Read this please
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea
and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a
small, desert like island. The two survivors, not
knowing what else to do, agree that they had no
other recourse but to pray to God.
However, to find out whose prayer was more
powerful, they agreed to divide the territory
between them and stay on opposite sides of the
island.
The first thing they prayed for was food. The next
morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on
his side of the land, and he was able to eat its
fruit. The other man's parcel of land remained
barren.
After a week, the first man was lonely and he
decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another
ship was wrecked, and the only survivor was a woman
who swam to his side of the land. On the other side
of the island, there was nothing.
Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes,
more food. The next day, like magic, all of these
were given to him. However, the second man still
had nothing.
Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that
he and his wife could leave the island. In the
morning, he found a ship docked at his side of the
island. The first man boarded the ship with his
wife and decided to leave the second man on the
island. He considered the other man unworthy to
receive God's blessings, since none of his prayers
had been answered.
As the ship was about to leave, the first man
heard a voice from heaven booming, "Why are you
leaving your companion on the island?" "My
blessings are mine alone, since I was the one who
prayed for them," the first man answered. "His
prayers were all unanswered and so he does not
deserve anything."
"You are mistaken!" the voice rebuked him. "He
had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for
that, you would not have received any of my
blessings.
"Tell me," the first man asked the voice, "what
did he pray for that I should owe him anything?"
"He prayed that all your prayers be answered."
For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits
of our prayers alone, but those of another praying
for us.
When Jesus died on the cross he was thinking of
you!
If you are one of the 7% who will stand up for him ?
"I am one of the 7%".
2007-01-15
03:13:28
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