He doesn’t have to make things happen with sparkles & twinkles or by appearing out of thin air.
Reading this reminded me of one of Billy Graham’s sermons many years ago.
He was explaing the plan of salvation was to except the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart and mind. He stated if you were waiting for bells and whistles and Angels singing in your ears you would be waisting your time. He explained that receiving Christ as our savior had to be a determination on our selves led by the Holy Spirit.
We don’t all come to Christ in the same manner so, I have always agreed with Mr. Gram’s sermon, no bells, whistles, and Angels singing at the time off conversion?
We agree, Buck. Have you heard the old, well-circulated joke to which I was alluding? It’s one of my favorite:
As the result of a flood, Max was stranded on his roof, sorrounded by rushing, rising water. A neighbor in a boat passing buy shouted to Max to join him in his boat; but Max called out, “No thanks! The Lord will save me!”
Later, a police boat passed by, and the policeman called out to Max to climb aboard. Again, Max declined the offer, calling out that he didn’t need the help because God would save him.
Eventually, in the increasingly dangerous situation, a helicopter rescuer approached him from a dangling cage, and tried to get him to climb aboard. AGAIN, Max declined with the old familiar, “No thanks! God will save me!”
Finally, ol’ Max was washed away and died in the flood. When he passed through the Golden Gates, he whined to the Lord, “Why didn’t you save me, Lord?”
The Lord answered, “What were you waiting for? I sent you two boats and a helicopter!”