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Bite The Cross
Two Canadian geese decided to fly south for the winter.
A frog was sitting next to them as they decided this
and he decided he wanted to go as well.
The geese laughed and said "you're just a frog- you can't fly!"
The frog knew that he didn't want to stay in the cold,
so he thought and thought and thought.
"I got an idea!" the frog said. He found a long stick.
"You two hold this stick in your claws and I'll hold on to the middle."
"With what?" the geese asked. "Your little hands could never hold on to a stick!"
"With my mouth" said the frog, proud of his idea.
So the geese put the stick in there claws, the frog clamped on with his mouth
and they began to fly south successfully.
A day or two later, a crowd of people looked up and saw the two geese flying overhead,
holding a stick with a frog holding on in the middle with his mouth.
Someone in the crowd exclaimed, "What a brilliant idea-
I wonder who thought of that?"
The frog proudly exclaimed "I did!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Moral of the story:
When God raises you up, don`t open your mouth to proclaim "I did [anything]!" or to accept the praises of men ~ or you will surely fall.
Psa 91:11 God will put his angels in charge of you to protect you wherever you go.
Psa 91:12 They will hold you up with their hands to keep you from hurting your feet on the stones.
Psa 91:13 You will trample down lions and snakes, fierce lions and poisonous snakes.
Psa 91:14 God says, "I will save those who love me and will protect those who acknowledge me as LORD.
Psa 91:15 When they call to me, I will answer them; when they are in trouble, I will be with them. I will rescue them and honor them.
Gal 6:14 As for me, however, I will boast only about the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; for by means of his cross the world is dead to me, and I am dead to the world.
Gal 6:15 ...what does matter is being a new creature.
Gal 6:16 As for those who follow this rule in their lives, may peace and mercy be with them---with them and with all of God's people!
Gal 6:17 To conclude: let no one give me any more trouble, because the scars I have on my body show that I am the slave of Jesus.
Gal 6:18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, my friends. Amen.
Two Canadian geese decided to fly south for the winter.
A frog was sitting next to them as they decided this
and he decided he wanted to go as well.
The geese laughed and said "you're just a frog- you can't fly!"
The frog knew that he didn't want to stay in the cold,
so he thought and thought and thought.
"I got an idea!" the frog said. He found a long stick.
"You two hold this stick in your claws and I'll hold on to the middle."
"With what?" the geese asked. "Your little hands could never hold on to a stick!"
"With my mouth" said the frog, proud of his idea.
So the geese put the stick in there claws, the frog clamped on with his mouth
and they began to fly south successfully.
A day or two later, a crowd of people looked up and saw the two geese flying overhead,
holding a stick with a frog holding on in the middle with his mouth.
Someone in the crowd exclaimed, "What a brilliant idea-
I wonder who thought of that?"
The frog proudly exclaimed "I did!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Moral of the story:
When God raises you up, don`t open your mouth to proclaim "I did [anything]!" or to accept the praises of men ~ or you will surely fall.
Psa 91:11 God will put his angels in charge of you to protect you wherever you go.
Psa 91:12 They will hold you up with their hands to keep you from hurting your feet on the stones.
Psa 91:13 You will trample down lions and snakes, fierce lions and poisonous snakes.
Psa 91:14 God says, "I will save those who love me and will protect those who acknowledge me as LORD.
Psa 91:15 When they call to me, I will answer them; when they are in trouble, I will be with them. I will rescue them and honor them.
Gal 6:14 As for me, however, I will boast only about the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; for by means of his cross the world is dead to me, and I am dead to the world.
Gal 6:15 ...what does matter is being a new creature.
Gal 6:16 As for those who follow this rule in their lives, may peace and mercy be with them---with them and with all of God's people!
Gal 6:17 To conclude: let no one give me any more trouble, because the scars I have on my body show that I am the slave of Jesus.
Gal 6:18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, my friends. Amen.
