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The Birdcage Story
A man was on the side of the road with a large birdcage. A boy noticed that
the cage was full of birds of many kinds. "Where did you get those birds?"
he asked. "Oh, all over the place," the man replied. "I lure them with
crumbs,
pretend I'm their friend then when they are close, I net them and shove them
into my cage." "And what are you going to do with them now?" The man
grinned,
"I'm going to prod them with sticks, and get them really mad so they fight and
kill each other. Those that survive, I will kill. None will escape." The boy
looked steadily at the man. What made him do such things? He looked into the
cruel, hard eyes. Then he looked at the birds, defenseless, without hope. "Can
I buy those birds?" the boy asked. The man hid a smile, aware that he could be
on to a good thing if he played his cards right. "Well," he said hesitantly,
"The cage is pretty expensive, and I spent a lot of time collecting these
birds, I'll tell you what I'll do: I'll let you have the lot, birds, cage and
all for ten pounds and that jacket you're wearing." The boy paused; ten pounds
was all he had, and the jacket was new and very special, in fact it was his
prized possession. Slowly, he took out the ten pounds and handed it over, then
even more slowly he took off his jacket, gave one last look then handed that
over too. And then (well, you've guessed it) the boy opened the door and let
the birds go free.
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The Enemy of the world, Satan, was on the side of life's road with a very
large cage. The man coming towards him noticed that it was crammed full
of people of every kind, young, old, from every race and nation. "Where
did you get these people?" the man asked. "Oh, from all over the world,"
Satan replied. "I lure them with drink, drugs, lust, lies, anger, hate, love
of money and all manner of things. I pretend I'm their friend, out to give
them a good time, then when I've hooked them, into the cage they go." "And
what are you going to do with them now?" asked the man. Satan grinned. "I'm
going to prod them, provoke them, get them to hate and destroy each other; I'll
stir up racial hatred, defiance of law and order; I'll make people bored,
lonely, dissatisfied, confused and restless. It's easy. People will always
listen to what I offer them and (what's better) blame God for the outcome!"
"And then what?" the man asked. "Those who do not destroy themselves, I
will
destroy. None will escape me." The man stepped forward. "Can I buy these people
from you?" he asked. Satan snarled, "Yes, but it will cost you your life."
So
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, paid for your release, your freedom from Satan's
trap, with His own life, on the cross at Calvary. The door is open, and anyone
whom Satan has deceived and caged can be set free.
 
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