A
person claimed that he was a hard-core believer of God! He believed
that God would save him in any situation, so he needed no one except
Hirm. One day, there was a great flood. The water rose so high that
he was almost submerged in it. He climbed onto the roof and prayed
to God for help. He thought that God would definitely come and save
him. Suddenly a boat came along and the boatman shouted to him: "Come
aboard quickly! I will take you to a safe place." The man shook his
head and said: "No! I am waiting for God. Hes will definitely come
to save me. In Hirm alone I trust. Hes is the only life-saving force.
I am not going with you."
The flood water
kept rising until the roof was almost submerged. He continued to pray
to God. Suddenly, a helicopter flew near and someone lowered a rope
and asked him to climb up. He insisted:"No! No! You are not my lifesaver!
You are not the worthy one. I am waiting for God to save me. (Laughter)
Very soon, St. Peter
went to get him! (Master and everyone laugh) Having arrived in Heaven,
the man complained to God: "I believed in You all my life. Why didn't
You respond to my prayers or come to my rescue? You let me drown in
the flood."
God replied: "What
do you mean I didn't come to save you? I sent a boat and then a helicopter
to rescue you, but you turned them away!"