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This page is for two very special little children and their mom
who are having a somewhat difficult time at the present. So,
mom, just put this in your favorites in case the printed story gets
lost and you can pull it up any time y'all need a special thought!
My thanks to Evelyn Fort Stewart for sharing this with me!
Who's Your Daddy?
A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife
in Gatlinburg, TN. One morning, they were eating
breakfast at little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet,
family meal. While they were waiting for their food,
they noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired
man moving from table to table, visiting with
the guests.
The professor leaned over and whispered to his wife,
"I hope he doesn't come over here." But sure enough,
the man did come over to their table. "Where
are you folks from?" he asked in a friendly voice.
"Oklahoma," they answered.
"Great to have you here in Tennessee." the stranger
said. "What do you do for a living?"
"I teach at a seminary," he replied.
"Oh, so you teach preachers how to preach, do you?
Well, I've got a really great story for you." And with
that, the gentleman pulled up a chair and sat down
at the table with the couple.
The professor groaned and thought to himself,
"Great... Just what I need...another preacher story!"
The man started, "See that mountain over there?
(pointing out the restaurant window). Not far from the
base of that mountain, there was a boy born to an
unwed mother. He had a hard time growing up,
because every place he went, he was always asked
the same question, 'Hey boy, Who's your daddy?'
"Whether he was at school, in the grocery store or
drug store, people would ask the same question,
'Who's your daddy?' He would hide at recess and
lunch time from other students. He would avoid going
in to stores because that question hurt him so bad.
"When he was about 12 years old, a new preacher
came to his church. He would always go in late and
slip out early to avoid hearing the question,
'Who's your daddy?'.
But one day, the new preacher said the benediction
so fast he got caught and had to walk out with the
crowd. "Just about the time he got to the back door,
the new preacher, not knowing anything about him,
put his hand on his shoulder and asked him, 'Son,
who's your daddy?'
"The whole church got deathly quiet. He could feel
every eye in the church looking at him. Now
everyone would finally know the answer to the
question, 'Who's your daddy'. This new preacher,
though, sensed the situation around him and using
discernment that only the Holy Spirit could give,
said the following to that scared little boy...
"Wait a minute!' he said. 'I know who you are. I see
the family resemblance now. You are a child of God.'
With that he patted the boy on his shoulder and said,
'Boy, you've got a great inheritance. Go and claim it.'
With that, the boy smiled for the first time in a long
time and walked out the door a changed person. He
was never the same again. Whenever anybody asked
him, 'Who's your Daddy?' he'd just tell them, 'I'm a
Child of God'."
The distinguished gentleman got up from the table
and said, "Isn't that a great story?" The professor
responded that it really was a great story!
As the man turned to leave, he said, "You know, if
that new preacher hadn't told me that I was one of
God's children, I probably never would have
amounted to anything!" And he walked away.
The seminary professor and his wife were stunned.
He called the waitress over and asked her, "Do you
know who that man was who just left that was sitting
at our table?" The waitress grinned and said, "Of
course. Everybody here knows him. That's Ben
Hooper. He's the former governor of Tennessee!"
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This story is somewhat true but some information
has been changed. Click here to read the details
behind the story.
Someone in your life today needs a reminder that
they're one of God's children!
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