Three captured sailors were placed one at a time in front of a firing squad on the beach. The first man was placed against a wall as the soldiers prepared to shoot. As the sergeant barked, “Ready…Aim…” the prisoner yelled, “Tornado!” The hapless riflemen looked skyward as the man jumped over the wall & escaped. Noting what his friend had done the second man waited until the sergeant gave his commands: “Ready…Aim…” & the prisoner yelled, “Tsunami!” The squad turned to look at the ocean & the prisoner escaped.
The third man stood there wracking his brain for some disaster that might distract the gunmen. The sun was hot, the seconds ticked by. Think, think, think, he said to himself. The sergeant yelled, “Ready…” All the good disasters are taken, the man thought. As the sergeant bellowed, “…Aim…” the prisoner yelled at the top of his lungs, “FIRE!”
Communication doesn’t have to be elaborate to be effective. Remember that the next time you want to proclaim that Jesus is Lord.