“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me…He sent Me to bring glad tidings” (Luke 4:10).
Many of you have read Mark Twain’s delightful story about a Mississippi River steamboat. The owners decided that it was going to be the greatest boat on the river and in building her, they spared no expense. They decided that this magnificent steamboat would have to have the biggest and shiniest whistle of any boat on the Mississippi. They completed her and she set off proudly on her maiden voyage down the river. The intention was to blow the whistle all the way so that people would know she was coming.
They blew that whistle and people heard it and came from miles around to see her and admire her as she passed by. Then the boat company officials discovered they had a serious problem. The mighty whistle took so much steam that every time they blew it, the engine stopped. Mark Twain pictures beautifully that magnificent steamboat sailing…
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