John 3:16 

In the city of Chicago, one cold, dark night, a
blizzard was setting in. 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 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 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 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.

All you do is -
 1) Simply say a small prayer for the person who
 sent you this,
 (Father, God bless this person in whatever it is
 that You know he or she may be needing this day!).

 2) Then send it on to five other people. Within
 hours five people have prayed for you, and you
 caused a multitude of people to pray to God for
 other people.
 Then sit back and watch the power of God work in
 your life for doing the thing that you know He loves.

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