A young couple asked a preacher who traveled as a Christian speaker how he coped with being a ‘famous Christian.\u2019 They wanted to know if it was hard to avoid the sin of pride when he heard how people’s lives had been changed or affected by things he had said somewhere.<\/p>\n
So he said, \u201cRight, here’s a question for you. When your postman brings you a nice fat check or a letter from an old friend, how do you feel?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood, of course,\u201d said the female half of the couple. Thinking of ways to spend money’s always fun, and we really enjoy getting news from people we love.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut,\u201d he said, \u201cyou don’t chase down the road after your postman so you can throw your arms around him and thank him for the money and the letter?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot as a rule!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd why not?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, because his job is just to deliver them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you are a little bit grateful to him—for doing his job, I mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, yes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, that’s all I ask,\u201d he told her humbly, \u201cjust a little gratitude for being a postman who does his best to deliver the right messages from God to the right people. That’s all I do, you see.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Excerpt from the novel \u201cGhosts – The Story of a Reunion\u201d by Adrian Plass (Zondervan); source: The Timothy Report, Copyright (c) 2004 Swan Lake Communications, http:\/\/www.timothyreport.com<\/p>\n
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