Tuesday, May 22, 2007
A young man had been to Wednesday night Bible Study. The Pastor had
> > >shared about listening to God and obeying the Lord's voice.
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> > >The young man couldn't help but wonder, 'Does God still speak to
> >people?'
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> > >After service he went out with some friends for coffee and pie, and
> > >they
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> > >discussed the message. Several different ones talked about how God had
> > >led them in different ways.
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> > >It was about ten o'clock when the young man started driving home.
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> > >Sitting in his car, he just began to pray, 'God...If you still speak to
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> > >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
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> > >stop and buy a gallon of
> >milk.
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> > >He shook his head and said out loud, 'God is that you?' He didn't get a
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> > >reply and started on toward home.
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> > >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.
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> > >As he passed Seventh Street, he again felt the urge, 'Turn Down that
> > >street.'
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> > >This is crazy he thought and drove on past the intersection.
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> > >Again, he felt that he should turn down Seventh Street. At the next
> > >intersection, he turned back and headed down Seventh.
> >Half jokingly, he
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> > >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.
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> > >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.
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> > >'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.
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> > >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.'
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> > >He walked across the street and rang the bell. He could hear some noise
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> > >inside. A man's voice yelled out, 'Who is it? What do you want?' Then
> > >the
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> > >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.
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> > >Then from down the hall came a woman carrying the milk toward the
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> > >kitchen. The man was following her holding a baby. The baby was crying.
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> > >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.'
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> > >His wife in the kitchen yelled out, 'I ask him to send an Angel with
> >some.
> > >Are you an Angel?'
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> > >The young man reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money he
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> > >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.
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> > >THIS IS A SIMPLE TEST....? If you believe that God is alive and well,
> > >send this to at least ten people and the person that sent it to
> > >you!!!!!!!! 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
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> > >
> > >(and the world). Phil 4:13 This is an easy test, you score 100 or zero.
> > >It's your choice.
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> > >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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> > >Not ashamed Pass this
> >on.
5/22/2007 05:42:00 AM
