Christian Life Ministries

Hey Everybody, got this little story from a friend.  Hope you enjoy.  It's called "John 3:16"

John 3:16

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 anymore.

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 howJesus

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....

Jesus said, 'If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you

before my Father.'

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.

Hope you enjoyed it!  Part 8 will be tomorrow!

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