On Jack
Borden’s 101st birthday, he awoke at 5 a.m., ate a hearty breakfast, and was at
his law office by 6:30 ready to begin his day. When asked the secret of his
long life, the practicing attorney smiled and quipped, “Not dying.”
But
there’s more to it than that. Mr. Borden told Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram
reporter David Casstevens, “I’m a firm believer that God has His hand in
everything that happens. He is letting me live for some reason. I try to do the
things that I believe He wants me to.”
Ezra the
priest experienced the “good hand of his God upon him” when he led a delegation
to Jerusalem to provide spiritual leadership for the former captives who were
rebuilding the temple and the city (Ezra 7:9-10).
Ezra found strength and courage in knowing that the Lord was with them each
step of the way. “So I was encouraged, as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me; and I gathered
leading men of Israel to go up with me” (v.28).
When we see the Lord’s hand in our lives, it brings forth a deep “Thank You” and a growing desire to do what He wants us to do.
