Gods Grace There once was a man named George Thomas, preacher in a small Texas town. One Sunday morning he came to the Church building carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, the Preacher 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. Im gonna tease em and pull out their feathers to make em fight. Im gonna have a real good time. But youll 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. Ill take em to them. The preacher was silent for a moment. How much do you want for those birds, son? Huh?? !!! Why, you dont want them birds, mister. Theyre just plain old field birds. They dont sing. They aint even pretty! How much? the preacher asked again. The boy sized up the preacher as if he were crazy and said, $10? The preacher reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boys hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The preacher 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 preacher 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 couldnt resist. Got em all! What are you going to do with them? Jesus asked. Satan replied, Oh, Im gonna have fun! Im gonna teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. Im gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. Im really gonna have fun! And what will you do when you are done with them? Jesus asked.. Oh, Ill kill em, Satan glared proudly. How much do you want for them? Jesus asked. Oh, you dont want those people. They aint no good. Why, youll take them and theyll just hate you. Theyll spit on you, curse you and kill you. You dont 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 preacher picked up the cage and walked from the pulpit.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 07:13:20 +0000
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