– The Charles Blondin Story!!!
The amazing story of
Charles Blondin, a famous French tightrope walker,
is a wonderful illustration
of what true faith is.
Blondin's greatest fame came
on September 14, 1860, when he became the first person to cross
a tightrope stretched 11,000 feet (over a quarter of a mile) across the mighty Niagara Falls.
People from both Canada and America came from miles away to see this great feat.
He walked across, 160 feet above the falls, several times... each time with a different daring feat - once in a sack, on stilts, on a bicycle, in the dark, and blindfolded. One time he even carried a stove and cooked
an omelette in the middle
of the rope!
A large crowd gathered and
the buzz of excitement ran along both sides of the river bank.
The crowd “Oohed and Aahed!” as Blondin carefully walked across - one dangerous step after another - pushing a wheelbarrow holding a sack of potatoes.
Then a one point, he asked for
the participation of a volunteer.
Upon reaching the other side,
the crowd's applause was louder
than the roar of the falls!
Blondin suddenly stopped
and addressed his audience:
"Do you believe I can carry
a person across in this
wheelbarrow?"
The crowd enthusiastically yelled, "Yes! You are the greatest tightrope walker in the world.
We believe!"
"Okay," said Blondin,
"Who wants to get into
the wheelbarrow."
As far as the Blondin story goes,
no one did at the time!
This unique story illustrates
a real life picture of what faith actually is. The crowd watched these daring feats. They said they believed. But... their actions proved they truly
did not believe.
Similarly, it is one thing for
us to say we believe in God. However, it's true faith when
we believe God and put our faith and trust in His Son,
Jesus Christ.
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