God Power
Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about the pastor of his
church. He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and was
then 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 he could
bend the tree down enough to get the kitten.
He did all this, checking his progress frequently. But as he moved the
car a little further forward, the rope broke. The tree went "boing!"
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 was amazed to
see she was buying 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."
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 outspread, and landed right in front of
her."
Never underestimate the Power of God!