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Residents living in towns along the river were ordered to evacuate by the National Guard. Just about everyone had left town, except for John, a great man of faith. "Those who flee are those of little faith. The Lord will save me," John told his pastor, who had glided up to John's front porch in a motorized boat. "John, please," the pastor said. "Get on board. The river is rising fast." Even with the water chest-high, John refused, leaving his pastor no choice but to speed off to safety.

An hour passed and the water was up to John's neck. Just then, an old man rowed by John's house in a dinghy. The old man threw John a rope. "Grab the rope and I'll pull you aboard," the old man called out.

But John waved him off. "O ye of little faith. God will save me and then you all will see how great He is."

Ten minutes later the water line was just under John's nose. Suddenly, a Coast Guard helicopter arrived overhead, dangling a hoist. "Grab the hoist or you will drown," a crewman shouted.

"Let me be. God will save me," John yelled. After John drowned and ascended to heaven, he understandably had a bone to pick with the Lord.

"Lord, I believed in you. I trusted my life in your hands. Why didn't you save me?"

God laughed. "John," the Lord said, "I sent you two boats and a helicopter!"


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