Dr. Ed Young tells...
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Dr. Ed Young tells the story of Dr. Clovis Chappell as a college student. Chappell went to Harvard, while a close friend attended Yale.
The two were returning home for Christmas by train. Chappell had his ticket in his back pocket, but it was sticking out. For a prank his friend pulled the ticket out of his pocket and then stuck it in his own pocket. They got on the train and were seated next to each other. As the conductor was coming to check their tickets, Chappell reached for his only to discover it wasn't there. In a panic he asked his friend what he should do. His Yale buddy said he should hide from the conductor. The prankster said, "Crawl under the seat and I'll put my raincoat over you, and maybe he won't notice you." Chappell did!
The conductor called for the ticket, and Clovis' friend reached in his pocket and got out both his ticket and Chappell's ticket and handed them to the conductor. The conductor said, "Fine, but where is your seatmate? You have a second ticket." And the fellow from Yale said, "Why, he's down under the seat there." And the conductor looked at him and said, "That's sort of strange, isn't it?" And he said, "No, you see, he is a student at Harvard and he likes to ride in trains that way."
Funny story, but a lot of people go through life "under the seat." God wants us out walking in the beauty of his love and holiness, but like the Israelites in Joel's day they are uncomfortable. They would rather hide "under the seat" than acknowledge, repent, and follow God.
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The two were returning home for Christmas by train. Chappell had his ticket in his back pocket, but it was sticking out. For a prank his friend pulled the ticket out of his pocket and then stuck it in his own pocket. They got on the train and were seated next to each other. As the conductor was coming to check their tickets, Chappell reached for his only to discover it wasn't there. In a panic he asked his friend what he should do. His Yale buddy said he should hide from the conductor. The prankster said, "Crawl under the seat and I'll put my raincoat over you, and maybe he won't notice you." Chappell did!
The conductor called for the ticket, and Clovis' friend reached in his pocket and got out both his ticket and Chappell's ticket and handed them to the conductor. The conductor said, "Fine, but where is your seatmate? You have a second ticket." And the fellow from Yale said, "Why, he's down under the seat there." And the conductor looked at him and said, "That's sort of strange, isn't it?" And he said, "No, you see, he is a student at Harvard and he likes to ride in trains that way."
Funny story, but a lot of people go through life "under the seat." God wants us out walking in the beauty of his love and holiness, but like the Israelites in Joel's day they are uncomfortable. They would rather hide "under the seat" than acknowledge, repent, and follow God.
(www.sermonsearch.com)
