07/17/2007

Billy Graham was returning
to Charlotte after a
speaking engagement
and when his plane arrived there was a limousine there
to transport him to his home. As he prepared to get
into the limo, he stopped
and spoke to the driver.

'You know'
he said,
'I am 87 years old
and I have never
driven a limousine.
Would you mind if I
drove it for a while?'

The driver said,
'No problem. Have at it.'

Billy gets into the driver's seat and they head off
down the highway.

A short distance away
sat a rookie State Trooper operating his first speed trap.
The long black limo went by him doing 70 in a 55 mph zone.

The trooper pulled out
and easily caught the limo
and he got out of his patrol car to begin the procedure.

The young trooper walked up to the driver's door
and when the glass
was rolled down,
he was surprised to see
who was driving.

He immediately excused himself and went back to his car
and called his supervisor.

He told the supervisor,
'I know we are supposed
to enforce the law...
But I also know that
important people are
given certain courtesies.
I need to know what
I should do because
I have stopped a
very important person.'

The supervisor asked,
'Is it the governor?'

The young trooper said,
'No, he's more important
than that.'

The supervisor said,
'Oh, so it's the president.'

The young trooper said,
'No, he's even more
important than that.'

The supervisor finally asked, 'Well then, who is it?'
The young trooper said,

'I think it's Jesus,

because he's got Billy Graham for a chauffeur!'

For decades scientist have been trying to find out what holds the universe together by finding the smallest particles that are the foundation of all creation.

Here it is ...
Years ago scientist thought the Atom was the smallest particle in the universe; then they split the Atom and found Electrons ... Years later they were able to break down Electrons and found Protons and Neutrons ... but it's not over yet.

Later they were able to break down the Protons and Neutrons and found what they thought were the smallest particles of all ... Quarks.

Ready for this?
Not too long ago scientist finally broke down the Quark, what they thought was the smallest particle in the universe, and they found the root of every living particle that holds the entire universe and every living thing in it together is VIBRATIONS, CAUSED BY SOUND WAVES!

HERE'S THE IMPORTANCE OF IT ALL...
The Bible, written over a period of thousands of years before there were any scientists, tells us that GOD SPOKE the entire universe into existence and that it is HIS SPOKEN WORD which is alive and living is what holds it all together ... Thus in the form of ... SOUND WAVES; once again proving that the Bible is really the Word of God and cannot be disputed.

Pretty Cool, isn't it.


 

WHEN CHRIST COMES - - -

  by Max Lucado

  You are in your car driving home. Thoughts wander to

  the game you want to see or meal you want to eat, when

  suddenly a sound unlike any you've ever heard fills the air.

  The sound is high above you.

  A trumpet?

  A choir?

  A choir of trumpets?

  You don't know, but you want to know.

  So you pull over, get out of your car, and look up. As

  You do, you see you aren't the only curious one. The

  roadside has become a parking lot. Car doors are open,

  and people are staring at the sky. Shoppers are racing

  out of the grocery store.

  The Little League baseball game across the street has

  come to a halt. Players and parents are searching the

  Clouds. And what they see, and what you see, has never

  before been seen.

  As if the sky were a curtain, the drapes of the

  Atmosphere part. A brilliant light spills onto the

  earth. There are no shadows.. None. From whence came

  the light begins to tumble a river of color spiking

  crystals of every hue ever seen and a million more

  never seen. Riding on the flow is an endless fleet of

  angels. They pass through the curtains one myriad at a

  time, until they occupy every square inch of the sky.

  North.

  South.

  East.

  West.

  Thousands of silvery wings rise and fall in unison,

  and over the sound of the trumpets, you can hear the

  cherubim and seraphim chanting, Holy, Holy, Holy.

  The final flank of angels is followed by twenty-four

  silver-bearded elders and a multitude of souls who

  join the angels in worship.

  Presently the movement stops and the trumpets are

  silent, leaving only the triumphant triplet: Holy,

  Holy, Holy.  Between each word is a pause. With each

  word, a profound reverence. You hear your voice join

  in the chorus. You don't know why you say the words,

  but you know you must.

  Suddenly, the heavens are quiet. All is quiet.

  The angels turn, you turn, the entire world turns and

  there He is.

  Jesus.

  Through waves of light you see the silhouetted figure

  of Christ the King.

  He is atop a great stallion, and the stallion is atop

  a billowing cloud.

  He opens his mouth, and you are surrounded by his

  declaration:

  I am the Alpha and the Omega.

  The angels bow their heads.

  The elders remove their crowns.

  And before you is a Figure so consuming that you know,

  instantly you know:

  Nothing else matters.

  Forget stock markets and school reports.

  Sales meetings and football games.

  Nothing is newsworthy..

  All that mattered, matters no more....

  for Christ has come. . .

  And, please let me know the exact time you read this. It is

  mystical--honest

  This morning when the Lord opened a window to Heaven, He saw me, and

  He asked:

  My child, what is your greatest wish for today?

  I responded:

  "Lord please; take care of the person who is reading this message,

  their family and their special friends. They deserve it and I love them

  very much"

  The love of God is like the ocean, you can see its beginnings but not

  its end.

  This message works on the day you receive it.

  To some it may sound dumb, but the person who sent this to me was

  impressed with its timing.  Let us see if it is true.

  ANGELS EXIST, but sometimes, since they don't all have wings we call

  them FRIENDS, SUCH AS YOU.

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor
gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student
and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one:
"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the
cleaning woman several times. She was tall,
dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name?
I handed in my paper, leaving the last question
blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if
the last question would count toward our quiz grade.
"Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers,
you will meet many people. All are significant. They
deserve your attention and care, even if all you do
is smile and say "hello."
I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her
name was Dorothy

2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain
One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American
woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway
trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had
broken down and she desperately needed a ride.
Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.
A young white man stopped to help her, generally
unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960's. The man
took her to safety, helped her get assistance and
put her into a taxicab.
She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrot e down his
address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a
knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a
giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A
special note was attached..
It read:
"Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway
the other night. The rain drenched not only my
clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.
Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying
husband's bedside just before he passed away... God
bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving
others."
Sincerely,
Mrs. Nat King Cole

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those
who serve.
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less,
a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and
sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in
front of him.
"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked.
"Fifty cents," replied the waitress.
The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and
studied the coins in it.
"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.
By now more people were waiting for a table and the
waitress was growing impatient.
"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.
The little boy again counted his coins.
"I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on
the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice
cream, paid the cash ier and left. When the waitress
came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the
table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish,
were two nickels and five pennies..
You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had
to have enough left to leave her a tip.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a
roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if
anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the
king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by
and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the
King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did
anything about getting the stone out of the way.
Then a peasant cam e along carrying a load of
vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the
peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the
stone to the side of the road. After much pushing
and straining, he finally succeeded. After the
peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed
a purse lying in the road where the boulder had
been. The purse contained many gold coins an d a note
from the King indicating that the gold was for the
person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The
peasant learned what many of us never understand!
Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve
our condition.

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a
hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who
was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only
chance of recovery appeared to be a blood
transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had
miraculously survived the same disease and had
developed the antibodies needed to combat the
illness. The doctor explained the situation to her
little brother, and asked the little boy if he would
be willing to give his blood to his sister.
I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a
deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will
save her." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in
bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did,
seeing the color returning to her cheek. Then his
face grew pale and his smile faded.
He looked up at the doctor and asked with a
trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away".
Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the
doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his
sister all of his blood in order to save her.