From the Pastor's Pen
Two men, walking through the woods,
come across a big deep hole. " Wow, that looks deep," says one.
“Sure does,"says the other. "Toss a few pebbles in
there and see how deep it is." They pick up a few pebbles
and throw them in and wait … no noise. "Hey, that is REALLY
deep," says the first man. "Here, throw one of these
great big rocks down there. That should make a noise." They
pick up a couple of football- sized rocks and toss them into the
hole and wait ... and wait. Nothing. They look at each other in
amazement. One gets a determined look on his face and says, “Hey...over
here in the weeds, there's a railroad tie.Help me carry it over
here. When we toss THAT in, it's GOTTA make some noise."
The two drag the heavy tie over to the hole and heave it in. Not
a sound comes from the hole. Suddenly, out of the nearby woods,
a goat appears, running like the wind. It rushes toward the two
men, then right past them, running as fast as its legs will
carry it. Suddenly it leaps in the air and into the hole. The
two men are astonished with what they've just seen ... Then, out
of the woods comes a farmer who spots the men and ambles over. "Hey,
you guys seen my goat out here?" One of the men says,
"You bet we did! Craziest thing I ever seen. It came running
like crazy and just jumped into this hole!" "Nah,"
says the farmer," That couldn't have been MY goat. My goat
was chained to a railroad tie."
That poor goat--tied to something that pulled him down, way down. What are you tied to?Will it pull you down or lift you up?
Jesus says in John 15: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
Peace and love,
Randy Turner
That poor goat--tied to something that pulled him down, way down. What are you tied to?Will it pull you down or lift you up?
Jesus says in John 15: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
Peace and love,
Randy Turner
