Page 11 - Good News June 2005 paper

little boy was selling She took him in and she seated makes a dirty boy clean.” him the love of Jesus.
newspapers on the him in a rocking chair in front of Then the lady came and took Right there, in front of the
Acorner of a busy street. the fireplace. Then she him to a room, tucked him into fireplace, he gave his heart
People were rushing in and out excused herself. a feather bed, pulled the covers and life to Jesus.
of the cold. The boy sat there for a while up around his neck, kissed him He sat there and thought:
The little boy was so cold that and thought to himself: “John goodnight and turned out the “John 3:16 - I don’t fully
he wasn’t even trying to sell 3:16 ...I don't understand it, but lights. understand God’s love, but it
many papers. He walked up to a it sure makes a cold boy As he lay in the darkness and sure makes a lost boy feel
policeman and said, “Mister, warm!” looked out of the window at the safe.”
you wouldn’t happen to know Later she came back and asked snow coming down on that You know, I have to confess I
where a poor boy could find a him “Are you hungry?” cold night, he thought to don’t understand it either -
warm place to sleep tonight, He said, “Well, just a little. I himself: “John 3:16 ... I don’t how God was willing to send
would you? haven’t eaten much for a understand it, but it sure makes His Son to die for me, and how
You see, I sleep in a box up couple of days, and I guess I a tired boy rested.” Jesus would agree to do such
around the corner there and could stand a little bit of food.” The next morning the lady a thing.
down the alley and it’s awfully The lady took him to the came and called him to the I don’t understand the agony
cold in there at night. Sure kitchen, where she had already breakfast table full of food. of the Father and every angel
would be nice to have a warm prepared some food. He ate After he had eaten, she took in heaven as they watched
place to stay.” and ate until he couldn’t eat any him to the rocking chair in front Jesus suffer and die.
The policeman looked down at more. of the fireplace again and I don’t understand the intense
the little boy and said, “You go Then he thought to himself: picked up a Bible. love for ME that kept Jesus on
down the street to that big “John 3:16. Boy, I sure don’t She sat down in front of him, the cross till the end.
white house and you knock on understand it, but it sure makes looked into his face and gently I don’t fully understand it, but
the door. When they open the a hungry boy full.” asked, “Do you understand it sure does make life worth
door, you just say ‘John 3:16’, She took him upstairs to a John 3:16?” living!
and they will let you in.” bathroom, filled a huge bathtub He replied, “No, Ma’am, I don’t. John 3:16 - “For God so loved
So he did. He walked up the with warm water, and he The first time I ever heard it was the world, that he gave his
steps, knocked on the door, soaked for a while. last night when the policeman only begotten Son, that
and a lady answered. He looked As he soaked, he thought to told me to use it.” whosoever believeth in Him
up and said, “John 3:16.” The himself: “John 3:16... sure She opened the Bible at John should not perish, but have
lady said, “Come on in, son.” don’t understand it, but it sure 3:16 and began to explain to everlasting life.”