Stealing

The company guard knew that the employee was stealing, but he couldn’t prove it.  He searched the employee after his shift even going through his lunch pail.  But nothing.  Year after year, it was a game of “cat and mouse” and the mouse won.  Finally, the employee retired.  On the last day, the guard admitted defeat.  He said, “I know you’ve been stealing from the company, but I could never prove it.  How did you get away with it?  What have you been stealing all of these years?”  The retiring employee said, “I’ve been stealing lunch pails.”  And he walked out.

An Emotional Kind of Guy

I went out with my family Monday night to P.F.Chang for my birthday meal.  (Don’t ask how old I am.)  I asked seven-year-old Greyson if he wanted to take the umbrella and go out with mw to meet his nine-year-old cousin, Bennett.  Greyson replied, “Sure.”  I grabbed the umbrella and we headed for the doors.  Of course, Greyson had to go through the revolving door.  As he pushed on the big door, he slipped on the wet floor and fell on one knee.  And the tears began and the sobbing began.  I tried to console him, but nothing would do.  I rubbed his knee telling him that he would be all right.  But he just cried and cried.  I continued to soothe and rub.  Finally, his crying eased up.  I said, “Greyson, you weren’t that hurt.”  He answered, “But I’m just an emotional kind of guy.”

God Loves Us

God doesn’t love us for who we are; God loves us in spite of who we are.  God didn’t send His Son down to help us or to make us better; He sent Jesus to redeem us.  We are not worthy of any consideration.  We are sinners.  We bring nothing to the negotiation table.  We have nothing that God needs.  God loves us just because He is good.  God wants to show His amazing grace upon us so that we might praise Him.  Romans 5:6-8 “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”