JOHN 3:16
In the city of Chicago, one cold, dark night, a
blizzard was setting in. 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. .. ..
I 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 love God 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 five other people. Within hours
five 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
In a message dated 11/19/2001 10:21:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, MPBurke969 writes:
