There was a flood.
A man was on his front porch, when a police car came by.
“You’d better get in the car, Mister,” the policeman said. “The river is risin’ fast!”
“Oh, no!” the man said, “I’ll be fine. I’m trusting in the Lord!” So the policeman left.
An hour later, the same policeman came by in a boat, and saw the same man, now at a second story window, watching the water go by.“Better get in the boat,” the policeman said. “The river is still risin’ fast!”
“Oh, no!” the man said, “I’ll be fine. I’m trusting in the Lord!” So the policeman left.
Another hour went by, and the same policeman came by again in his boat and saw the man, now sitting on his roof, watching the water rush by his house.
“Come on, man! Get in the boat!” the policeman said. “The river is still rising!”
“Oh, no!” the man said, “I’ll be fine. I’m trusting in the Lord!” So the policeman left.
Another hour goes by, and a helicopter flies over, and sees the man now perched atop his chimney.The pilot yells at the man, “Hang on, we’ll lower a rope to you and pull you up!”
“Oh, no!” the man shouts back, “I’ll be fine. I’m trusting in the Lord!” So the helicopter left.
The man dies and goes to heaven, and says to God, “There was a flood & I trusted you to save me! Why’d you let me die?”
“Well,” God answered, “I sent you a car, two boats, and a helicopter. Wasn’t that enough?”
My Daddy taught me a lot through the jokes and stories he told me. He was smart that way. I miss him.
Study Assignment: Leave a comment in which you state what you think the point of this story is. Is it a valid point? Why or why not?
