Quote from Forum Archives on November 17, 2006, 8:47 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

"A Glass Of Milk"

 

 

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way
through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry.
He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his
nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door

 

Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked
hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it so slowly, and then asked,
How much do I owe you?"

 

You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to
accept pay for a kindness."

 

He said .. "Then I thank you from my heart."

 

As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but
his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.

 

Many year's later that same young woman became critically ill. The local
doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in
specialists to study her rare disease.

 

Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name
of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.

 

Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.

 

Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at
once.

 

He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her
life. From that day he gave special attention to her case.

 

After a long struggle, the battle was won.

 

Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for
approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her
room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to
pay for it all.
Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the
bill. She read these words ..

 

"Paid in full with one glass of milk"

 

(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.

 

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, God,
that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands."

 

There's a saying which goes something like this: Bread cast on the waters
comes back to you. The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone
you love at the least expected time.  If you never see the deed again at least you
will have made the world a better place.
And, after all, isn't that what life is all about?

 

 

"THE STORY OF SOUL"

 

 

There once was a man named Soul who was walking in a garden.

 

He was whistling a real sweet tune for he was saved and had

the joy of the Lord, but he was a baby Christian. As Soul was

walking, a beautiful and seductive woman came out from behind

a tree. Soul was very startled. He said, "Hello, I'm Soul, what

is your name?"

 

She replied, "I am Temptation, I have what you want."

 

"What do I want?" replied Soul.

 

"You want to do all things which are of the flesh," said Temptation.

 

Soul replied, "O.K., lead me."

 

So he and Temptation went off and fulfilled the desires of the

flesh. When Soul returned to the garden, he met a man named

Condemnation. Condemnation said, "Hey, I see you have met

my friend, Temptation."

 

Soul said, "Yes, who are you?"

 

"I am Condemnation, I come after Temptation. We work hand-in-

hand." Then Condemnation jumped on Soul's back and began to

beat him. He hit him in the face and kicked him when he was

down. This went on for several days.

 

On about the third day, a man named Mercy came running and

said, "I command you, Condemnation, to stop beating Soul."

 

Condemnation snickered, "Make me."

 

So Mercy unsheathed his sword and cut Condemnation in two.

 

As Soul watched in astonished pain, he was overtaken by the

power of Mercy. Mercy walked up to Soul and said, "I have

dealt with Condemnation before. He should not show up around

you anymore." ` Soul replied, "How can I ever thank you?"

 

"Well," replied Mercy, "I was sent here by God and He told me to

introduce you to a dear friend of mine. His name is Redemption."

 

Redemption walked up and said, "Hello Soul, I see that you are

not doing well."

 

Soul replied, "Not until Mercy came along. It is a pleasure to

meet you Redemption."

 

"Well", said Redemption," I am glad to meet you. Are you ready to

accept me?"

 

"What do you mean?" asked Soul.

 

Redemption said, "Well, when you accepted Jesus and decided to

walk with Him, then you chose to accept the things of Him and

His love. I am a part of Jesus' love. I help you feel forgiven.

You will never have to deal with Condemnation again. Temptation

may come around, but I have someone I would like for you to

meet who can help you with that. His name is Grace."

 

Grace walked up to Soul and said, "Hello Soul, I have been

waiting for you. As a matter of fact all three of us have been

waiting to meet you. I will help you take the way out of

Temptation that God gives you as it comes up. The last person

we want you to meet is Faith."

 

"Hi Soul, I am Faith, and I will help you stay strong and keep

your beliefs strong," said Faith.

 

Soul began to cry. When he began to cry Redemption said, "This

is what we were here for. Jesus redeemed you, saved you by

Grace through Faith and gives you his Mercy. Jesus loves you

Soul." Soul said, "I love you, Jesus."

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Have a Blessed Day

Dave and Barbara

 

 

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