This is kinda long, but well worth it.
I live in Ashland Ky where I attend church. This morning a man with a tatterd hoodie on, muddy jeans, holes in his shoes and blisters on his feet, walking with a large stick, that looked like a staff, and holding a tattered bag with his possessions in it clutching a bible showed up in front of the church. Our preacher ask him if he could help him, he said, I wanted to come to church. Gary is our preachers name, so he showed the young man inside. Sunday school was just starting. He came to the door of the class, took off his shoes, layed them down with his bag, and kept the "stick" in his hand. They told him he didnt have to take the shoes off, but he said yes he did, and he sat through class. Coming out to our sanctuary he put his shoes back on, then proceeded to take them back off and went into church. Our electric had been out all morning, and the electric co. said that a tree had fell, hitting a transformer, so we wouldnt have any power for a while. Church went on. The man sat in church and after it was over, he left. My brother lives down the road about a mile from the church. On his way home, he saw the man in a field sitting eating an apple. He thought he might go back and offer him some money or food. When he turned around, the man was talking to a neighbor. My brother pulled up and said hi, can i help you with something? The man said no, he was fine, didnt need anything. My brother ask if he could get him a pizza or something, he again said no, that the store down the road had gave him some fruit, he was fine. They offered him a ziplock bag for his bible so it wouldnt get wet. He said NO, it is never covered..but I will take the bag to use for something else. Then he ask my brother for ride down the road, saying he would ride in the back of the truck. My brother gave him a ride about 15 miles or so coming to a country store. He got out and ask him again if he could take money. He said no, and my brother offered to shake his hand, he backed away saying no, but God Bless you. Asking his name, he said it was irrelevent, that God had made the Power go off this morning so he could travel through there, he was a messenger of God, and demons are everywhere in a Church because they know there time is short. He said he needed nothing, the church had gave him some money, and food. He clutched his bible and told my brother that time was short, very short, we couldn t even imagine how short it was before Jesus comes and that he was a messenger of God!
OUr preacher went on to explain tonight that he told him he was a banker years ago, and God told him to sell everything and go out to the world and tell people that time is short, and be saved, watch out for the devil! And that he didn't need anything because Jesus told his disiples to take their tunic and follow him, just as he was doing! He said that our church was the 10th one he attended in this area and had many more to go to visit. Gods Messenger, I do think so...I feel so priveledged to think that God sends messengers to this day! Thank God hes coming soon!