Quote from Forum Archives on November 2, 2004, 1:10 pm

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

"The Old Bird Cage" 

 

There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor 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, Pastor 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 pastor 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 pastor asked again.

 

The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, "$10?"

 

The pastor 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 pastor 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 pastor 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 pastor picked up the cage he opened the door and he walked from the pulpit.

 

Notes: Isn't it funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell.

 

Isn't it funny how someone can say "I believe in God" but still follow Satan (who, by the way, also "believes" in God).

 

Isn't it funny how you can send a thousand jokes through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing?

 

Isn't it funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me.

 

I pray, for everyone who reads this, they will be blessed by God in a way special for them.

 

 

"TEN COMMANDMENTS IN MARRIAGE"
(BOTH SIDES)

"TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR HUSBANDS"

1. Thou shalt not take thy wife for granted, but will honour and
respect her as thy equal. (1 Pet 3:7)

2. Thy highest allegiance, except God, shall be to thy wife,
not thy relatives or friends. (Gen 2:24)

3. Thou shalt frequently tell thy wife how important & valuable
she is to thee. (Phil 2:3; Prov 31:10-11)

4. Thou shalt hold thy wife's love by the same means that
thou won it. (Sos 5:10-16)

5. Thou shalt actively establish family discipline with thy
wife's help. (Eph 6:4)

6. Remember to do all the little things for thy wife when you
say you will. (Mt 5:37)

7. Keep thine eyes on thy own wife, not thy neighbors.
(Prov 5:15-20; Job 31:1; Jer 5:8)

8. Thou shalt make every effort to see things from thy wife's
point of view. (Gen 21:12)

9. Thou shalt not fail to kiss thy wife every morning. (Sos 8:1)

10. Thou shalt not be stingy with thy wife when it comes to
money. (Esther 5:3)

"TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR WIVES"

 
1. Expect not thy husband to give thee as many luxuries as
thy father hath given thee after many years of hard labor.
(Phil 4:11; Amos 4:1)

2. Thou shalt work hard to build thy house with the husband
that you have, not fantasizing about "the one that could have
been". (Prov 14:1)

3. Thou shalt not nag...hit him with thine frying pan, it
is kindlier. (Prov 27:15; 21:19)

4. Thou shalt coddle thy husband and be a warm wife.
(1 Cor 7:3-5)

5. Remember that the frank approval of thy husband is more
to thee than the side glances of many strangers.
(Ezek 16:32; 2 Pet 2:14)

6. Thou shalt not yell at thy husband but will be a gentle
and quiet spirit. (1 Pet 3:1-4)

7. Permit no one to assure thee that thou art having a hard
time of it. (1 Pet 5:9)

8. Thou shall not fail to dress up for thy husband with an
eye to please him, as thou didst before marriage. (Sos 4:9-11)

9. Thou shalt submit to thy husband from thy heart and allow
him to be head of the household. (Col 3:18; 1 Pet 3:6; Eph 5:33)

10. Thou shalt assure thy husband and others that he is the
greatest man alive. (Phil 2:3; Sos 5:9-16)

Have a Blessed Day

Dave and Barbara

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