Quote from Forum Archives on November 19, 2006, 8:52 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

"The Shipwreck"

 

 

 

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island.   The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agree that they had no other recourse but to pray to God.

 

However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.

 

The first thing they prayed for was food.   The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the land, and he was able to eat its fruit.  The other man's parcel of land remained barren.

 

After a week, the first man was lonely and he decided to pray for a wife.   The next day, another ship was wrecked, and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the land.   On the other side of the island, there was nothing.

 

Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes, more food. The next day, like magic, all of these were given to him.  However, the second man still had nothing.

 

Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that he and his wife could leave the island.  In the morning, he found a ship docked at his side of the island.  The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island.  He considered the other man unworthy to receive God's blessings, since none of his prayers had been answered.

 

As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from heaven booming, "Why are you leaving your companion on the island?"

 

"My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one who prayed for them," the first man answered.  "His prayers were all unanswered and so he does not deserve anything."

 

"You are mistaken!" the voice rebuked him!   "He had only one prayer, which I answered.   If not for that, you would not have received any of my blessings."

 

"Tell me," the first man asked the voice, "what did he pray for that I should owe him anything?"

 

"He prayed that all your prayers be answered ."

 

For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us.  With obedience come blessings.  My prayer for you today is that all your prayers are answered.  Be blessed.

 

"What you do for others is more important than what you do for yourself."  

 

 

"UNEMPLOYED GRADUATE"

 

 

An unemployed graduate woke up one morning and checked his pocket. All he had left was $10. He decided to use it to buy food and then wait for death as he was too proud to go begging. He was frustrated as he could find no job, and nobody was ready to help him.
He bought food and as he sat down to eat, an old man and two little children came along and asked him to help them with food as they had not eaten for almost a week. He looked at them. They were so lean that he could see their bones coming out. Their eyes had gone into the socket.
With the last bit of compassion he had, he gave them the food. The old man and children prayed that God would bless and prosper him and then gave him a very old coin.
The young graduate said to them "you need the prayer more than I do". With no money, no job, no food, the young graduate went under the bridge to rest and wait for death. As he was about to sleep, he saw an old newspaper on the ground. He picked it up, and suddenly he saw an advertisement for people with old coins to come to a certain address.
He decided to go there with the old coin the old man gave him. On getting to the place, he gave the proprietor the coin. The proprietor screamed, brought out a big book and showed the young graduate a photograph. This same old coin was worth 3 million dollars. The young graduate was overjoyed as the proprietor gave him a bank draft for 3 million dollars within an hour. He
collected the Bank Draft and went in search of the old man and little children.
By the time he got to where he left them eating, they had gone. He asked the owner of the canteen if he knew them. He said no but they left a note for you. He quickly opened the note thinking it would lead him to find them.
This is what the note said: "You gave us your all and we have rewarded you back with the coin" Signed God the Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost. 1 Kings 17:10-16; Matthew 11:28-30
Have you given all to Jesus Christ? If you haven't, do so today and he will surprise you.

 

 

Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara

 

 

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