I received an e-mail today 3-22-2K from a friend whom shared an interesting story. It follows as so: "John Hernandez (a friend of ours at church) recently shared a testimony that is so remarkable, and credible, that we feel compelled to share it with a wider audience.
John related that last week he talked with an Alaska Airlines pilot
who is involved in the investigation of the horrific crash of Alaska
Flight 261. The pilot has listened to the cockpit voice recorder from the downed plane and he reported that for the last 9 minutes of the flight, the wife of the pastor from Monroe, Washington can be heard sharing the Gospel with the passengers over the planes intercom system. Just before the final dive into the Pacific Ocean, she can be heard leading the sinners prayer for salvation.
The pilot also told John that the flight data recorder from the plane
indicates that there is no good explanation for how the plane was able to stay in the air for those final 9 minutes. But it did stay in the air until the pastor's wife had a chance to share the Gospel with the very attentive passengers and presumably lead many to salvation in Christ.
So, in the midst of this tragedy, nearly 90 people had an extraordinary opportunity to get right with their Maker just prior to meeting Him."
FUNNY ISN'T IT?
Funny how a $100 "looks" so big when you take it
to church, but so small when you take it to the mall.
Funny how long it takes to serve God for an
hour, but how quickly a team plays 60 minutes of basketball.
Funny how long a couple of hours spent at church
are, but how short they are when watching a movie.
Funny how we can't think of anything to say when we pray,
but don't have difficulty thinking of things to talk about to a friend.
Funny how we get thrilled when a baseball game goes into extra innings, but we complain when a sermon is longer than the regular time.
Funny how hard it is to read a chapter in the Bible, but how easy it is to read 100 pages of a best selling novel.
Funny how people want to get a front seat at any
game or concert, but scramble to get a back seat at church services.
Funny how we need 2 or 3 weeks advance notice to fit a church event into our schedule, but can adjust our schedule for other events at the last moment.
Funny how hard it is for people to learn a simple gospel well enough to Tell others, but how simple it is for the same people to understand and repeat gossip.
Funny how we believe what the newspaper says, but question what the Bible says.
Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they do not have to believe, or think, or say, or do anything.
Funny how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.