A man was on the side of the road with a large birdcage. A boy noticed
that the cage was full of birds of many kinds.
"Where did you get those birds?" he asked.
"Oh, all over the place," the man replied.
"I lure them with crumbs, pretend I'm their friend then when they are close, I net
them and shove them into my cage."
"And what are you going to do with them now?" The man grinned, "I'm going
to prod them with sticks, and get them really mad so they fight and kill each other. Those
that survive, I will kill. None will escape."
The boy looked steadily at the man. What made him do such things? He looked into the
cruel, hard eyes. Then he looked at the birds, defenseless, without hope. "Can
I buy those birds?" the boy asked. The man hid a smile, aware that he could be
on to a good thing if he played his cards right.
"Well," he said hesitantly, "The cage is pretty expensive, and I spent a
lot of time collecting these birds, I'll tell you what I'll do, I'll let you have the lot,
birds, cage and all for ten pounds and that jacket you're wearing."
The boy paused, ten pounds was all he had, and the jacket was new and very special, in
fact it was his prized possession. Slowly, he took out the ten pounds and handed it over,
then even more slowly he took off his jacket, gave it one last look then handed that over
too. And then (well, you've guessed it) he opened the door and let the birds go free.
Moral of the
story
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The Enemy of the world, Satan, was on the side of life's road with a very large cage. The
man coming towards him noticed that it was crammed full of people of every kind, young,
old, from every race and nation.
"Where did you get these people?" the man asked.
"Oh, from all over the world," Satan replied. "I lure them with drink,
drugs, lust, lies, anger, hate, love of money and all manner of things. I pretend
I'm their friend, out to give them a good time, then when I've hooked them, into the cage
they go."
"And what are you going to do with them now?" asked the man.
Satan grinned. "I'm going to prod them, provoke them, get them to hate and destroy
each other; I'll stir up racial hatred, defiance of law and order; I'll make people bored,
lonely, dissatisfied, confused and restless. It's easy. People will always listen to
what I offer them and (what's better) blame God for the outcome!"
"And then what?" the man asked.
"Those who do not destroy themselves, I will destroy. None will escape me."
The man stepped forward. "Can I buy these people from you?" he asked.
Satan snarled, "Yes, but it will cost you your life."
So Jesus Christ, the Son of God, paid for your release, your freedom from Satan's trap,
with His own life, on the cross at Calvary. The door is open, and anyone, whom Satan has
deceived and caged, can be set free. Please send this to your friends and family online.
Keep it going.
God supplies all our needs - one day at a time. For with God nothing shall be impossible -
Luke 1:37
"GOOD MORNING . . .THIS IS GOD. I WILL BE HANDLING ALL YOUR PROBLEMS
TODAY. I WILL NOT NEED YOUR HELP. SO, RELAX AND HAVE A GREAT DAY."
