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10:42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold [water] only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
A friend sent me this story a while back and I wanted to share.
As I was sitting waiting to board my plane I noticed an old man
sitting in a wheelchair waiting to board his plane too. He appeared
to be alone, and his hair was a tangled mess. It was quite long
and matted. His hands were knarled and he looked absolutely
sad in his heart.
God spoke to me and said, "Go Brush His Hair" I thought to
myself...now I can go ask him if he knows the Lord, but why
on earth would I brush his hair???
God spoke again, "Go Brush His Hair". Now I told God He
must understand, my brush was already loaded on the plane.
I did not have a hairbrush with me. I was getting very uncomfortable
by now. Why in the world would God want me to embarasse myself
in front of all these people in the terminal and brush his hair with
a brush I did not even have!?
Once more God said, "Go Brush His Hair". I stood rather shaken
now and began to move closer to the old man not having a clue
what I would say when I got to him.
I bent down and said, "Sir may I have the honor of brushing your
hair"? He looked up at me and said, "what's that"? People were
beginning to look at me in a funny way and I was sweating bullets.
But again I ask, " Sir may I please have the honor of brusing your
hair"?
His eyes glistened and he replied, "Yes, Thank you." I told him
my only problem was I did not have a hairbrush with me. He had
a small carry on bag with him and inside was the much needed
brush.
I began to slowly brush. His hair was clean just unkept. And
when I finished he looked up at me with tears in his eyes.
He had been in the hospital for many months and had been
away from his sweet wife which had been to sick herself to
visit him. He was on his way home and was worried at what
a sight he must be to be seeing his bride of 50 years looking
such a mess.
He beamed with gratitude. Why had I been afraid to do this
simple act of kindness? All because I did not want to appear
weird in front of others? And because I did not have what it
took to do the job asked of me?
I obeyed and God provided. And a small act of kindness
made someones day better that day.
2:35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, [that] shall do according to [that] which [is] in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
Be Faithful! |
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| To add a comment to "Matthew 10:42 The Old Man on the Plane" |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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| We never know do we? Learning to be obedient to those inner promptings is a hard thing, but once we do and we get over the foolishness of it, or what we will look like then God can do some amazing things like that! |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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Awesome blog! to do God's well no matter what it looks like to someone else. |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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Brother Todd, you are so very right!
Marilyn, thank you so much! |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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| I agree w/Todd, well said Todd! This is a pretty amazing story, I can understand why it's been forwarded so many times! |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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| Thanks for posting the Blog Pasha, Who knows the prayers that someone is praying that moment, and God looking for someone to just be obedient to fulfill that prayer! |
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| August 31, 2008 |
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Mike, this one has been around the block several
times...I always get goosebumps when I read it!
Tom, that is right! You know Tom, I believe that
prayer would have been fulfilled even if this particular
woman had not done as God told her. But then She
would have been the one to miss out on the blessing! |
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| August 31, 2008 |
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awesome post!! Thank you! I know for me it is hard sometimes to listen to His voice and do what He asks, but when i do, WOW.
Have a Blessed day |
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| September 01, 2008 |
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Donna, I know just what you mean!
You have a wonderful day too! |
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