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John 3:16 - I don't understand it.

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 its 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 rest.

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 ? 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.

"JESUS IS AWESOME"