To me, Valentine's Day isn't important...it's how someone makes you feel the other days of the year, when it isn't expected. that should make you feel special. And regardles of if you "have someone" or not, we are all important in our own way. Don't let this day drag you down. You are loved by God....the best valentine ever! Happy Thursday everyone!
 

Jesus

died over 2000 years ago.
Nobody has ever referred to him as the
late Jesus, Not even the heathens.
Nowhere in history.

Nowhere 
has He EVER been referred to in the past tense!

He is the Living God!

97% OF US WON'T FORWARD THIS MESSAGE.
When Jesus died on the cross He was thinking of us!


If you are one of the 3% who will stand up for Him, please forward this.

"May God Smile upon you today!!"

God's Grace

 

I wonder how many people will delete this without reading it because of the title. It is a shame but this message is very true. Hope you are all as blessed as I was by this story.

 

There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit.

 

Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak....

 

"I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright.

 

I stopped the lad and asked, "What do you have there, son?"

 

"Just some old birds," came the reply.

 

"What are you going to do with them?" I asked.

 

"Take 'em home and have fun with 'em," he answered.  "I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight.  I'm gonna have a real good time."

 

"But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will you do then?"

 

"Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy. "They like birds.  I'll take 'em to them."

 

The pastor was silent for a moment. "How much do you want for those birds, son?"

 

"Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister.They're just plain old field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!"

 

"How much?" the pastor asked again.

 

The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, "$10.?"

 

The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where

there was a tree and a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free.

 

Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and then the pastor began to tell this story:

 

One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting.  "Yes, sir, I just caught a world full of people down there. Set me a

trap, used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!"

 

"What are you going to do with them?" Jesus asked.  Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!"

 

"And what will you do when you are done with them" Jesus asked?

 

"Oh, I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly.

 

"How much do you want for them?" Jesus asked.

 

"Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!!"

 

"How much? He asked again.

 

Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your blood, tears and your life."

 

Jesus said, "DONE!" Then He paid the price.

 

The pastor picked up the cage and walked from the pulpit.

 

I pray, for everyone who sends this on, whether to their entire address book or just a few, that God will bless them in a special way.  And for those that just deleted it...and I KNOW there will be a few....?

 

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

 

I thank God everyday for my blessed life. I'm not rich, don't live in a mansion and don't have the nicest of material things, but, I have a roof over my head, clothes on my back, food on my table, a family that

loves me and lifelong friends to get me through. I'd say I have a lot to be thankful for.

 

Have you counted your blessings today?

 

 

 

Have a GREAT DAY!!

Take my Son.....






A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, fromPicasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art..



When the Vietnamconflict 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 somebody bid for this painting? Who will start the bidding? $100, $200?'

Another voice angrily. 'We didn't come to see this painting. We came to see the Van Gogh's, 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.'

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 over 2,000 years ago to die on the 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


   


     
 
 
 
  

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