"God's 'Caller-ID'"
[Unknown Author]
Rick volunteers with prison ministries, and in his work has become friends
with a pastor of a store front church. The pastor's church is called
"Almighty God Tabernacle."
On a Saturday night several weeks ago, this pastor was working late, and
decided to call his wife before he left for home. It was about 10:00 PM, but his
wife didn't answer the phone. The pastor let it ring many times. He thought it
was odd that she didn't answer, but decided to wrap up a few things and try
again in a few minutes.
When he tried again she answered right away. He asked her why she hadn't
answered before, and she said that it hadn't rung at their house.
They brushed it off as a fluke and went on their merry ways. The following
Monday, the pastor received a call at the church office, which was the phone
that he'd used the previous Saturday night. The man that he spoke with wanted to
know why he'd called on Saturday night.
The pastor couldn't figure out what the guy was talking about. Then the guy
said, "It rang and rang, but I didn't answer." The pastor remembered
the mishap and apologized for disturbing him, explaining that he'd intended to
call his wife.
The man said, "That's OK. Let me tell you my story. You see, I was
planning to commit suicide on Saturday night, but before I did, I prayed, 'God
if you're there, and you don't want me to do this, give me a sign now.' At that
point my phone started to ring. I looked at the caller ID, and it said,
'Almighty God'. I just got the courage today to call back."
"Weeping may last for the night, but a shout of
joy comes in the morning." Psalms 30:5b [NASB]
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