DON’T
LET THE MESSAGE DIE
Today I share a
beautiful story that I read. It was written by Bobby Thompson.
The little boy put
on his clothes for the cold and then told his father:
"Ok dad I'm
ready” His Dad, the pastor, said: "Ready for what?"
"Dad, it's
time to go outside and distribute our flyers."Dad
replied: "Son, it's very cold outside and it's drizzling."
The child looked
surprised at his father and said: "But dad, people need to know about God
even on rainy days."
Dad replied,
"Son, I'm not going outside in this weather."
With despair, the
child said: "Dad, can I go alone? Please!"
His father waited
for a moment and then said: "Son, you can go. Here's the flyers, be careful.""Thank you dad!"
And with this, the
son went out into the rain. The 11-Year-old walked all the streets of the
village, handing out the flyers to the people he saw.
After 2 hours
walking in the rain and in the cold and with his last flyer in his hand, he
stopped in a corner to see if he saw someone to give the flyer too, but the
streets were totally deserted. Then he turned to the first house he saw, walked
to the front door, touched the bell several times and waited, but no one came
out.
Finally the boy
turned to leave, but something stopped him. The child turned back to the door
and began to touch the bell and pound the door strongly with his knuckles. He
kept waiting. Finally the door was opened gently. A lady came out with a very
sad look and gently asked: "What can I do for you, son? With radiant eyes
and a bright smile the child said: "Lady, I'm sorry if I upset you, but I
just want to tell you that God really loves you and that I came to give you my
last flyer, which talks about God and His great love. The boy then gave her the
flyer. She just said, "Thank you, son, God bless you!"
Well, next Sunday
morning, the pastor was in the pulpit and when the service began he asked:
"Someone has a
testimony or something they want to share?"
Gently, in the back
row of the church, an older lady stood up. When she started talking, a radiant
and glorious look sprouted from her eyes:
"Nobody in
this church knows me. I have never been here, even last Sunday I was not
Christian.
My husband died a
while ago leaving me totally alone in this world. Last Sunday was a
particularly cold and rainy day, and it was also in my heart; that on that day
I came to the end of the road, since I had no hope and didn't want to live
anymore.
Then I took a chair
and a rope and went up to the attic of my house. I tied and one end of the rope
to the rafters of the roof; then I climbed onto the chair and put the other end
of the rope around my neck.
I then stood on the
chair, so alone and heartbroken, I was about to throw myself off the chair,
when suddenly I heard the loud sound of the door being knocked. So I thought:
"I'll wait for a minute and whoever it is will go"
I waited and
waited, but the door knocking was getting louder and louder every time. It got
so loud that I couldn't ignore it anymore.
So I wondered, who
could it be?
No one ever comes
close to my door or come to visit me!
I released the rope
from my neck and went to the door, while the bell was still ringing and the
door was still being knocked on.
When I opened the
door, I couldn't believe what my eyes saw, in front of my door was the most radiant
and angelic child I've ever seen.
He's smile, ohhh, I can never describe it! The words that came out of
his mouth made my heart, dead so long ago, come back to life, when he said with
the VOICE OF CHERUB: "Lady, I just want to tell you that God really loves
you"
"When the
little angel disappeared between the cold and the rain, I closed my door and
read every word of the flyer.
Then I went to the
attic to remove the chair and rope.
I didn't need them
anymore. As you see. Now I am a happy daughter of the King.
As the direction of
the boy, when he left, was to this church, I came personally say thank you to
that little angel of God who came just in time and, in fact, to rescue my life
from an eternity in hell. And replaced it with an eternity in God's presence.
"
Everyone cried in
the church.
The Pastor came
down from the pulpit to the first bench of the front, where the little angel
was sitting; he took his son in his arms and cried uncontrollably.
Don't let this
message die of cold; after reading it, pass it on to others.
Remember, God's
message can make a big difference in someone's life, never be afraid to spread
it.