MARCH 20 "ANSWER TO PRAYER - 2 ORANGES"
While crossing the Atlantic on an oceanliner, F.B. Meyer was
asked to address the first class passengers. At the captain's request he spoke
on "Answered Prayer." An agnostic who was present at the service was
asked by his friends, "What did you think of Dr. Meyer's sermon?" He
answered, "I didn't believe a word of it." That afternoon Meyer went
to speak to the steerage passengers. Many of the listeners at his morning
address went along, including the agnostic, who claimed he just wanted to hear
"what the babbler had to say." Before starting for the service, the agnostic
put two oranges in his pocket. On his way he passed an elderly woman sitting in
her deck chair fast asleep. Her hands were open. In the spirit of fun, the
agnostic put the two oranges in her outstretched palms. After the meeting, he
saw the old lady happily eating one of the pieces of fruit. "You seem to
be enjoying that orange," he remarked with a smile. "Yes, sir,"
she replied, "My Father is very good to me." "Your father?
Surely your father can't be still alive!" "Praise God," she
replied, "He is very much alive." "What do you mean?"
pressed the agnostic. She explained, "I'll tell you, sir. I have been
seasick for days. I was asking God somehow to send me an orange. I suppose I
fell asleep while I was praying. When I awoke, I found He had not only sent me
one orange but two!" The agnostic was speechless. Later he was converted
to Christ.
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