Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)

                                                          You Make the Trenches

"Thus says the Lord: 'Make this valley full of ditches.' For thus says the Lord: 'You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.' "
                                                                                    ~ 2 Kings 3:16-17

  "Three armies were perishing of thirst, and the Lord interposed. Although He sent neither cloud nor rain, He supplied an abundance of water. God is not dependent upon ordinary methods, but can surprise His people with novelties of wisdom and ordinary processes could have revealed.
  Have we this day grace enough to make ditches into which the divine blessing may flow? Sadly, we too often fail in the  exhibition of true and practical faith. Let us this day be on the outlook for answers to prayer. As the child who went to a meeting to pray for rain took an umbrella with her, so let us truly and practically expect the Lord to bless us. Let us make the valley full of ditches and expect to see them all filled." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)