Around the World in 88 Years -E Book - Arthur Burt

Andrew was upset about our move. “Dad,” he said, “What aboutmy fish pond?”“Look, Son,” I explained. “I can’t move a fish pond. The onlything I can promise you is that I will make you a fresh fish pond.”He settled for that.When we moved, we found grass almost waist high on the lawn,many stacks of rubbish, and sacks and sacks of jars and bottles.The house had been vacant and neglected for a long time. So assoon as we moved in, I had a lot of work to do to clean it up.Andrew repeatedly asked me, “Dad, when are you going to makemy fish pond? I left all my fish in Paddock Wood, and you didsay you would make me a fish pond.”“Yes, Son,” I would tell him, “but we have so much to do. We areso busy.”One day, Andrew confronted me. Looking me in the eyes, hesaid, “Daddy, you don’t mean what you say.”“What do you mean, Andrew?”“You keep saying, ‘I’ll make you a fish pond,’ but your wordsdon’t mean what they say,” he declared. The Holy Spirit drovethose words into my heart as he spoke and I felt as convicted asif I needed saving. At once, the main priority in life became makingmy little boy a fish pond.I asked Jack Perkins to help me, and together we dug out a holeand constructed Andrew’s pond. When my son rebuked me fornot fulfilling my promise, I saw there is nothing as powerful asGod’s Word which binds even Him.God “…cannot deny Himself.” (II Tim 2:13) And it almost seemsas if we can tie God with His Word. I see Moses standing in thepresence of God, and when God declares He would destroy Israel,Moses tells Him, “You can’t do this!” How can a man tellthe Almighty what He can and can’t do? Moses prevailed becausehe stood on God’s previous promise concerning Israel.147