One day a while back, a man, his
heart heavy with grief, was walking in the woods. As he thought about his
life this day, he knew many things were not right. He thought about those
who had lied about him back when he had a job.

His
thoughts turned to those who had stolen his things and cheated him. He
remembered family that had passed on. His mind turned to the illness he
had, that no one could cure. His very soul was filled with anger,
resentment, and frustration.

Standing there this day, searching for answers he could not find, knowing
all else had failed him, he knelt at the base of an old oak tree to seek
the one he knew would always be there. And with tears in his eyes, he
prayed:

Lord-
You have done wonderful things for me in this life. You have told me to do
many things for you, and I happily obeyed. Today, you have told me to
forgive. I am sad, Lord, because I cannot, I don't know how. It is not
fair Lord, I didn't deserve these wrongs that were done against me and I
shouldn't have to forgive. As perfect as your way is Lord, this one thing
I cannot do, for I don't know how to forgive. My anger is so deep Lord, I
fear I may not hear you, but I pray you teach me to do the one thing I
cannot do: Teach me to forgive .'

As he
knelt there in the quiet shade of that old oak tree, he felt something
fall onto his shoulder. He opened his eyes. Out of the corner of one eye,
he saw something red on his shirt. He could not turn to see what it was
because where the oak tree had been was a large square piece of wood in
the ground. He raised his head and saw two feet held to the wood with a
large spike through them.


He raised his
head more, and tears came to his eyes as he saw Jesus hanging on a cross.
He saw spikes in His hands, a gash in His side, a torn and battered body,
deep thorns sunk into His head. Finally he saw the suffering and pain on
His precious face. As their eyes met, the man's tears turned to sobbing,
and Jesus began to speak.



'Have you
ever told a lie?' He asked?



The man
answered - 'Yes, Lord.'



'Have you
ever been given too much change and kept it?'



The man
answered - 'Yes. Lord.' And the man sobbed more and
more.



'Have you
ever taken something from work that wasn't yours?' Jesus
asked?



And the man
answered, 'Yes, Lord.'



'Have you
ever sworn, using my Father's name in vain?'



The man,
crying now, answered - 'Yes, Lord.'



As Jesus
asked many more times, 'Have you ever'? The man's crying became
uncontrollable, for he could only answer - 'Yes,
Lord'.



Then Jesus
turned His head from one side to the other, and the man felt something
fall on his other shoulder He looked and saw that it was the blood of
Jesus. When he looked back up, his eyes met those of Jesus, and there was
a look of love the man had never seen or known
before.



Jesus said,
'I didn't deserve this either, but I forgive
you.'



It may be
hard to see how you're going to get through something, but when you look
back in life, you realize how true this statement
is.



Read the
following first line slowly and let it sink in.



If God brings
you to it - He will bring you through it.


When Jesus
died on the cross, he was thinking of you! If you are one of the 7% who
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HAVE A BLESSED
DAY


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GOD DOESN'T CALL THE QUALIFIED, HE QUALIFIES THE CALLED. 
I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is. 


ABC's of Salvation 
Admit you are a sinner. Rom 3:23 
Believe in Christ. Acts 16:31 
Confess your faith. Rom 10:9-10 
Karen Carter 74'