This will give you the chills........GOOD chills...(Pls. take time to read this)
A young man had been to Wednesday night Bible Study. The Pastor had shared about
listening to God and obeying the Lord's voice. The young man couldn't
help but wonder, "Does God still speak to people?" After service he went
out with some friends for coffee and pie and they discussed the
message. Several different ones talked about how God had led them in
different ways. It was about ten o'clock when the young man started
driving home. Sitting in his car, he just began to pray, "God...If you
still speak to people speak to me. I will listen. I will do my best to
obey." As he drove down the main street of his town, he had the
strangest thought to stop and buy a gallon of milk. He shook his head
and said out loud, "God is that you?" He didn't get a reply and started
on toward home. But again, the thought, buy a gallon of milk. The young
man thought about Samuel and how he didn't recognize the voice of God,
and how little Samuel ran to Eli. "Okay, God, in case that is you, I
will buy the milk." It didn't seem like too hard a test of obedience. He
could always use the milk. He stopped and purchased the gallon of milk
and started off toward home. As he passed Seventh Street, he again felt
the urge, "Turn Down that street." This is crazy he thought and drove on
past the intersection. Again, he felt that he should turn down Seventh
Street. At the next intersection, he turned back and headed down
Seventh. Half jokingly, he said out loud, "Okay, God, I will".
He
drove several blocks, when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He
pulled over to the curb and looked around. He was in semi commercial
area of town. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst of
neighborhoods either. The businesses were closed and most of the houses
looked dark like the people were already in bed.
Again, he sensed
something, "Go and give the milk to the people in the house across the
street." The young man looked at the house. It was dark and it looked
like the people were either gone or they were already asleep. He started
to open the door and then sat back in the car seat. "Lord, this is
insane. Those people are asleep and if I wake them up, they are going to
be mad and I will look stupid." Again, he felt like he should go and
give the milk. Finally, he opened the door, "Okay God, if this is you, I
will go to the door and I will give them the milk. If you want me to
look like a crazy person, okay. I want to be obedient. I guess that will
count for something but if they don't answer right away, I am out of
here." He walked across the street and rang the bell. He could hear some
noise inside. A man's voice yelled out, "Who is it? What do you want?"
Then the door opened before the young man could get away.
The man
was standing there in his jeans and T-shirt. He looked like he just got
out of bed. He had a strange look on his face and he didn't seem too
happy to have some stranger standing on his doorstep. "What is it?" The
young man thrust out the gallon of milk, "Here, I brought this to you."
The man took the milk and rushed down a hallway. Then from down the hall
came a woman carrying the milk toward the kitchen. The man was
following her holding a baby. The baby was crying. The man had tears
streaming down his face.
The man began speaking and half crying, "We
were just praying. We had some big bills this month and we ran out of
money. We didn't have any milk for our baby. I was just praying and
asking God to show me how to get some milk."
His wife in the kitchen
yelled out, "I ask him to send an Angel with some. Are you an Angel?"
The young man reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money he
had on him and put in the man's hand. He turned and walked back toward
his car and the tears were streaming down his face. He knew that God
still answers prayers. This is so true. Sometimes it's the simplest
things that God asks us to do that cause us, if we are obedient to what
He's asking, to be able to hear. His voice more clear than ever. Please
listen, and obey! It will bless you (and the world). Phil 4:13
This is an easy test. If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions.
Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father."
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