----- Original Message ----- From: "ANZAC Prophetic List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ANZAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "ANZAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "ANZAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "ANZAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "ANZAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "ANZAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "ANZAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 8:23 PM Subject: HEART-WARMING PARABLE
> Forwarded by: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > "Take My Son" > -author unknown. > > A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of > art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to > Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the > great works of art. When the Vietnam conflict broke out, > the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in > battle while rescuing another soldier. > > The father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son. > > About a month later, just before Christmas, there was a > knock at the door. A young man stood at the door with a > large package in his hands. He said, "Sir, you don't know > me, but I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life. > He saved many lives that day, and he was carrying me to > safety when a bullet struck him in the heart and he died > instantly. He often talked about you, and your love for art." > > The young man held out this package. "I know this isn't > much. I'm not really a great artist, but I think your son > would have wanted you to have this." > > The father opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, > painted by the young man. He stared in awe at the way the > soldier had captured the personality of his son in the > painting. The father was so drawn to the eyes that his own > eyes welled up with tears. > > He thanked the young man and offered to pay him for the > picture. "Oh, no sir, I could never repay what your son > did for me. It's a gift." > > The father hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time > visitors came to his home he took them to see the portrait > of his son before he showed them any of the other great > works he had collected. > > The man died a few months later. There was to be a great > auction of his paintings. Many influential people gathered, > excited over seeing the great paintings and having an > opportunity to purchase one for their collection. > > On the platform sat the painting of the son. The auctioneer > pounded his gavel. "We will start the bidding with this > picture of the son. Who will bid for this picture?" > > There was silence. > > Then a voice in the back of the room shouted, "We want to > see the famous paintings. Skip this one." > > But the auctioneer persisted. "Will someone bid for this > painting? Who will start the bidding? $100, $200?" > > Another voice shouted angrily. "We didn't come to see > this painting. We came to see the Van Goghs, the > Rembrandts. Get on with the real bids!" > > But still the auctioneer continued. "The son! The son! > Who'll take the son?" > > Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room. It > was the longtime gardener of the man and his son. "I'll > give $10 for the painting." Being a poor man, it was all > he could afford. > > "We have $10, who will bid $20?" > > "Give it to him for $10. Let's see the masters." > > "$10 is the bid, won't someone bid $20?" > > The crowd was becoming angry. They didn't want the > picture of the son. They wanted the more worthy > investments for their collections. > > The auctioneer pounded the gavel. "Going once, twice, > SOLD for $10!" > > A man sitting on the second row shouted, "Now let's get > on with the collection!" > > The auctioneer laid down his gavel. "I'm sorry, the > auction is over." > > "What about the paintings?" > > "I am sorry. When I was called to conduct this auction, > I was told of a secret stipulation in the will. I was not > allowed to reveal that stipulation until this time. Only the > painting of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought > that painting would inherit the entire estate, including the > paintings. > > The man who took the son gets everything!" > > God gave His son 2,000 years ago to die on a cruel cross. > Much like the auctioneer, His message today is: "The son, > the son, who'll take the son?" > > Because, you see, whoever takes the Son gets everything. > "FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD HE GAVE HIS ONLY > BEGOTTEN SON, WHO SO EVER BELIEVETH, SHALL > HAVE ETERNAL LIFE..." > > To join or leave the List email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Send material email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > WEBSITES: > Dreams and Visions Supersite- > http://crash.ihug.co.nz/~revival/index2.html > > 'NZ Revival' prophetic Supersite- > http://crash.ihug.co.nz/~revival > > Andrew Strom, > Thunder Ministries, > PO Box 12-1022, > Henderson, > NEW ZEALAND 1008. >
