Witness

Witness

Taken from Our Daily Bread April 1st, 2008

I love the story of the stressed-out woman who was tailgating a man as they drove on a busy boulevard. When he slowed to a stop at a yellow light, the woman hit the horn, cussing and screaming in frustration and gesturing angrily. As she was still in midrant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a police officer who ordered her to exit the car with her hands up. He took her to the police station and placed her in a holding cell. An hour later, the officer returned and said, “I’m sorry, Ma’am. This has been a big mistake. When I pulled up behind you, I noticed your ‘What Would Jesus Do?’ license plate holder and your ‘Follow Me to Sunday School’ bumper sticker. I assumed the car was stolen!”

It's only a quarter...  

Several years ago, a preacher from out-of-state accepted a call to a church in Houston, Texas .  Some weeks after he arrived, he had an occasion to ride the bus from his home to the downtown area. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a quarter too much change.

As he considered what to do, he thought to himself,  'You' d better givethe quarter back.  It would be wrong to keep it.'  Then he thought, 'Oh, forget it, it's only a quarter. Who would worry about this little amount?

Anyway, the bus company gets too much fare; they will never miss it. Accept it as 'a gift from God' and keep quiet.'

When his stop came, he paused momentarily at the door, then he handed the quarter to the driver and said,  'Here, you gave me too much change.'

The driver, with a smile, replied,  'Aren't you the new preacher in town? I have been thinking a lot lately about going somewhere to worship. I just wanted to see what you would do if I gave you too much change .  I'll see you atchurch on Sunday.'

When the preacher stepped off of the bus, he literally grabbed the nearest light pole, held on, and said,  'Oh God, I almost sold your Son for aquarter.'

Our lives are the only  Bible some people will ever read. This is a really scary example of how much people watch us as  Christians and will put us to the test!  Always be on guard and remember that you carry the name of Christ on your shoulders when you call yourself  'Christian'.