Yesterday was a day that will live on in infamy, or at least in the top ten of my not favorite days of 2026. It all began as my wife, the family bookkeeper, started up the laptop to check our checking account yesterday, when lo and behold she discovered that we were overdrawn by $600! Now we run a pretty tight ship around here (my kids call me cheap). So this came as a shock. No, we had not spoken to anyone on the phone, clicked any bad links or been hacked by the CIA. Instead, three unexplained checks showed in the account, made out to folks we had never heard of. Immediately I fired up the Di lithium crystals and put the car into warp drive and headed for the bank. There we discovered that a forger had written three checks for several thousand dollars, totally wiping us out. The remainder of the day we spent filling out reports at the bank for their fraud division and then again at the sheriff’s office to report the crime. By dinner time, I had no ambition to cook anything complicated, and my wife’s diet calls for no evening meal at all. To simplify things, I simply broke out the skillet, and determined to have eggs, sausage and an English muffin. Yes, I still remembered that God works all things together for good, but at the moment, I needed something more than hearing that truth quoted to me. Imagine my surprise when I opened the egg carton and saw a Bible verse on the inside lid.
This is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it! Psalm 118:24 NKJV
Though He doesn’t do it all the time, I have been amazed and blessed to discover the many occasions when God drops a line of Holy Scripture on my path, just when I need it most. Though someone could have given me a well-deserved a lecture on thankfulness or sermonized on the reality that in this world we will have tribulation. But God chose a gentler approach to soften my heart and attitude and turned my terrible, horrible, no-good day, into a wonderfully blessed one and a time I will remember His gentle correction and care for years to come. Isn’t God amazing? I hope that whatever your circumstances, that He may come alongside of you today with His word and bring light in the darkness, calm in the storm and rejoicing in this day that He has made!
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What a powerful and honest testimony. I really appreciate how this shows Godās gentle way of speaking into difficult moments, sometimes not with correction, but with timely encouragement right when itās needed most. A beautiful reminder that He is present even in frustrating days.
Yes He is!
Sorry this happened to you!
Isn’t God just so good to us? To think He cares about each one of His children in such personal ways! He spoke to you in an egg carton. I bet that was a first for you! Thank you for sharing this very personal and precious story, Pete. I’m so sorry this happened to you all, and I pray that all your money will be refunded and this criminal will be found.
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Thanks Patty. Yes, the funds were returned yesterday. We just pray this experience may turn the heart of the young man who did this to the Lord.
When I got to the scripture, Pastor Pete, I had to laugh. I love the way our God can turn what was intended for evil into good. Now, I’ve got to get me some of those eggs!
Sorry this happened to you but so thankful for the testimony of the goodness of our God! ššš
Thank you and thank the Lord we were fully reimbursed by the bank.
I love how God put that message there for you!
Thanks! Our God is an amazing God of every detail.
I realized yesterday that WP no longer had me subscribed to your site. I had to click the button again. I love technology!
Yup, WP, has some very weird algorithyms and policies. I have a handful of blogs I regularly read yet often have to do a search to find them.
I just keep repeating, “tecchnology is my friend!”
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So sorry about the fraud. I can just imagine how upset you were. I hope it will be resolved quickly. I didn’t know that bible verses were in some egg carton. It just prove that God will speak to you anytime you are in need of His Word. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Beverly. Yes, the funds were returned to us andcwe pray that the person involved would not only be caught, but would have an encounter with Jesus Christ. God speaks to us in some amazing ways, just when we need it most!