Post by blessedbygod on Aug 9, 2005 22:54:25 GMT -5
I got this in an email today...I thought it was good and I just wanted to share it with you all. It brought tears to my eyes.
Love In Christ,
Kim
The email I got is below:
This proves to me that we never know how far reaching our prayers
and our answer to prayers are. Thank God that I do not have to make
the decisions that affect a nation or the world, but I absolutely
take to heart Jesus command to share the Gospel with those I meet
God knows how long we have and only God knows where we will wind up
but it would tear me up to learn I had a chance to tell someone about Jesus before they died and did not.
>>> ----- Subject: Robert Matthews
A man from Norfolk, Virginia called a local radio station to share
this on Sept 11th, 2003.
His Name was Robert Matthews. These are his
words:
"A few weeks before Sept 11, 2001, my wife & I found out we were
going to have our first child.
She planned a trip out to California to visit her sister.
On our way to the airport, we prayed that God would grant my wife a
safe trip & be with her.
Shortly after I said 'amen' we both heard a loud pop and the car
shook violently.
We had blown out a tire.
I replaced the tire as quickly as I could, but we still missed her
flight.
Both very upset, we drove home.
I received a call from my father who was retired FDNY.
He asked what my wife's flight number was, but I explained that we
had missed the flight.
My father informed me that her flight was the one that crashed into
the southern tower.
I was too shocked to speak.
My father also had more news for me; he was going to help.
'This is not something I can just sit by for, I have to do
something.
I was concerned for his safety, of course, but more because he had
never given his life to Christ.
After a brief debate, I knew his mind was made up.
Before he got off of the phone, he said, 'take good care of my
grandchild.'
Those were the last words I ever heard my father say; he died while
helping in the
rescue effort.
My joy, that my prayer of safety for my wife had been answered
quickly, became anger.
Anger at GOD, at my father, & at myself.
I had gone for nearly 2 years blaming God for taking my father away.
My son would never know his grandfather, my father had never
accepted Christ, & I never
got to say good-bye. Then something happened.
About 2 months ago, I was sitting at home with my wife and my son,
when
there was a knock on the door.
I looked at my wife, but I could tell she wasn't expecting anyone.
I opened the door to a couple with a small child.
The man looked at me and asked if my father's name was Jake Matthews.
I told him it was.
He quickly grabbed my hand and said, 'I never got the chance to
meet your father, but it is an honor to meet his son.'
He explained to me that his wife had worked in the World Trade
Center and had been caught inside after the attack.
She was pregnant & had been caught under debris.
He then explained that my father had been the one to find his wife
& free her.
My eyes welled up with tears as I thought of my father giving his
life for people like this.
He then said, 'there is something else you need to know.
His wife then told me that as my father worked to free her, she
talked to him & lead him to Christ.
I began sobbing at the news.
Now I know that when I get to Heaven, my father will be standing
beside Jesus to
welcome me, & that this family would be able to thank him themselves."
When their baby boy was born, they named him Jacob Matthew in honor
of
the man who gave his life so mother & baby could live.
This story should help us to realize two things: First, that
though
it has been two years since the attacks, we should never let it
become a mere tragic memory.
And second, but most important, GOD is always in control.
We may not see the reason behind things, & we may never know this
side
of Heaven, but GOD is ALWAYS in control.
> Please take time to share this amazing story with those you love.
You may never know the impact it may have on someone.
--Bern Williams
...Thank you for sharing...Sister Debbie
