Answers
from God come in various forms and various ways. Sometimes we miss the call
because we weren’t expecting it. Sometimes we miss the call because it comes in
a way that we don’t feel that God would really use. Sometimes we miss
understand the call and begin to read all sorts of things into it. Sometimes
God can and will use us to answer somebody else’s prayers. God is just like that… yes, he
is!
A Call from Almighty God
This story involves a pastor of a storefront
church. The pastor’s church is called The Almighty God Tabernacle. On a
Saturday night not long ago, this pastor was working late, and decided to call
his wife before he left for home. It was about 10:00 PM, but his wife didn’t
answer the phone. The pastor let it ring many times. He thought it was odd that
she didn’t answer, but decided to wrap up a few things and try again in a few
minutes.
When he tried again she answered right away. He
asked her why she hadn’t answered before, but she said that it hadn’t rang at
their house. They brushed it off as a fluke and didn’t give it a second
thought.
The following Monday, the pastor received a call
at the church office, which was the phone that he’d used that Saturday night.
The man that he spoke with wanted to know why he’d
called on Saturday night. The pastor couldn’t figure out what the guy was
talking about. Then the guy said, “It rang and rang, but I didn’t answer. “The
pastor then remembered the mishap and apologized for disturbing him, explaining
that he intended to call his wife.
The man said, “That’s OK. Let me tell you my
story. You see, I was planning to commit suicide on Saturday night, but before
I did, I prayed, ‘God if you’re there, and you don’t want me to do this, give
me a sign now.’ At that point my phone started to ring. I looked at the caller
ID, and it said, ‘Almighty God’. I was too afraid to answer!”
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