Caught Up to Meet Him

(Man In congregation thinking to himself that lately, Pastor seems to be endowed with a little more power than usual. His sermons are usually good and impactful, so it’s nothing new for him to bless us with the word the way he is doing, but it seems to be something different right now. Anyway, I feel like now is the perfect time to invite my co-worker, whom I’ve been bragging about the church to. Co-worker after accepting the invitation, and I thought he was enjoying service)

Co-Worker: Wow, brother, you were so right about the power your Pastor has. I am literally watching people walk up to greet him, and after talking to him for a second, they’re walking away, TREMBLING with what has to be the power of the Lord!”

Brother: Amen, brother, would you like to meet him?”

Coworker: “I think so, I’m truly inspired” 

Brother: “Walk right up. He is friendly!”

(Coworker walks up to Pastor with a handout)

Pastor: “Hallelujah, how are you? Happy to have you!”

(Coworker spins around and begins to walk away, holding his face. Brother looks on in confusion.)

Brother: “That powerful, huh?” he laughs.

Coworker: “Please go greet your Pastor”

(Brother greets Pastor and realizes what’s been going on.)

Brother: “I can’t believe what I thought was power was…was…”

Coworker: Brother, I don’t know how to tell you this, but that’s not power. That’s a smell that is spinning us around and away.”