Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
The gangling youth stood awkwardly at the cashier counter of the Thrift Store. He had three large framed posters of full color vintage aircraft that were $2.99 apiece. I was next in line, and looked over his shoulder at the poster.
"Oh...those are Messerschmidts", I said.
"Yeah," he said, "And this one is a Spitfire."
"Awesome! I said."But my favorite is the P-51 Mustang."
"I got that one too, on the third poster!"
"COOL!" I said. "I've flown a Navy T-6, but never a Mustang. No one will let me try theirs out"
We both chuckled over this as the cashier rang up his purchase. "That will be $9.00" she said.
The youth carefully counted out his change, but he only had seven dollars. He ruefully placed one of the posters aside and said "I guess I'll only take these two."
Suddenly I realized that I was about to use my credit card to make my purchase (I'm over 18! LOL!) and I added the third poster to my purchase and gave it to the youth. His Jaw Dropped in wonder and he thanked me profusely. I blessed him in the Name of The Lord, as he left the store. The other patrons in the store were also puzzled and asked "WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
My answer was simple. "He Spoke My Language."
The Miracle of Pentecost has caused controversy to this very day. When the Apostles spoke "in tongues" to the people, it was heard in "their language". There were thousands of visitors in Jerusalem for Shavuot, and they spoke many languages from all over the Roman Empire. Because they heard the Message in their own language, they responded to it immediately.
One of the biggest complaints about the youth these days is that they are buried in their smart phones and don't "speak our language". I have observed that their speech is reduced to a "tweet", and they will interrupt another speaker when their 147 characters are used up. It was so astounding and refreshing to me that the Kid in The Thrift Store knew about airplanes, WW2, and conversed respectfully with a Senior Citizen (Me!) about it, that three bucks on my credit card was a pleasure to spend!
Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.
"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB
God Bless America!
Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.
This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.
Hallelujah and Amen
ML/LTOS