A man named Jack was walking along a steep cliff one day when he accidentally
got too close to the edge and fell.On the way down he grabbed a branch, which
temporarily stopped his fall. He looked down and to his horror saw that the
canyon fell straight down for more than a thousand feet. He couldn't hang onto
the branch forever, and there was no way for him to climb up the steep wall of
the cliff. So Jack began yelling for help, hoping that someone passing by would
hear him and lower a rope or something. "HELP! HELP! Is anyone up there? HELP!"
He yelled for hours, but no one heard him. He was about to give up when he heard
a voice. "Jack, Jack. Can you hear me?"
"Yes, yes! I can hear you. I'm down here!"
"I can see you, Jack. Are you all right?"
"Yes, but . . . Who are you, and where are you?"
"I am the Lord, Jack. I'm everywhere."
"The Lord? You mean, GOD?"
"That's Me."
"God, please help me! I promise if You'll get me down from here, I'll stop
sinning. I'll be a really good person. I'll serve You for the rest of my life."
"Easy on the promises, Jack. Let's just get you down from there; then we can
talk. Now, here's what I want you to do. Listen carefully." "I'll do anything,
Lord. Just tell me what to do."
"Okay. Let go of the branch."
"What?"
"I said, let go of the branch.. Just trust Me. Let go." There was a long
silence. Finally Jack yelled, "HELP! HELP! IS ANYONE ELSE UP THERE?"
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Thanks to Daren Bullock
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