The youth group is studying a devotional that had a very powerful
story in it last week that I wanted to share with everyone.
A young man was attending a Christian event in a football stadium
where tens of thousands of people were gathered. At the altar call
time, he made his way down onto the field to ask a counselor to pray
for him. An older man who was a volunteer for the night met him at the
front. As they talked, the younger man said he knew it was time for
things to change in his life. The volunteer les him through a prayer
to receive Christ and they talked about his new faith. They were
almost finished when the younger man added "wait. One more thing. Will
you pray for my wife? We've been married for six years, but because I
wasn't a Christian her family wouldn't give their blessing or even
come to our wedding. My wife hasn't spoken to her parents for six
years." There was silence. Finally the counselor asked, "What's your
wife's name?" The answer brought more silence. Finally the older said
in a quiet voice "I'd like to introduce myself to you. I'm your
father-in-law."
Malachi 4:5-6
Look, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the great and
awesome Day of the Lord comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers
to [their] children and the hearts of children to their fathers.
Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse."
—
Seiji Yamacruda
SDG
