Around the first or second week of April 1994, I visited a Christian brother who had just returned from a week of work on Florida's West Coast. I learned that one night, while there, he began praying and talking to God because he wanted to fellowship with his people. Being so many miles from home and not knowing anyone, he felt alone. While driving down the road, he told the Lord he wanted to go to church and worship with his people. Looking out into the darkness up ahead, he saw a curb. As he rounded the curb he heard the voices of people singing praises to God. A parking lot by the road was dotted with people having church.
Immediately, the Spirit of God overwhelmed him and he began thanking God for answering his prayers. A co-worker riding with him in the truck declined the invitation to attend the service, so, he dropped him off at a nearby hotel they were staying. Quickly returning, he joined the service. The people greeted him with open arms expressing their love and making him welcome. Each person was granted the opportunity to give his or her personal testimony. When his turn came, through tear filled eyes he expressed how thankful he was that the Lord heard his plea and answered his prayer. Matthew 5:6 says, " Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled." He gave his complete testimony and carefully listened to others as they shared what the Lord had done for them. The Lord spoke to him to give a certain amount of money to the minister, so he obeyed the Lord.
The congregation of old time Baptist worshippers didn't care that he was Apostolic. They were there to worship God in Spirit and in truth. The Baptist minister approached the microphone and said, "This man (speaking of my friend) obeyed the Lord and gave the amount of money that God instructed for him to give. And that amount was exactly enough to pay for the equipment we're using tonight. I received this new sound system on the promise that I would bring the money back later and pay it off. Praise the wonderful name of the Lord fo
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