John 3:16
A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner, the people
were in and out of the cold.
The little boy was so cold that he wasn't trying to sell many
papers.
He walked up to a policeman and said,
"Mister, you wouldn't happen to know where a poor boy could
find a warm place to sleep tonight would you
?
�You
see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and down the
alley and it's awful cold in there for tonight. Sure would be
nice to have a warm place to stay."
The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "You go
down the street to that big white house and you knock on the
door. When they come out the door you just say
John 3:16,
and they will let you in."
So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the door, and
a lady answered. He looked up and said,
"John 3:16."
The lady said, "Come on in, Son."
She took him in and she sat him down in a split bottom rocker
in front of a great big old fireplace, and she went off. The
boy sat there for a while and thought to himself:
John 3:16
...I don't understand it, but it sure makes a cold boy warm.
Later she came back and asked him "Are you hungry
?
" He said, "Well, just a little. I haven't eaten in a couple
of days, and I guess I could stand a little bit of food,"
The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table
full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldn't eat
any more. Then he thought to himself:
John 3:16
...Boy, I sure don't understand it but it sure makes a hungry
boy full.
She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub filled
with warm water, and he sat there and soaked for a while. As
he soaked, he thought to himself:
John 3:16!
I sure don't understand it, but it sure makes a dirty boy
clean. You know, I've not had a bath, a real bath, in my whole
life. The only bath I ever had was when I stood in
Front of that big old fire hydrant as they flushed it out.
The lady came in and got him. She took him to a room, tucked
him into a big old feather bed, pulled the covers up around
his neck, kissed him goodnight and turned out the lights. As
he lay in the darkness and looked out the window at the snow
coming down on that cold night, he thought to himself:
John 3:16
...I don't understand it but
It sure makes a tired boy rested.
The next morning the lady came back up and took him down again
to that same big table full of food. After he ate, she took
him back to that same big old split bottom rocker in front of
the fireplace and
picked up a big old Bible.
She sat down in front of him and looked into his young face.
"Do you understand
John 3:16
?
" she asked gently. He replied, "No, Ma'am, I don't. The first
time I ever heard it was last night when the policeman told me
to use it,"
She opened the
Bible
to
John 3:16
and began to explain to him about
Jesus
. Right there, in front of that big old fireplace, he gave his
heart and life to Jesus. He sat there and thought:
John 3:16
--
don't understand it, but it sure makes a lost boy feel safe.
You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either, how
God
was willing to send His Son to die for me, and how
Jesus
would agree to do such a thing. I don't understand the agony
of the Father and every angel in heaven as they watched
Jesus
suffer and die. I don't understand the intense love for
ME
that kept
Jesus
on the cross till the end. I don't understand it, but it sure
does make life worth living.
John 3:16
For
God
so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions
.
Jesus
said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you
before my Father." Pass this on only if you mean it.
I do Love
God
. He is my source of existence.. He keeps me functioning each
and every day.
Phil 4:13
If you loveGod
and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things he
has done for you, send this on.
Take 60 seconds & give this a shot
!
Let's just see if
Satan
stops this one.
All you do is:
1)
Simply say a small prayer for the person who sent you this,
"Father,
God
bless this person in whatever it is that You know he or she
may be needing this day
!
"
2)
Then send it on to ten other people.
Within hours ten people have prayed for you,
and you caused a multitude of people to pray to
God
for other people. Then sit back and watch the power of
Godwork
in your life for doing the thing that you know He loves.
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