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January 30, 2008
In Pastor's Words
IMAGINE THIS!
James King, a missionary in Africa, once told this amazing true story. An African woman faithfully attended every service of the church and was accompanied by an old, mongrel dog. As the woman entered the church, the dog would enter with her and sit beside her during the service. She always sat on an outside seat beside the aisle. At the conclusion of the service, when the invitation was given for folks to come up front to pray, the woman would always come and kneel at the altar for prayer and the dog would faithfully take his place beside her.
The woman’s husband, a cruel man, deeply resented her devotion to Christ and one day beat her so severely that she died. So hateful was he that he even denied his wife a Christian burial. After the woman’s death and burial, only the husband and the dog were left in the house. But the man noticed that the dog
disappeared every Wednesday night about 7:00 and didn’t reappear for about two hours. Every Sunday morning the dog would disappear for a couple of hours, as well.
One day the man’s curiosity was aroused so he followed the dog to see where he went. Hurrying to keep up, the man followed the dog to a little church and watched as the dog took his seat on the aisle while the service went on. At the close of the service the dog went to the altar and took his place where his wife had prayed. The man became so moved in his spirit by what he saw that he, too, went forward and gave his life to Christ. Now the dog comes to church with a new master.
Imagine, that a woman’s example led to a dog’s devotion which led to a husband’s amazing conversion to Christ. Imagine this! Your faithfulness to Sunday School and Worship is setting an example for others to follow which will produce eternal results!
Pastor Ralph Partelow
Posted by Jennifer Herrmann at January 30, 2008 03:18 PM