so children set out for the pond and crowded onto the ice, running behind the skater as she sped along.
Suddenly, an ominous cracking sound made them realize that there was too much concentration of weight in one spot.
“Scatter! Quickly!” they shouted—and this piece of intelligence might have proved useful if they hadn’t all scattered together in the same direction.
Crack! Snap! Sploosh! As the ice gave way beneath them, water gushed upward. The children had nearly made it to the pond’s edge, but most of them found themselves in frigid water up to their knees. Imagine the chagrin of one of the older students who sought refuge by shinnying up a small tree in the middle of the pond, only to realize that she would have to plunge into the icy water to get back to safety!
We might find ourselves in a similar situation as the girl in the tree when in our planning, we neglect to first seek wisdom from the Lord. But our heavenly Father wants us to learn to trust in Him, and He has promised to give us the help that we need. Romans 8:32 reads, “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?”
Lessons from the Frogpond
By Jenni Poling September 29
“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:5 NIV
I would like to share with you a little experience that happened to my mother when she was young. She attended one of the typical one-room schoolhouses in rural Ontario, where children would walk several miles back and forth to attend. Inside the classroom, early grades were seated on the left, and the older grades, with larger desks, would sit on the right.
In the winter, the room was heated by a gigantic stove, which ate up great, huge chunks of wood. Scholars cooked potatoes in the cylindrical device built into the stovepipe. Jars of cocoa warmed on the stove platform alongside wet mittens and socks that toasted as the children studied.
Students were allowed to tap the trees in early spring and make maple syrup candy in the clean snow. It was a delicious, sugary, fudge-like confection! Later they would pick wild strawberries and enjoy the rich scent of peonies and other flowers that grew in the schoolyard.
Across the road from the school was a large wooded area. The students were allowed to visit the woods but were cautioned that they must remain within earshot of the sound of the school bell. If they missed the bell, they would have to forfeit their privileges.
A special source of attraction was a fairly good-sized, spring-fed pond inhabited by numerous salamanders, turtles, and frogs. Many a lunch hour was spent trying to catch the elusive creatures.
One winter day, after the pond had frozen over, the children decided it would be great fun to slide and skate on the slippery ice. However, only one of the pupils had brought skates with her. So a dozen or so children set out for the pond and crowded onto the ice, running behind the skater as she sped along.
Suddenly, an ominous cracking sound made them realize that there was too much concentration of weight in one spot.
“Scatter! Quickly!” they shouted—and this piece of intelligence might have proved useful if they hadn’t all scattered together in the same direction.
Crack! Snap! Sploosh! As the ice gave way beneath them, water gushed upward. The children had nearly made it to the pond’s edge, but most of them found themselves in frigid water up to their knees. Imagine the chagrin of one of the older students who sought refuge by shinnying up a small tree in the middle of the pond, only to realize that she would have to plunge into the icy water to get back to safety!
We might find ourselves in a similar situation as the girl in the tree when in our planning, we neglect to first seek wisdom from the Lord. But our heavenly Father wants us to learn to trust in Him, and He has promised to give us the help that we need. Romans 8:32 reads, “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?”
Three Angels Broadcasting Network Devotional
Lessons from the Frogpond
By Jenni Poling September 29
“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:5 NIV
I would like to share with you a little experience that happened to my mother when she was young. She attended one of the typical one-room schoolhouses in rural Ontario, where children would walk several miles back and forth to attend. Inside the classroom, early grades were seated on the left, and the older grades, with larger desks, would sit on the right.
In the winter, the room was heated by a gigantic stove, which ate up great, huge chunks of wood. Scholars cooked potatoes in the cylindrical device built into the stovepipe. Jars of cocoa warmed on the stove platform alongside wet mittens and socks that toasted as the children studied.
Students were allowed to tap the trees in early spring and make maple syrup candy in the clean snow. It was a delicious, sugary, fudge-like confection! Later they would pick wild strawberries and enjoy the rich scent of peonies and other flowers that grew in the schoolyard.
Across the road from the school was a large wooded area. The students were allowed to visit the woods but were cautioned that they must remain within earshot of the sound of the school bell. If they missed the bell, they would have to forfeit their privileges.
A special source of attraction was a fairly good-sized, spring-fed pond inhabited by numerous salamanders, turtles, and frogs. Many a lunch hour was spent trying to catch the elusive creatures.
One winter day, after the pond had frozen over, the children decided it would be great fun to slide and skate on the slippery ice. However, only one of the pupils had brought skates with her. So a dozen or so children set out for the pond and crowded onto the ice, running behind the skater as she sped along.
Suddenly, an ominous cracking sound made them realize that there was too much concentration of weight in one spot.
“Scatter! Quickly!” they shouted—and this piece of intelligence might have proved useful if they hadn’t all scattered together in the same direction.
Crack! Snap! Sploosh! As the ice gave way beneath them, water gushed upward. The children had nearly made it to the pond’s edge, but most of them found themselves in frigid water up to their knees. Imagine the chagrin of one of the older students who sought refuge by shinnying up a small tree in the middle of the pond, only to realize that she would have to plunge into the icy water to get back to safety!
We might find ourselves in a similar situation as the girl in the tree when in our planning, we neglect to first seek wisdom from the Lord. But our heavenly Father wants us to learn to trust in Him, and He has promised to give us the help that we need. Romans 8:32 reads, “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?”
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