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A little boy with a rusty birdcage full of birds was walking by when he was stopped by a preacher. “What are you going to do with those birds?” asked the preacher. “Oh,” he said, “I’m just going to poke sticks at them shake the cage, throw water on them – fun things like that.” “What
are you going to do after that?” The
boy cocked his head to one side and thought awhile,
and then said, “Two dollars.” The
preacher paid it.
The boy grinned, feeling he had really put one
over on the minister.
Then he stayed around to see what the preacher
would do with those field birds.
But the preacher just opened the cage and
turned them loose.
The boy walked away, shaking his head over the
craziness of some people. There is a very REAL parallel….. SIN has “caged” each one of us! We
can envision Satan having ALL of mankind in his grasp.
Jesus asks, “What are you going to do with
them?.” “I
am just going to have fun with them.
I am going to tease them.
I am going to bring heartache and bring pain
into their lives.” “You
could not possibly want them!
They will despise You, use Your name in vain
and reject You. Then…..they
will KILL You.” Jesus
PAID the price. He
paid the price to set us FREE (Ephesians 1:7). He WILL free those who: believe in Him (Acts 16:30-31), turn from sin in repentance (Acts 17:30-31), confess Him before men (Romans 10:9-10), and be baptized (immersed) in His name for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). How
much
does Jesus love you? He
gave His LIFE to set you free. Won’t you accept His offer on His terms? -- David A. Sargent, Minister Church
of Christ at Creekwood * As retold by David Roper, BibleCourses.com To Subscribe to "Living Water" send a blank e-mail to:
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