READ: The year was 1988 in the country of Armenia. A man named Samuel squatted beside his son Armand, as he was about to go to school that day, and said: “Have a good day at school, and remember, no matter what, I’ll always be there for you.” They hugged and the boy ran off to school. Hours later, a powerful earthquake rocked the area. The radio announced that there were 1000s of casualties, and Samuel could get no confirmation about his son from anyone. So, he grabbed his coat and headed for the schoolyard. And there, before his eyes, he saw his young boy’s school was a pile of debris. Other parents were standing around crying. But not Samuel. He found the place where Armand’s classroom used to be and began pulling a broken beam off the pile of rubble. He then grabbed a rock and put it to the side, & then grabbed another one. One of the parents looking on asked, “What are you doing?” “Digging for my son,” Samuel answered. The man then said, “You’re just going to make things worse! The building is unstable,” and tried to pull Samuel away from his work. But Samuel just set his jaw and kept working. As time wore on, one by one, the other parents left. Then a firefighter tried to pull Samuel away from the rubble. Samuel looked at him and said, “Won’t you help me?” But, the firefighter left and Samuel kept digging. All through the night and into the next day, Samuel continued digging. Parents placed flowers and pictures of their children on the ruins. But, Samuel just kept working. He picked up a beam and pushed it out of the way when he heard a faint cry. “Help! Help!” Samuel listened but didn’t hear anything again. Then he heard a muffled voice, “Papa?” Samuel began to dig furiously. Finally he could see his son. “Come on out, son!” he said with relief. But his son said “No. Let the other kids come out first because I know you’ll get me.” So, child after child emerged until, finally, little Armand appeared. Samuel took him in his arms and his son said to him, “I told the other kids not to worry because you told me that you’d always be there for me!” Fourteen children were rescued from their tomb, because a father came back for His child. **Just like the story, on that final day there will a loud command, the voice of an archangel, and the trumpet call of God. And millions will rise from their tombs, rescued from death… because Jesus WILL come back for His children. JESUS WILL COME BACK BECAUSE HE PROMISED HE WOULD! ;)
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 06:17:43 +0000
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