| THE RAINY DAY...PG 2 |
The boy gave his word and set eagerly out To make sure that more people heard He felt important...especially alone To spread God's love and His Word! For hours he trudged along icy cold streets Then as he rummaged inside of his bag He found there was one booklet left in the sack And it was almost as soggy as he So he knew it was time to head back Eagerly he turned his steps toward home But something made him look to the right Could that be a house there behind the garage? With bushes hiding it from anyone's sight? Poor Samuel's feet were frozen quite solid And the rest of him soaked to the bone He thought of his warm, cheerful kitchen And the supper waiting for him at home... But then he remembered Our Lord on the cross And his discomfort seemed suddenly small... He knew he could give a bit more of his time Because Jesus had given His all! So he climbed the rickety steps to the porch To ring the doorbell he knew he'd find there And while he waited, he squeezed his eyes shut And whispered a small fervent prayer: "Help me Father, to help some soul Come to know about You and Your Son" But when long minutes passed with no answer Samuel thought, "My mission is done!" He stuck the very last Bible tract Inside the mailbox by the door Then headed back out once again to the street Feeling satisfied and quite self-assured. But as soon as he stepped on the sidewalk He heard someone call out his name... He looked around completely bewildered But it all looked exactly the same... It was growing darker with every minute Most folks were now all inside He thought, "I'm so cold that I'm hearing things!" But what happened next made his eyes open wide! "Samuel....Are you listening? You must go back again to that door!! I know you rang the bell....but now you must knock Harder than you ever have before!" At first the boy was quite frightened For not a soul anywhere could be seen "Who are you, please" he asked once out loud "I'm sure I don't know what all this could mean!" Then Samuel felt himself growing warm And excited as he recalled the words.. He suddenly knew somewhere deep in his heart That it was Jesus voice that he'd heard !! His heart hammering fast with excitement He raced back to where he'd been before Snatching the booklet from inside the box He began knocking this time on the door! |
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