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Stunning Testimony~
- Mar 5, 2009 at 6:32 PM
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---> A man from Norfolk , VA called a local radio station to
> share this on Sept
> 11th, 2003, TWO YEARS AFTER THE TRAGEDIES OF 9/11/2001.
> His name was
> Robert Matthews. These are his words:
>
> A few weeks before Sept. 11th, my wife and I found out we
> were going to
> have our first child. She planned a trip out to California
> to visit her
> sister. On our way to the airport, we prayed that God
> would grant my wife
> a safe trip and be with her. Shortly after I said
> 'amen,' we both heard a
> loud pop and the car shook violently. We had blown out a
> tire.
>
> I replaced the tire as quickly as I could, but we still
>
missed her flight.
> Both very upset, we drove home.
>
> I received a call from my father who was retired NYFD.
> He asked what my
> wife's flight number was,
> but I explained that we missed the flight.
>
> My father informed me that her flight was the one that
> crashed into the
> southern tower. I was too shocked to speak. My father
> also had more news
> for me; he was going to help. 'This is not something
> I can just sit by for; I have to do something.'
>
> I was concerned for his safety, of course, but more
> because he had never
> given his life to Christ. After
> a brief debate, I knew his mind was made up. Before he
> got off of the
> phone, he said, 'Take good care
> of my grandchild. Those were
the last words I ever heard
> my father say;
> he died while helping in the rescue effort.
>
> The joy, that my prayer of safety for my wife had been
> answered, quickly
> became anger. I was angry
> at God, at my father, and at myself. I had gone for
> nearly two years
> blaming God for taking my father
> away. My son would never know his grandfather, my father
> had never
> accepted Christ, and I never
> got to say good-bye.
>
> Then something happened. About two months ago, I was
> sitting at home with
> my wife and my son,
> when there was a knock on the door. I looked at my wife,
> but I could tell
> she wasn't expecting anyone.
> I opened the door to a couple with a small child.
>
> The man looked
at me and asked if my father's name was
> Jake Matthews. I
> told him it was. He quickly grabbed my hand and said,
> 'I never got the
> chance to meet your father, but it is an honor to meet his
> son.'
>
> He explained to me that his wife had worked in the World
> Trade Center and
> had been caught inside
> after the attack. She was pregnant and had been caught
> under debris. He
> then explained that my
> father had been the one to find his wife and free her. My
> eyes welled up
> with tears as I thought of
> my father giving his life for people like this. He then
> said, 'There is
> something else you need to know.'
>
> His wife then told me that as my father worked to free
> her, she
talked to
> him and led him to Christ.
> I began sobbing at the news.
>
> Now I know that when I get to Heaven, my father will be
> standing beside
> Jesus to welcome me, and
> that this family would be able to thank him themselves .
>
> When their baby boy was born, they named him Jacob
> Matthew, in honor of
> the man who gave his life
> so that a mother and baby could live.
>
> This story should help us to realize: God is always in
> control. We may
> not see the reason behind things, and we may never know
> this side of
> heaven, but God is ALWAYS in control.
>
> Please take time to share this amazing story. You may
> never know the
> impact it may have on someone. God doesn't call the
> qualified, He
>
qualifies the called.
> Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures
> forever. Psalm
> 136:1
Comments:
Yup! God is always in control! Thanks for posting this!
Beautiful!
Thank you Jesus for loving this dad so much that even before he died you wanted him in your family and used this mom to do your will
Thank you so very much for sharing this. My prayer is for those who don't believe in Him, don't find comfort in Him to just listen to the next person that tries to share Him with them.
how wonderful is our god....
his blessings he give.. in abundance..
This is a beautiful testimony, thank you for sharing it. A family member for mine told me about another family member that I never met. She told me that when he died she prayed for his soul because last she knew he was not saved. She later found Bibles, prayer books etc in his home, she also heard from others that he had been speaking about God before he passed away. Prayer is soooo powerful. I pray so often and I pray for every person on here that is offended by me or speaks out against the Bible.
God bless,
Sheri
In another reply in another post I called on the Christian Moms to pray at 12 noon for some very unsaved women. They didn't get saved "YET" but they will mayby. God could put them in a place in their life that They Know they need God.
This is a wonderful post and it really touched my heart.
great story
What a beautiful testimony! Thank you for sharing! God is so awesome in all of His ways! Praise Him!
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This gave me chills big time! Thank you for posting this!
- godzgirl21
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