Giving The Best for God

This is a dramatic illustration of the extreme attitude of devotion that other religions have which can put many Christians to shame by comparison.

She Gave Her Best For Her God

Many years ago an early medical missionary, Melba Atkinson, went to India to serve in a hospital mission.  One day she saw a woman hurrying toward the Ganges River.  The woman was carrying a sick moaning child in her arms, and Melba immediately recognized the dire illness.  Walking beside the woman was a little child, a beautiful boy with large lovely eyes, and a bright smile:  the young boy was strong and healthy.

The mother approached the bank of the river and Melba seeing the mother was in deep distress tried to help her.  The woman said that she was going to make an offering to her god.  The missionary told her about the Lord Jesus and how Jesus had died on the cross for her sins. She tried to persuade the woman to trust in Jesus.  But the mother was firm.  She would not believe in Jesus.

Just then some people came running up to Melba and told her she was needed at the hospital to give emergency medical treatment to some people who were seriously hurt.

After giving aid Melba hurried back to the river hoping to find the woman again.  She was worried for the woman and her children and wanted to tell her more of the love of Jesus, and of his willingness to save her.  Soon Melba spotted the woman in the crowded street at a distance.  Running up to her Melba saw that she had the sickly child in her arms, but not the handsome boy who had walked by her side; then Melba knew that the woman had thrown the beautiful little boy into the river as her gift to her god!

With disbelief, Melba asked, "Why did you throw your boy in the river?"

"I needed to make an offering to my god. I hope that he will favor me for it!"

"But," asked the missionary, "Why did you choose as you did? Why didn't you give the dying child instead of the beautiful boy?"

Drawing herself up straight and proud the woman said, "I don't know about you Christians, but we give our gods our best."

(C) Adron Dozat

An Illustration Of God's Faithfulness

MISS. FELICITY BROWN'S REWARD
AN ILLUSTRATION OF GOD'S FAITHFULNESS

Many years ago, a revivalist and minister were conducting a prayer meeting. He asked those who had tithed through the years to give a brief testimony about God's faithfulness in blessing them for their giving.

Seven people came to the front of the meeting to give witness to God's provision.  The first six gave glowing testimonies of blessings received through the years.  Then the last one spoke, Mrs. Felicity Brown. She was an old, frail, gray-haired woman.

She spoke reluctantly, "I have sacrificed and did without; I have skimped and saved pennies for the mission of the Gospel.  I gave it to the offering every week.  I wish I was able to give testimony to the faithfulness of God, but now I am old, I am unable to work at the shirt factory anymore.  I have no means of support. I do not know what I shall do!"

Those who listened to her words were more discouraged than the encouragement they had from the six who had received various blessings for their tithing.

The next day, the minister was having lunch as a guest of a major businessman.  At the dinner table, the businessman said, "Pastor, you will be interested in knowing we are trying to make the teachings of Our Lord apply to the business.  We are beginning a pension system for our employees.  We have been thinking about it for years and have been studying just how to make it work.  The plan is finally in place.  In fact, today, we are issuing our first life pension to a woman who has served our company for twenty-five years, Mrs. Felicity Brown."

Never doubt that God is faithful!

(C) Adron Dozat 2/16/14

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