Once there was a great flood. It was so great that it broke the dam of a small community and threatened all who lived there. The waters continued to rise.
Inside the town lived a God-fearing man stubbernly would not abandon his house. The water grew higher and higher, and the God-fearing man climbed on top of his roof. The water level continued to rise and the God-fearing man prayed "Lord would you rescue me so I don't drown?"
Soon a neighbor rowed by in a boat and said to the God-fearing man "Hurry jump in!" But the God-fearing man sat down and said "no, I am waiting for my God to save me." Shortly thereafter another boat rowed by, manned by the coast guard. The coast guard said "Hurry, jump in!" But the God-fearing man simply said "no, I am wating for my God to save me." As soon as the boat rowed out of sight a helicopter flew overhead, and the pilot shouted "Jump in! For the water is still rising!" But the God-fearing man simply responded "no. I am waiting for my God to save me."
The water continued to rise and the man drowned. The man appeared in Heaven standing before God. A bit perplexed, the man asked God "Why didn't you save me?" God replied, "I did! It tried three times! I sent two boats and even a helicopter, but they couldn't get your attention!"
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Does this story sound familiar? For a long time this story somehow made it to the theology shelf in my brain, and I believed it to be an accurate picture of waiting on God.
Today I was reading through several of the Psalms. The waiting on the Lord that David talks about is totally different from this story. God's plans aren't thwarted. God is not so small that a simple human rejection would nullify his great and mighty plan. Out of his mercy God rescues those who trust in Him. This story is bogus.
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