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God's Grace
What is mentioned here appears to be a shame,
but the message is very true. I hope you are all blessed by this story. I
wonder how many people will delete this without reading it because of the title.
There once was a man named George Thomas, a
pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning, he came to the
Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows
were raised and as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak . . .
"I was walking through town yesterday when I
saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the
cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright.
I stopped the lad and asked, "What do you have
there, son?"
"Just some old birds," came the reply.
"What are you going to do with them?" I asked.
"Take 'em home and have fun with 'em," he
answered. "I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight.
I'm gonna have a real good time."
"But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or
later. What will you do then?"
"Oh, I've got some cats," said the little boy.
"They like birds. I'll take 'em to them."
The pastor was silent for a moment. "How much
do you want for those birds, son?"
"Huh?! Why, you don't want them birds, mister.
They're just plain old field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!"
"How much?" the pastor asked again.
The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy
and said,"Ten dollars?"
The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a
ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone.
The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley
where there was a tree and a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened the
door, and by softly tapping the bars, persuaded the birds out, setting them
free.
So, that explained the empty bird cage on the
pulpit, and then the pastor began to tell another story.
One day Satan and Jesus were having a
conversation. Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating
and boasting.
"Yes, sir, I just caught a world full of people
down there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!"
"What are you going to do with them?" Jesus
asked.
Satan replied,"Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm
gonna teach them how to marry and divorce each
other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to
drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs
and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!"
"And what will you do when you are done with
them?" Jesus asked.
"Oh, I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly.
"How much do you want for them?" Jesus asked.
"Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no
good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you,
curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!"
"How much? Jesus asked again.
Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your
blood, tears and your life."
Jesus said, "DONE!"
Then Jesus paid the price.
The pastor picked up the cage and walked from
the pulpit.
I pray that everyone who sends this on, God
will bless in a special way.
If you have read this far then you will know
that I prayed for you today. . .
whether you send this on or not! God bless
you!
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