A COAL BASKET The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his yong grandson.Each morning,Grandpa was early sitting at the kitchen table reading from his old worn Bible.His grandson who wanted to like him tried to imitate him in anyway he could.One day,the grandson asked,Papa,I try to read the Bible just like you but I dont understand it,and what i do understand I forgot as soon as I close the Bible. What good does reading the Bible do? The grandfather quietly turned from putting the coal in the stove and said,Take this coal basket down to the river and bring back a basket of water.The boy did as he was told,even though all the water leaked out before he could get back to house.The grandfather laughed and said,You ll have to move a little faster next time, and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time,the boy ran faster but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath,he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in basket and he went to get a bucket instead.The old man said,I dont want a bucket of water.I want a basket of water.For you can do this.You re just not trying hard enough, and he went out to the door to watch the boy try again.At this point,the boy knew it was impossible,but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could,the water would leak out before he got far at all.The boy scooped the water and ran hard,but the basket was again empty.Out of breath,he said,See Papa,its useless! The boy looked at the basket and for the first time,he realised that the basket looked different.Instead of a dirty old coal basket,it was clean. Son,that is what happens when you read the Bible.You might not understand or remember everything,but when you read it,It will change you from the inside out. That is the work of God in our lives...to change us from the inside out and to slowly transform us into the image of His Son. I wish you all great week
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:20:15 +0000
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