Punishment for Missing Church

[phkrause]

A country preacher decided to skip services one Sunday to spend the day hiking in the wilderness. Rounding a sharp bend in the trail, he collided with a bear and was sent tumbling down a steep grade. He landed on a rock and broke both legs.

With the ferocious bear charging at him from a distance, the preacher prayed, "O Lord, I'm so sorry for skipping services today. Please forgive me and grant me just one wish--make a Christian out of that bear that's coming at me!"

At that very instant, the bear skidded to a halt, fell to his knees, clasped his paws together, and began to pray aloud at the preacher's feet: "Dear God, please bless this food I am about to receive."

[Kevin H]

An Adventist minister was addicted to golf. One Sabbath the temptation to fib to his wife and family and to call in ill from church and to spend the morning on the golf course overwhelmed him and he yielded. He figured he could play during Sabbath School and church and be back home in bed before his family got back from fellowship dinner and no one would be the wiser.

As soon as his wife and family drove to Sabbath school, he jumped out of bed and got ready for a day of golf. As he was heading to the golf course an angel tried to stop him and said that he would be punished for lying about his health and skipping church to play golf on Sabbath, but he continued to yield to the temptation.

He found that he had the best round of golf that he ever had, including an amazing three holes in one.

He thought "I thought that God was going to punish me for what I did today, and what a wonderful day I had, I can't wait until I tell..." and suddenly it dawned on him, he was indeed punished.

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