TOMORROW IS GOING TO
BE BETTER!
A few years before Hurricane
Katrina hit New Orleans, a new and expensive automobile stopped on the
Mississippi River Bridge. A gentleman
stepped out of the car, wearing very costly clothing.
He climbed over the rail and onto a platform preparing to jump. Cars started stopping and the traffic backed up for miles. The police arrived, along with the fire department, ministers and mental health professionals.
They began talking to the man and telling him not to jump. They told him that he might not die; he could break all his bones or be paralyzed for life. Stuck in traffic was an old truck, loaded with lawn mowers, rakes, and shovels. An elderly gardener got out of the truck and walked to where a crowd was gathered.
He waded through the people, looked over the side and hollered down to the man on the ledge, “Hey, I got to go to work. Either jump or get off the bridge. If you decide not to jump, tomorrow is going to be better!”
With that, the suicidal man climbed back up onto the bridge. The police took him away for evaluation. And the gardener walked back to his truck waiting for the traffic to move.
One minister asked the fireman, “Who was that?” The fireman said, “He said he has to go to work!”
The police later reported to the press that all the way to the hospital the man kept saying over and over, “Tomorrow is going to be better.” “Tomorrow is going to be better.” “Tomorrow is going to be better.”
Bottom-line: One must SEE a future, to HAVE a future. In other words, do not stand to close to the trees; you will be unable to see the forest. God is up to something – behind the scenes.
He climbed over the rail and onto a platform preparing to jump. Cars started stopping and the traffic backed up for miles. The police arrived, along with the fire department, ministers and mental health professionals.
They began talking to the man and telling him not to jump. They told him that he might not die; he could break all his bones or be paralyzed for life. Stuck in traffic was an old truck, loaded with lawn mowers, rakes, and shovels. An elderly gardener got out of the truck and walked to where a crowd was gathered.
He waded through the people, looked over the side and hollered down to the man on the ledge, “Hey, I got to go to work. Either jump or get off the bridge. If you decide not to jump, tomorrow is going to be better!”
With that, the suicidal man climbed back up onto the bridge. The police took him away for evaluation. And the gardener walked back to his truck waiting for the traffic to move.
One minister asked the fireman, “Who was that?” The fireman said, “He said he has to go to work!”
The police later reported to the press that all the way to the hospital the man kept saying over and over, “Tomorrow is going to be better.” “Tomorrow is going to be better.” “Tomorrow is going to be better.”
Bottom-line: One must SEE a future, to HAVE a future. In other words, do not stand to close to the trees; you will be unable to see the forest. God is up to something – behind the scenes.
So whatever is
happening in and around your life, it ain’t over until GOD says it’s over!
Sisters and brothers, be
continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO
MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!
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