By Apostle William K Korir,
The Bible in the book of John 1:1..,14, It says, "In the beginning was the WORD and the WORD was with God and the WORD was God... all creation was made by the WORD and the WORD became flesh and dwelth amongst us...." For there are three that bear record in heaven the Father, The WORD and the Holy Spirit and these three one(IJohn 5:7)
The WORD therefore is Jesus Christ.
The Creator came to this world to save mankind who had fallen into sin for at the cross Jesus drew all mankind into his body and God carried out the work of Reconciliation reconciling the fallen world into himself (II Corinthians 5:17-20). and there is therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ, who walk not after the flesh but the Spirit (Romans 8:1)
A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art.
They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael.
They would often sit together and admire the great works of art.
When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The
father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son.
About a month later, just before Christmas, there was a knock at
the door. A young man stood at the door with a large package in his
hands. He said, "Sir, you don't know me, but I am the
soldier for whom your son gave his life. He saved many lives that day, and he was carrying me to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart
and he died instantly. He often talked about you, and your love for art." The young man held out this package. "I know this isn't much? I'm not really a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to have this." The father opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, painted by the young man. He stared in awe at the way the
soldier had captured the personality of his son in the painting.
The father was so drawn to the eyes that his own eyes welled up with tears. He thanked the young man and offered to pay him for the picture. "Oh, no sir, I could never repay what your son did for me. It's a
gift." The father hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time visitors came to his home he took them to see the portrait of his
son before he showed them any of the other great works he had collected. The man died a few months later. There was to be a great auction of his paintings. Many influential people gathered, excited over seeing the great paintings and having an opportunity to purchase one for their collection. On the platform sat the painting of the son. The auctioneer pounded his gavel. "We will start the bidding with this picture of the son. Who will bid for this picture? There was silence. Then a voice in the back of the room shouted, "We want to see the famous paintings. Skip this one." But the auctioneer persisted. "Will somebody bid for this painting? Who will start the bidding? $100, $200?" Another voice angrily. "We didn't come to see this painting. We came to bid for the best paintings. Get on with the real bids!” But still the auctioneer continued. "The son! The son! Who'll take the son?” Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room. It was the long-time gardener of the man and his son. "I'll give $10 for the painting." Being a poor man, it was all he could afford. "We have $10, who will bid $20?""Give it to him for $10. Let's see the masters." "$10 is the bid, won't someone bid $20?"
The crowd was becoming angry. They didn't want the picture of the son. They wanted the more worthy investments for their collections. The auctioneer pounded the gavel. "Going once, twice, SOLD for $10!" A man sitting on the second row shouted, "Now let's get on with the collection!" The auctioneer laid down his gavel. "I'm sorry,
the auction is over." "What about the paintings?" I am sorry. When I was called to conduct this auction, I
was told
of a secret stipulation in the will. I was not allowed to
reveal
that stipulation until this time. Only the painting of the
son would be
auctioned Whoever bought that painting would inherit the entire
estate, including the paintings.
The man who took the son gets everything!"
God gave His son 2,000 years ago to die on the cross.
Much like the
auctioneer, His message today is:
"The son, the son, who'll take the son?"
Because, you see, whoever takes the Son gets everything.
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON,
WHO SO EVER BELIEVETH, SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE...THAT'S
LOVE
God Bless
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