GOD IS SO GOOD
This is so beautiful! 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.
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 love God and are not ashamed of all the
marvelous things he has done for you, send this on.
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 may be needing this
day !"
2) Send it on to people you Love. Within hours 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 God work in your life for doing the thing
that you know He loves.
The love of Jesus Christ & the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you
all. God bless & enjoy the day.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more
blessed than the million who won't survive the week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of
imprisonment, the agony of torture or the pangs of starvation, you are
ahead of 20 million people around the world.
If you attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture,
or death, you are more blessed than almost three billion people in the
world.
If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back,a roof over
your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish
someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
If your parents are still married and alive, you are very rare, especially
in the United States.
If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful,
you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.
If you can hold someone's hand, hug them or even touch them on the
shoulder, you are blessed because you can offer God's healing touch.
If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion
people in the world that cannot read anything at all.
You are so blessed in ways you may never even know.
This cannot be kept. If it stops with you, then the blessing will
disappear. The blessing will only keep working if it is continuously passed
around. If you are a recipient of a blessing, keep the blessing working by
being the source of blessing to other people.
