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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
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