Pastor Oliver in Prayer
Arguing with children can be a risky.
In a grade school lesson, a teacher was explaining a little bit about whales.
A little girl in class piped up and said: “I just learned that Jonah in the bible was swallowed by a whale.”
The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was relatively small.
The girl said: "I am sure Jonah was swallowed by a whale."
The teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; that it was physically impossible.
The little girl replied: "My Sunday school teacher told me Jonah was swallowed and she would not lie to me.”
A bit perturbed by this, the teacher proclaimed: "That is a “story” from the bible, it is not factual, and I will not argue with you."
After a little thought, the girl responded: "Well, when I get to heaven, I will ask Jonah".
Now challenged, the teacher spouted: "What if Jonah didn’t go to heaven?"
Not at all daunted, the girl quipped, " . . . . . ok then you ask him."
- - “Out of the mouth of babes . . . “
Obedience Respected
More than a century ago the nobility of England, in their colorful finery, were on a fox hunt. The came to an area with a closed gate where a ragged youngster sat nearby.
"Open the gate, Lad" said the leader of the hunt.
"No, this property belongs to my father, and he desires it left shut," answered the boy.
"Open the gate, lad. Do you know who I am?"
"No, sir."
"I am the Duke of Wellington."
"The Duke of Wellington, this nations hero, would not ask me to disobey my father."
The riders of the hunt silently rode on.
Daily Sound of Oil
New FOCUS. New PURPOSE.
New OPPORTUNITIES. New DAY.
God bless you!
Pastor Vicki D. Oliver
It's a NEW DAY Ministries
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