Free Cat
Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about a pastor. He had a kitten
that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down.
The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come
down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided
that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent
down, he could then reach up and get the kitten. He did all this,
checking his progress in the car frequently, then figured if he went
just a little bit further, the tree would be bent sufficiently for him
to reach the kitten. But as he moved a little further forward.... the
rope broke. The tree went "bong!" and the kitten instantly sailed
through the air-out of sight.
The pastor felt terrible. He walked all
over the neighborhood asking people if they'd seen a little kitten. No.
Nobody had seen a stray kitten. So he prayed, "Lord, I just commit this
kitten to Your keeping," and went on about his business. A few days
later he was at the grocery store, and met one of his church members. He
happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food.
Now this woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her,
"Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?" She replied,
"You won't believe this," and told him how her little girl had been
begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before,
the child had begged again, so the mom finally told her little girl,
"Well, if God gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it." (You can see where
this is going)
She told the pastor, "I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her
knees, and ask God for a cat. And really, Pastor, you won't believe
this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out
of the blue sky, with its paws spread out, and landed right in front of
her."
"Fear not for I am with you; Be not dismayed for I am your God. I will
strengthen you, Yes I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Isaiah 41:10
[ Author Unknown -- from Sermon Fodder (Keith Todd) ]
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