Around Christmastime, a grandmotherly type showed up at our table claiming that she needed money to buy medicine for her grandson. Solomon questioned her; to him her story just didn’t add up. Despite his doubts, he placed a $5 dollar bill in her hand, but with a warning: “If you’re taking this money under false pretenses, the wrath of God will descend upon you.”
Without saying a word, with both of her hands she took Solomon’s hand – and gave him back his $5 bill. It was like a miracle to see the fear of God at work.
As I watched Grandma fade into the crowd, empty handed but clean of conscience, I was reminded of another case where a woman was warned of God’s wrath, and this time I was doing the warning.
It was about two years ago when Latoya first stopped by the table to look at the pro-life materials. You could tell by her “baby bump” that she was at least four months pregnant.
“So when is your due date?” I asked.
“Due date?” she snapped. “I’m getting rid of it.”
“You’ll be in trouble with God if you do.”
She dropped the materials back on the table and walked away. I thought I’d never see her again.
Out of a clear blue sky, a year later Latoya showed up at the table again – no bump, no baby. I was expecting to hear bad news, but God had a surprise in store for me.
“Remember me?” she asked sheepishly. “You told me I’d get in trouble with God if I had an abortion. Well, I was already in trouble with God and didn’t need any more. So I took your advice and had the baby.”
“But where’s the baby/” I thought to myself. As if reading my mind, she answered my question: “The baby was placed in foster care, and the foster care mother so loved the child that she wound up adopting her.”
In both cases – the phony beggar and the pregnant girl – the fear of the Lord brought a happy ending, especially for Latoya’s adopted baby girl.
If it weren’t for your love and support, these stories would have ended much differently. We love you, we thank you, we wish you a New Year full of God’s Happy Endings!
Brenda & Solomon Milliner NY, NY bmilliner10@gmail.com January 2019 Website: Brenda-Solomon-SalvationPreaching.com
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