Do you remember that bible story about the guy who rode on the donkey and it could speak! This guy went to curse the people of Israel, sort of a free lance job, and all that came out of his mouth were blessings and good things. Well I will give you a modern day version of that.
There once was a TSA officer who went to work at the airport. His day was going quite well until in the afternoon, a mission team came through his line. One of these dudes was carrying a back pack with on the outside a bunch of insect nets strapped to it. The kind that have two foot long wooden handles attached to metal frames. Well of course that was a no-no. What was that guy thinking! So the nets had to go, they could not go be carried on. Could they maybe go in the checked luggage? Not an option because the bags, which were too heavy in the first place, had already been checked and were on the way to the airplane. So now what? The nets were important for the work. The mission worker got upset, but the officer would not budge. Talking it over did not help either. The officer was right. It could not go.Standing back while watching helplessly, an emergency request popped up in my head. God, please let the guy change his mind. The discussion went on and was leading nowhere. Then it happened. The man confirmed once more that the nets could NOT go. His next sentence was " Gentlemen y'all have a good day" and he stepped away. Still in a daze the mission worker grabbed his nets and walked on. What had just happened?
I envision the officer standing in front of the mirror that night, trying over and over again to say " You will have to leave those items here". The words came out right each time. But this afternoon they would not! He shook his head. Maybe it had just been a dream.
Sometimes things like this happen. Coincidence?
