Quote from Forum Archives on October 17, 2005, 10:52 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

"DID JESUS USE A MODEM AT THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT"

 

 

Did Jesus use a modem, At the Sermon on the Mount?
Did He ever try a broadcast fax, To send his message out?
Did the disciples carry beepers, As they went about their route?
Did Jesus use a modem, At the Sermon on the Mount?

 

Did Paul use a laptop, With lots of RAM and ROM?
Were his letters posted on BBS, At paul.rome.com?
Did the man from Macedonia, Send an e-mail saying "Come?"
Did Paul use a laptop, With lots of RAM and ROM?

 

Did Moses use a joystick, At the parting of the Sea?
And a satellite guidance tracking system, To show him where to be?
Did he write the law on tablets, Or are they really on CD?
Did Moses use a joystick, At the parting of the Sea?

 

Did Jesus really die for us, One day upon a tree?
Or was it a hologram, or technical wizardry?
Can you download the live action video clip, To play on your pc?
Did Jesus really die for us, One day upon a tree?

 

Have the wonders of this modern age, Made you question what is true?
How a single man, in a simple time, Could offer life anew?
How a sinless life, a cruel death, Then a glorious life again,
Could offer more to a desperate world, Than all the inventions of man?

 

If in your life, the voice of God, Is sometimes hard to hear.
With other voices calling, His doesn't touch your ear.
Than set aside your laptop and modem, And all your fancy gear.
And open your Bible, open your heart, and let your Father draw near.
Author Unknown
From Shirley

 

 

"PERFECT MISTAKE"

 

 

My Mother's father worked as a carpenter.
On this particular day, he was building some crates for the clothes his
church was sending to orphanages in China.

 

On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but
they were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier actions,
he realized what had happened; the glasses had slipped out of his pocket
unnoticed and fallen into one of the crates, which he had nailed shut.

 

His brand new glasses were heading for China!

 

The Great Depression was at its height and Grandpa had six children.
He had spent $20 for those glasses that very morning.
He was upset by the thought of having to buy another pair. "It's not fair,"
he told God as he drove home in frustration.
"I've been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now
this."

 

Months later, the director of the orphanage was on furlough in the United
States.
He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him in China, so he came
to speak one Sunday at my grandfather's small church in Chicago.

 

The missionary began by thanking the people for their faithfulness
in supporting the orphanage. "But most of all," he said,
"I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see,
the Communists had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything,
including my glasses. I was desperate. Even if I had the money,
there was simply no way of replacing those glasses.
Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so
my coworkers and I were much in prayer about this.

 

Then your crates arrived. When my staff removed the covers,
they found a pair of glasses lying on top.
The missionary paused long enough to let his words sink in.
Then, still gripped with the wonder of it all, he continued:
"Folks, when I tried on the glasses,
it was as though they had been custom made just for me!
I want to thank you for being a part of that."

 

The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses.
But the missionary surely must have confused their church with another,
they thought. There were no glasses on their list of items to be sent
overseas.
But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face,
an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an
extraordinary way.
There are times we want to blame God instead of thanking him!
Perhaps it is something we ought to try more often,
I have to remember this in these times of trial with my own family.
May GOD bless your week. Look for the perfect mistakes.

 

"People are like tea bags- - you have to put them in hot water before you
know how strong they are."
 From Wayne

 

 

Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara

 

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