The man appeared daily at the noon hour at
the Brooklyn city hall, New York,
holding to the rails of the iron fence with hope & expectation in
his face, looking up toward the clock in the tower as it struck the hour.
Then he would wait - 10, 20, 30 minutes.
Then the light of hope & joy faded from his face. He became an old, beaten
man & shuffled off in dejection. It was the tragedy of a broken promise.
He had been a man of affairs in the city
& in a time of financial difficulty a friend had promised to meet him at
the city hall & hand him a large sum of money. But the friend did not keep
his promise.
Disappointment broke the man's heart &
upset his reason. Every day after that he came & looked wistfully at the
clock, waiting for it to strike & looking in vain for the friend who
promised he would come.
But we have a Friend who always keeps His
promise. "He is faithful that promised." (Heb. 10:23.)
- (moreillustrations.com)
“As I look back over fifty years of
ministry, I recall innumerable tests, trials and times of crushing pain. But
through it all, the Lord has proven faithful, loving, and totally true to all His
promises.” - David Wilkerson.
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