Sonny
06-08-2008, 05:27 PM
Old George didn't like it that it had been raining for so long, and when he looked out the window, he thought the street was shining. He stepped onto his porch to see that the street had been flooded, and that the water was now right at the top step to the porch. He prayed, "Oh, Lord, please protect me from the storm and floods with your mighty Hand. I have faith in you, oh Lord. I praise and thank you. Amen."
A young man came by in a nice Grumman flat stern with a 36 lb. thrust Minn-Kota, and called to George, "Sir! They say the flooding's gonna get worse. Why don't you come with me and we'll get you to high ground?"
George smiled and waved. "Don't worry about me, son. God will provide."
The kid shrugged, cranked the electric motor back to speed and soon disappeared.
George noticed that the water was rising, and was starting to flow into his front door. He quickly ran upstairs to his bedroom, and got on his knees. "Lord, I still have my faith in you and trust that you will see me through this situation. Please save me from the floods. I praise and thank you. Amen." Then he stood up and went to the window overlooking the street. The water was now halfway between the window he looked out of and the top of the front door.
A man, a woman, and two children came into view on a BPS Party Barge, obviously carrying some possessions with them that they wanted to save. The man saw George in the window and cut the motor. "Come on, old timer, we'll make room for you on here... help you get you out of this mess."
George smiled and waved. "Don't worry about me, mister. I do thank you for your kindness, but God will provide."
The man shrugged, popped the motor back into gear, and the Party Barge disappeared.
George soon noticed that the water was right at the bottom of the window, about to pour in. He went into the attic, then up on the roof. He prayed, "Lord, my faith in You is still unwavering, and I know you'll come through for me. Save me from my peril for Your glory. I thank and praise you. Amen."
George opened his eyes and saw that the water had now reached the gutters on the roof, and was still rising. Just then, he heard the thump-thump-thump of the approaching US Coast Guard helicopter as it spotted him and turned in his direction. The pilot leveled off and stopped, and the co-pilot shouted out, "SIR! CLIMB ON ABOARD AND WE'LL GET YOU TO SAFETY!"
George smiled and held up his hand. "THAT'S OKAY, BUDDY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME!" he shouted over the aircraft's noise. "GOD WILL PROVIDE!"
"OKAY!" the co-pilot said, and the Coast Guard left.
A few minutes later, George drowned.
All of a sudden, George found himself standing before the throne of God.
God saw the perturbed look on George's face, and asked, "What's the matter, George?"
"You made me look like a fool, Lord. I stood rock solid in my faith, and you let me down."
God held His hands up. "Hey. I sent a canoe, a pontoon boat and a chopper. What do you want from Me?"
A young man came by in a nice Grumman flat stern with a 36 lb. thrust Minn-Kota, and called to George, "Sir! They say the flooding's gonna get worse. Why don't you come with me and we'll get you to high ground?"
George smiled and waved. "Don't worry about me, son. God will provide."
The kid shrugged, cranked the electric motor back to speed and soon disappeared.
George noticed that the water was rising, and was starting to flow into his front door. He quickly ran upstairs to his bedroom, and got on his knees. "Lord, I still have my faith in you and trust that you will see me through this situation. Please save me from the floods. I praise and thank you. Amen." Then he stood up and went to the window overlooking the street. The water was now halfway between the window he looked out of and the top of the front door.
A man, a woman, and two children came into view on a BPS Party Barge, obviously carrying some possessions with them that they wanted to save. The man saw George in the window and cut the motor. "Come on, old timer, we'll make room for you on here... help you get you out of this mess."
George smiled and waved. "Don't worry about me, mister. I do thank you for your kindness, but God will provide."
The man shrugged, popped the motor back into gear, and the Party Barge disappeared.
George soon noticed that the water was right at the bottom of the window, about to pour in. He went into the attic, then up on the roof. He prayed, "Lord, my faith in You is still unwavering, and I know you'll come through for me. Save me from my peril for Your glory. I thank and praise you. Amen."
George opened his eyes and saw that the water had now reached the gutters on the roof, and was still rising. Just then, he heard the thump-thump-thump of the approaching US Coast Guard helicopter as it spotted him and turned in his direction. The pilot leveled off and stopped, and the co-pilot shouted out, "SIR! CLIMB ON ABOARD AND WE'LL GET YOU TO SAFETY!"
George smiled and held up his hand. "THAT'S OKAY, BUDDY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME!" he shouted over the aircraft's noise. "GOD WILL PROVIDE!"
"OKAY!" the co-pilot said, and the Coast Guard left.
A few minutes later, George drowned.
All of a sudden, George found himself standing before the throne of God.
God saw the perturbed look on George's face, and asked, "What's the matter, George?"
"You made me look like a fool, Lord. I stood rock solid in my faith, and you let me down."
God held His hands up. "Hey. I sent a canoe, a pontoon boat and a chopper. What do you want from Me?"