Thursday, May 31, 2012

Gas Prices Mean Nothing


I was pumping gas the other day when the Lord led me to check my oil level.  After finding that I was a quart low, I went into the store to buy some.  Jesus commanded His disciples, which I am, in Matthew 28:19-20 to, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.  Amen.”  The Lord prompted me to speak to the woman behind the counter about the scripture Hebrews 10:23, teaching her what He commanded me, which reads, “Let us hold fast the confession of faith without wavering, for he that promised is faithful.”   I proceeded to tell her about how faithful Jesus is when you do not waiver in your confessing to what he did for us, and how being double minded will cause your faith not to work in what you are believing God for.  She responded as though she was receiving what I was saying to her.

After this, I went outside, put the oil in my truck and then placed the gas pump back in its position.  This particular pump would not give me a receipt and I felt the Lord drawing me back into the station to get it.  Once back inside I got in line and stood behind someone, which blocked the view of the lady the Lord had me minister to, so that she could not see me.  As I stood there, I realized that she was talking about what had just happened and she said, “I wished people would just keep their mouth shut.   People just need to keep what they believe to themselves and if they don’t know what denomination you are from, they shouldn’t say anything to anybody.  He could have just prayed for me, I would have accepted that, but not him preaching to me.”  Finally, the person in front of me finished and moved out of the way.  I proceeded to ask her for a receipt and then told her that I was only doing what Jesus told me to do.  She started in again but directly at me, and I said, “Praise the Lord” and left to go to a meeting. 

Meanwhile, the enemy kept trying to creep in and get me in offense to this person.  Well, Jesus has taught me some things.  He told me in Matthew 5:44, “But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good then them that hate you, and pray for  them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”  At this point, I asked Jesus how He wanted me to handle this situation, and He said, “Go to the bank and draw out $200.00 and bless her with $100.00."  You can imagine the thoughts that tried to come against me after that, but I just obeyed the Lord and got the money. 

Back at the store, I got in line and I walked up to the counter and handed her an envelope with $100.00 in it and said,”The Lord told me to bless you with this.”  Then, I turned around and walked out of the store and went back to work.  I tell you it felt so wonderful to bless her, and I was happy and full of joy to do it.  It is the goodness of God and His love that brings men and women to repentance.  (Romans 2:4)

Two weeks later the Lord sent me back in the store and she was there.  As soon as I got up to the counter she apologized for the way she acted and thanked me for blessing her with money that she really needed and she now understands what the Lord was trying to say to her through me.   This woman will receive anything I say to her now Glory to God.  Praise the Lord for His great love for us.