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A Breath of Fresh Air in Writing!

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Author: David S.
Blog URL: http://community.faithvine.com/blogs/fresh_air

Description: A collection of Christian short stories, bible studies, poetry and more!

God's Faithful Physician

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David S.

  08/31/2008		 God's Faithful Physician

Growing up as a pastor’s kid, or a PK as I was often called, had its advantages and disadvantages. I enjoyed watching my father pray for things that we could not afford and see the Lord provide for those needs. You see, I was the youngest of six children in my family. We did not have fancy clothes or the newest toys on the market, but we did have love, faith, and God in our home.

Being the youngest in our family meant one thing for me…I was always getting sick. It didn’t matter if it was a cold, or allergy problems, or viruses, I always seemed to be the one to get them. My mother always tried to fight illness off with over the counter products from the pharmacy and usually that did the trick, but I can remember a time when I had an illness so severe I could not go to school for days. My father prayed and asked the Lord to provide healing in my body.

Finally, a woman from our church recommended a Christian doctor to take me to in a nearby town. Mother called and the receptionist graciously squeezed an appointment in for me that same day. When we arrived, the nurse took me straight back to an examination room to wait for the doctor. I remember as the doctor was treating me, my mother talked with him about our church and how my father was the pastor. He responded with talking about how good the Lord was and how God has blessed his family practice.

After the doctor diagnosed me, he left the room for a minute and came back with a bag full of sample medicines and handed my mother the bill for his services. Tears began streaming down her face as she saw a note scribbled beside the amount that read “No charge”. The doctor explained that he also was a pastor’s kid growing up and he knew how his parents struggled financially. Years ago when he first started his practice, he had made a promise to God that he would take care of struggling pastors and their families. The Lord shows himself to us in mysterious ways!

The Pastor's Gift

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David S.

  08/31/2008

The Pastor’s Gift

 

Dominick was not a typical twelve year old boy. He didn’t like sports as the other boys in his school did and he absolutely despised video games. There was one thing that he really enjoyed… he had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, creativity, and imagination.

His mother would always find him with a book in his hands. She would continually encourage Dominick to spend more time playing outside, so Dominick found himself in the habit of sneaking books out of the house and going to the park to read.

On beautiful sunny days, the park in his neighborhood was a great place to read because he could feel the breezes of the wind blow and could hear the birds singing. One day while reading on his usual blanket of grass in his spot, he received a tap on his shoulder from behind. Startled, Dominick quickly spun around to see a tall elderly man wearing a nice suit standing there.

“Hello, Son!” the man greeted cheerfully, “What is your name?”

“I’m Dominick”, he replied, “and who are you?”

“My name is Reverend Bell and I’m the pastor here in town.” elderly man continued, “I wanted to stop and talk to you for a minute if you will let me, and I would like to give you something.”

“You want to give me something?” Dominick exclaimed as a big grin spread across his face.

“I have noticed all summer long that every time I walk by the park you are always sitting here reading books.” Reverend Bell said. “You must really love books, young man.”

“I sure do! I especially like adventure books.” Dominick replied.

Reverend Bell reached into his pocket and pulled out a small book. “I would like to give you one of the most adventurous books that I have ever read.” he said as he held it out to Dominick. “Before you accept this gift I want you to make me a promise that you will read the whole thing. Will you do that for me?”

“Of course,” Dominick answered as he grasped the little book in his hands, turning it over and opening the cover. “Wow, it has a lot of books within this book.”

“Twenty-seven to be exact!” the pastor exclaimed. “Each one will take you into far away place and give you stories that will absolutely amaze you.”

“I have never seen anything like this before, what is it?” Dominick asked with a puzzled look.

“It is the most important book you will every read. It is called the New Testament of the Bible.” the pastor answered.

In the weeks to follow, Reverend Bell always found Dominick in the park reading the little Bible that he had given the lad.

Through reading the little pocket New Testament day after day and through having frequent conversations with the pastor as he visited with him in the park, Dominick had begun to live out the adventures in his new found book by developing a personal relationship with the author, the Lord Jesus Christ!