This is about a homeless man
with a heart for the Lord.
This Saturday night in Tempe
I decided to try to reach the lost from a different spot as the police gave me
a difficult time last Saturday about being in front of the Post Office. They told me I was not allowed to post my
sign or even stand there, as it was tantamount to loitering.
While they were reading me
the riot act I noticed a man alongside of me who you might guess was homeless.
After they left and as I was packing up he stated that he loved what I was
saying as he had heard me many times and wished he had said something to the
officers about why they needed to hear what I was saying. Just before I left he
said wait a minute and started to write on what looked like a piece of paper
that he took out of his backpack. He handed it to me; it was a Christmas card
on which he wrote, “You’re a blessed & highly favored Son of God, Thanks! (Psalms
68:17, Malachi 3:1)
I don’t know if you can
imagine how I felt after this man did what he did. What a true blessing from
the Lord! After being falsely accused the Lord sends me a messenger.
So this Saturday I set up by
the movie theater across the street with my fellow sowers, Keith & Steve and
started asking the question “Does any one want a FREE glow-stik, just prove to
me you’re a good person!”
As I looked up there sitting
on the curb was the same man who gave me the Christmas card. I waved to him
& he gave me a big smile. A young lady and her male friend wanted to take the
test, as she wanted her bulldog to have it. He was panting a lot, as it was a
hot night. After taking the test and failing my brother in Christ Keith asked
me did I notice what the man who was sitting on his backpack by the curb did? I said no as I was concentrating on the two in
front of me. He told me that he saw him get up and leave and when he came back
he had a styrofoam cup in his hand. He then opened this backpack & took out
a bottle of water and filled up the cup and them laid it alongside of the dog.
Later that night when we were
leaving he came over to us and thanked me for speaking to all those who stopped
to take the test and then asked if we had
$0.55 so he could get a refill for his coffee. I was able to give him a
dollar and when Keith & Steve tried to give him what they had he wouldn’t
take it as he restated that he only needed $0.55 for his coffee.
I don’t know about you but I
haven’t seen that kind of generosity or humility from anyone in his situation.
He differently reminded me of the good Samaritan.
