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A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner. The peoplewere in and out of the cold. The little boy was so cold that hewasn't trying to sell many papers. He walked up to a policemanand said, "Mister, you wouldn't happen to know where a poor boycould find a warm place to sleep tonight, would you? You see, Isleep in a box up around the corner there and down the alley, andit's awful cold in there for tonight. Sure would be nice to havea warm place to stay."
The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "You godown the street to that big white house and you knock on thedoor. When they come out the door you just say John 3:16, andthey will let you in."
So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the door, and alady 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 infront of a great big old fireplace, and she went off. The boysat there for a while and thought to himself: John 3:16.... Idon'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 anymore. Then he thought to himself: John 3:16... Boy, I suredon't understand it but it sure makes a hungry boy full.
She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub filled withwarm water, and he sat there and soaked for a while. As hesoaked, he thought to himself: John 3:16... I sure don'tunderstand 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 onlybath I ever had was when I stood in front of that big old firehydrant as they flushed it out.
The lady came in and got him. She took him to a room, tucked himinto a big old feather bed, pulled the covers up around his neck,kissed him goodnight, and turned out the lights. As he lay inthe darkness and looked out the window at the snow coming down onthat cold night, he thought to himself: John 3:16... I don'tunderstand it, but it sure makes a tired boy rested.
The next morning the lady came back up and took him down again tothat same big table full of food. After he ate, she took himback to that same big old split bottom rocker in front of thefireplace 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 wouldagree to do such a thing. I don't understand the agony of theFather and every angel in heaven as they watched Jesus suffer anddie. I don't understand the intense love for ME that kept Jesuson the cross till the end. I don't understand it, but it suredoes 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 haveeverlasting 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 youbefore 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." (Phillipians 4:13)
If you love God and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things he has done for you, send this on. Take 60 seconds and 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 heor she may be needing this day!"
2. Then send it on to ten other people. Within hours ten peoplehave prayed for you, and you caused a multitude of people to prayto God for other people. Then sit back and watch the power ofGod work in your life for doing the thing that you know He loves.
The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "You godown the street to that big white house and you knock on thedoor. When they come out the door you just say John 3:16, andthey will let you in."
So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the door, and alady 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 infront of a great big old fireplace, and she went off. The boysat there for a while and thought to himself: John 3:16.... Idon'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 anymore. Then he thought to himself: John 3:16... Boy, I suredon't understand it but it sure makes a hungry boy full.
She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub filled withwarm water, and he sat there and soaked for a while. As hesoaked, he thought to himself: John 3:16... I sure don'tunderstand 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 onlybath I ever had was when I stood in front of that big old firehydrant as they flushed it out.
The lady came in and got him. She took him to a room, tucked himinto a big old feather bed, pulled the covers up around his neck,kissed him goodnight, and turned out the lights. As he lay inthe darkness and looked out the window at the snow coming down onthat cold night, he thought to himself: John 3:16... I don'tunderstand it, but it sure makes a tired boy rested.
The next morning the lady came back up and took him down again tothat same big table full of food. After he ate, she took himback to that same big old split bottom rocker in front of thefireplace 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 wouldagree to do such a thing. I don't understand the agony of theFather and every angel in heaven as they watched Jesus suffer anddie. I don't understand the intense love for ME that kept Jesuson the cross till the end. I don't understand it, but it suredoes 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 haveeverlasting 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 youbefore 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." (Phillipians 4:13)
If you love God and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things he has done for you, send this on. Take 60 seconds and 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 heor she may be needing this day!"
2. Then send it on to ten other people. Within hours ten peoplehave prayed for you, and you caused a multitude of people to prayto God for other people. Then sit back and watch the power ofGod work in your life for doing the thing that you know He loves.
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