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A few years ago there was a man named Garcia who lived in a communist country. He was the leader of a group of people who were trying to overthrow the dictator. His group lived in tents out in the country and were constantly on the move. One night Garcia's lieutenant told him that someone had stolen food from the supply tent. Garcia was outraged at this act because food was in such short supply. He summoned everyone and told them that from then on, anyone caught stealing food would be whipped. Not long after that, the lieutenant came to Garcia and told him that more food had been stolen. The thief had been caught, but there was just one problem. The thief was Garcia's mother. What a predicament. If Garcia whipped his mother, she would die; however, he would lose his authority if he failed to carry out the sentence. Everyone assembled to see what would happen. Garcia pronounced the crime and punishment. Then, he removed his shirt and ordered his lieutenant to whip him instead of his mother. In this way, Garcia's need for justice was satisfied, and at the same time, he proved his love for his mother. This is just how God chose to solve the situation with us. We are in the position of Garcia's mother, and God is like Garcia. He could neither stop loving us, nor deny His own justice. He solved this problem in the person of Jesus Christ. _________________________________________
~ God's Little Paintings
FORGETTABLE FACT No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
Thoughts For the Day Grace means that God is on our side and thus we are victors regardless of how well we have played the game. The valley of the shadow of death holds no darkness for the child of God. There must be light, else there could be no shadow. Jesus is the light. He has overcome death. "The last of the human freedoms is to choose one's attitude in any given Verse for the Day: "Whatever is true...noble...right...pure...lovely...admirable...excellent or Coach's Thought For The Day: "I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. Deep Thought For The Day: "I don't care how much you and your cat love each other, if you were one ---------------------------------- PARTING HUMOR If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into Heaven?" I asked the children in my Sunday School class. "If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me into Heaven?" Again, the answer was, "NO!" "Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave candy to all the children, and loved my wife, would that get me into Heaven?" I asked them again. Again, they all answered, "NO!" "Well, I continued, "then how can I get into Heaven?" A five-year-old boy shouted out, "YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!" _________________________________________ Author Michael T. Powers _________________________________________ Would you like to see your story in Heart4Teens.com? Writer's guidelines can be found on our Web site here: http://www.Heart4Teens.com/guidelines/ ___________________________________________ "I need a daily source of inspiration and encouragement in my life!" SUBSCRIBE: To become a Heart4Teens.com Member send a blank e-mail to: Heart4Teens-subscribe@myinjesus.com __________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a blank e-mail to: __________________________________________ Do you feel as if life has no meaning for you? http://www.greatcom.org/english/four.htm
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