In this small sermon by a preacher in New England town, it really shows the type of God to whom all Christians believe.
Even though everyone is sinful, God still cares for all, and wants us to be with Him. It is by God's grace that we are forgiven and have the hope of eternal life.
Satan tries to influence many, but God will have the final say.
Enjoy reading!
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The Bird Cage
There once was a man named George Thomas,
preacher 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,
Preacher 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 you got there, son?" "Just some old
birds," came the reply.
"What are you gonna 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?"
"Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy. "They like
birds. I'll take 'em to them."
The preacher 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 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 boy's 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 the 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 get 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 preacher picked up the cage
and he walked from
the pulpit.
Even though everyone is sinful, God still cares for all, and wants us to be with Him. It is by God's grace that we are forgiven and have the hope of eternal life.
Satan tries to influence many, but God will have the final say.
Enjoy reading!
Life49
The Bird Cage
There once was a man named George Thomas,
preacher 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,
Preacher 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 you got there, son?" "Just some old
birds," came the reply.
"What are you gonna 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?"
"Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy. "They like
birds. I'll take 'em to them."
The preacher 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 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 boy's 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 the 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 get 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 preacher picked up the cage
and he walked from
the pulpit.
