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Wisdom Magazine. A Christian Publication with Practical help for daily living
Wisdom Magazine. A Christian Publication with Practical help for daily living
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Loving Is Giving. The Secret Of Abundance Is Reckless Abandoning<br />
Of Oneself In Service Of Another. True Significance-That Is Joy,<br />
Peace, Love, Rightousness And Riches With No Sorrow Comes When<br />
You Put God First In All Things Others Next And Yourself Last.<br />
A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one<br />
day and said, “Lord, l would like to know what Heaven and<br />
Hell are like.”<br />
THE Lord led the holy man to two doors.<br />
He opened first door and the holy man looked in.<br />
In the middle of the room was a large round table.<br />
In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which<br />
smelled delicious and made the holy man’s mouth water.<br />
The people sitting round the table were thin skinny and<br />
sickly.<br />
They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons<br />
with very long handles that were strapped to their arms<br />
and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and<br />
take a spoonful but because the handle was longer than<br />
their arms, they could not get the spoon back into their<br />
mouths.<br />
The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and<br />
suffering.<br />
The Lord said, you have seen Hell on earth.<br />
They went to the next room and opened the door. It was<br />
exactly the same as the first one.<br />
There was the large round table with the large pot of stew<br />
which made the holy man’s mouth water too.<br />
The people were equipped with the same long-handled<br />
spoons, but here the people were well nourished and<br />
plump, laughing and talking.<br />
The holy man said l don’t understand.<br />
It is simple, said the Lord, it requires but one skill.<br />
You see, they have learned to feed each other.<br />
That is Heaven on earth<br />
The greedy think only of themselves.<br />
When Jesus died on the cross, He was thinking of you<br />
Adapted from emails received.<br />
Prayer Of Repentance And<br />
Accepting Jesus Christ As Lord And Saviour<br />
Lord Jesus Christ,<br />
I am sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life<br />
(please mean what you say from the bottom of your heart).<br />
Please forgive me.<br />
I now turn from everything which I know is wrong.<br />
Thank you that you died on the cross for me so that I could be forgiven and set free.<br />
Thank you that you now offer me this gift of forgiveness and your Holy Spirit.<br />
I now receive that gift.<br />
Please come into my life by your Holy Spirit to be with me forever.<br />
Thank you, Lord Jesus.<br />
Amen.<br />
Adapted from The Alpha Course manual<br />
Folayemi Adesan<br />
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