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The Praise The Lord Horse!
Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 7, 2022 (message contributor)
So, a man who is not a Christian wants to buy a horse...
He sees an ad on Craigslist for a great Arabian Stallion. So, he goes to the seller’s ranch to try out the horse and see just how great this stallion really is.
When he gets to the ranch where the horse is for sale, the owner says to the unbeliever, "Now, believe it or not. This horse is very special and very unique. In fact, he’s a Christian horse. So, sir, When you want this horse to go forward, you don’t say, Go, or Giddyap……Sir, this is a Christian horse, so you have to say ‘Praise the Lord’. When you want the horse to stop, remember he’s a Christian horse, and you have to say ‘Amen’.” Praise the Lord to go……Amen to stop. You got that?”
The buyer nods, but not being a Christian, thinks the guy is absolutely nuts, though he likes the looks of the beautiful horse.
So, the unbeliever decides to take the horse for a little ride to check him out. As he gets on the horse to start the ride, he says “Go, Giddyap, Go!”……but nothing happened. Then he remembered and said, “Praise the Lord“ and the horse took off like a bullet! The horse goes fast, but he wants to go faster, so he says "Praise the Lord!". The horse speeds up, but he wants to go even faster, so he yells "PRAISE THE LORD, PRAISE THE LORD!" and the horse bursts into full gallop at high speed.
About that time, the man sees a cliff in the distance and the horse is heading right over that cliff if he can’t stop him. But, he has a real problem on his hands. He can't remember what to say to stop the horse. He says, “Stop, Wooo, but nothing works because it’s a Christian horse. Just as the man as about to go over the cliff and plunge to a bloody death, he finally remembers the code and yells out loud, "Amen! Amen! Amen!" and the horse stops right at the very edge of the cliff.
The man looks down below him several hundred feet where he should have died and suddenly he becomes a believer! He catches his breath, wipes his sweaty brow in relief and says, “PRAISE THE LORD!”
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