“If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above . . . ” Colossians 3:1 (NKJV)

The old trapper I was visiting mentioned “drops from a plane.” I began to ask some questions of this man who had spent many years on a trapline north of Ft. Chipewyan, Alb.

He explained that it was difficult to take enough supplies to last for the duration of the winter and spring trapping seasons, so supplies

were ordered whenever they ran low. Communication to the store was by two-way radio. People at the store would wrap up the order—things like flour, sugar, tea and lard. Then a plane would fly to the designated area and begin to drop the items. This worked well, as there were no nearby airstrips for landing and take-off.

Though this trapper had been familiar with this procedure for years, he remained fascinated with the accuracy of the drops. He said,

“We never lost anything. As the plane circled, the carefully wrapped items would bounce near us until the drops were completed. They were right on!”

I had heard of similar things being done in other parts of the world. I felt there was a comparison here to something in the spiritual realm. Answers from God to us in “gift packages” should include the leading of His Spirit, more sound knowledge of His Word, and a genuine concern for others that moves us to pray for others and speak to them. One more thing the trapper told me was, “When we came home from the trapline we went to pay for our drops from the plane.” As believers, we know that we need not pay for our “drops from above”— they are gifts.

James 1:17 says, “Every good and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” (NKJV)

– Bill Jackson

 

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