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> Subject: Ashamed of God
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>>> I guess this is true....we always have time to forward jokes, but
>>> not
>> serious stuff. I hope you have time to read to the end as I did.
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>>> Subject: Fw: Ashamed of God
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> > It will be interesting to see how many of you send this back
to
>>> > me....
>>> > Read only if you have time for God
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Let me tell you, make sure you read all the way to the
>>> > bottom.
>> I
>>> > almost deleted this email but I was blessed when I got
>>> > to the
>>> > end.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Subject: READ ONLY IF YOU HAVE TIME FOR God
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > God, when I received this e-mail, I thought...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I don't have time for this... And, this is really
>> inappropriate
>>> > during work.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Then, I realized that this kind of thinking is...
>>> > Exactly,
>> what
>>> > has caused lot of the problems in our world today.
>>> >
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>>> > We try to keep God in church on Sunday morning...
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>>> > Maybe, Sunday night...
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>>> > And, the unlikely event of a midweek service.
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>>> > We do like to have Him around during sickness...
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>>> > And, of course, at funerals.
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>>> > However, we don't have time, or room, for Him during
>>> > work or
>>> > play...
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>>> > Because... That's the part of our lives we think... We
>>> > can,
>> and
>>> > should, handle on our own.
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>>> > May God forgive me for ever thinking...
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>>> > That... there is a time or place where...
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>>> > HE is not to be FIRST in my life.
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>>> > We should always have time to remember all HE has done
>>> > for us.
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>>> > If, You aren't ashamed to do this...
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>>> > Please follow the directions.
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>>> > Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed

>>> > of
>>> you
>>> > before my Father.."
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Not ashamed?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Pass this on ONLY IF YOU MEAN IT!!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Yes, I do Love God.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > HE is my source of existence and Savior.
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> > He keeps me functioning each and every day Without Him, I

>>> > will
>> be
>>> > nothing. But, with Christ, HE strengthens me. (Phil
>>> > 4:13)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > This is the simplest test.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > If You Love God... And, are not ashamed of all the
>>> > marvelous
>>> > things HE has done for you...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Send this to ten people
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I don't think I know 10 people who would admit they love
>> Jesus.
>>> > Do You love Him?
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> > THE POEM
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I knelt to pray but not for long, I had too much to do.
>>> > I had
>> to
>>> > hurry and get to work For bills would soon be due. So I
>>> > knelt
>> and
>>> > said a hurried prayer,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >
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>>> > And jumped up off my knees.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > My Christian duty was now done
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> > My soul could rest at ease.
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > All day long I had no time
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > To spread a word of cheer. No time to speak of Christ to
>> friends,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > They'd laugh at me I'd fear.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > No time, no time, too much to do,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > That was my constant cry,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > No time to give to souls in need
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > But at last the time, the time to die.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I went before the Lord, I came, I stood with downcast
eyes.
>> For
>>> > in his hands God held a book; It was the book of
life.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > God looked into his book and said
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Your name I cannot find.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I once was going to write it down...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > But never found the time"
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Now do you have the time to pass it on?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Make sure that you scroll through to the end.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Easy vs. Hard
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why is it so hard to tell the truth but Yet so easy to
>>> > tell a
>>> > lie?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why are we so sleepy in church but Right when the sermon
>>> > is
>> over
>>> > we suddenly wake up?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why is it so hard to talk about God but yet so easy to
>>> > talk
>> about
>>> > nasty stuff?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why is it so boring to look at a Christian magazine, but

>>> > yet
>> so
>>> > easy to look at a nasty one?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why is it so easy to delete a Godly e- ma il, but yet we
>> forward
>>> > all of the nasty ones?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why are the churches getting smaller but yet the bars
>>> > and
>> dance
>>> > clubs are getting larger?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Do you give up? Think about it . Are you going to
>>> > forward
>> this,
>>> > or delete it?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Just remember-God is watching you. Prayer Wheel-Let's
>>> > see the
>>> > devil stop this one!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Here's what the wheel is all about. When you receive
>>> > this, say
>> a
>>> > prayer for the person that sent it to you....
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > That's all you have to do....
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > There is nothing attached....
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > This is so powerful....
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >

>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Of all the free gifts we may receive, Prayer is the
>>> > very best
>>> > one....
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > There are no costs, but wonderful rewards.. GOD
BLESS!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > May God keep you and bless you. If this doesn't give you
>> chills,
>>> > nothing will...this message is very true. Hope you are
>>> > all as
>>> > blessed as I was from this story. I wonder how many
>>> > people
>> will
>>> > delete this without reading it because of the title on
it?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 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 when you go to forward this message,
>>> > you
>> will
>>> > not send it to many on your address list because you're
>>> > not
>> sure
>>> > what they believe, or what they will think of you for
>>> > sending
>> it
>>> > to them.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 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 sends this to their entire
>>> > address
>> book,
>>> > they will be blessed by God in a way special for
them.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > And send it back to the person who sent it, to let them
>>> > know
>> that
>>> > indeed it was sent out to many more.
>>> >
>>> >
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