Pastor John

On a Saturday night several weeks ago, Pastor John was working late, and decided to call his wife before he left for home. It was about 10:00 PM, but his wife didn’t answer the phone. Pastor John let it ring many times. He thought it was odd that she didn’t answer, but decided to wrap up a few things and try again in a few minutes. When he tried again she answered right away. He asked her why she hadn’t answered before, and she said that it hadn’t rung at their house. They brushed it off as a fluke and went on their merry ways. The following Monday, Pastor John received a call at the church office, which was the phone that he’d used that Saturday night. The man that he spoke with wanted to know why he’d called on Saturday night. Pastor John couldn’t figure out what the guy was talking about. Then the guy said, “It rang and rang, but I didn’t answer.” Pastor John remembered the mishap and apologized for disturbing him, explaining that he’d intended to call his wife. The man said, “That’s OK. Let me tell you my story. You see, I was planning to commit suicide on Saturday night, but before I did, I prayed, ‘God if you’re there, and you don’t want me to do this, give me a sign now.’ At that point my phone started to ring. I looked at the caller ID, and it said, ‘Almighty God’. I was afraid to answer!”