Just read this in my email, it was fwded by Joyce.... I really think it is a really useful food for thot ^^
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Now I fully understand God's love. The Love He has cannot even be measured with eternity. I hope you all understand what this story/play is about. I pray that understanding dawns within you as well. Be really thankful for what is done for you. May God find your heart. God bless.
Narrator:
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. One by one, starting from day and night to water and earth, to plants and animals, God made them all and said they were good. On the day God created man........
(God was busy making Adam from the dust of the ground. Seeing one of His angels aproaching, He looks up and seemed pleased)
GOD:
Look at all the creatures I have created. Are they not good? And the universe,the stars and the skies. Are they not beautiful?
ANGEL:
Yes, they are. Truly Magnificent.
GOD:
Look at this creature. (pointing at Adam/man He is creating) He will be different. All the universe will obey me and love me. They will reflect My glory because that is how they are created to do. But this one will be like me. He will have this.
(God reached within Himself and remove something unseen)
GOD:
This is called CHOICE.
ANGEL:
Choice?? (sounding afraid) But.... but what if he choose not to love?
GOD:
Come, I will show you. The fruit of choice is bitter and sweet.
(God makes a sweeping motion and what the angel saw amazed and impressed him)
GOD:
What do you see?
ANGEL:
I see spontaneous love, voluntary devotion, chosen tenderness. There is laughter everywhere and people are so joyful!! Heaven has never seen such beauty. Truly this is Your greatest creation.
GOD:
Yes, but this is only the sweet part of choice. This is the other side.
(God makes another sweeping motion. What the angel saw shocked and disgust him)
ANGEL:
Lord, I see wars and, suffering, and rotten hearts!!!! Is this the result of choice also?
GOD:
Yes.
ANGEL:
They will forget you?
GOD:
Yes.
ANGEL:
They will reject you??
GOD:
Yes.
ANGEL:
They will never come back?
GOD:
Some will. Most won't.
ANGEL:
What will make them listen???
(God looks at the angel and was silent. Understanding dawns and the angel was horrified)
ANGEL:
NO!! It cannot be!! How can you send Jesus down there, to die a horrible,painful and humiliating death?!? To be beaten up and then crucified, and hung on the cross. So much pain and suffering!! Is there no other way,Lord??
GOD:
No.
ANGEL:
There has to be another way!!! What if You don't plant the seed of choice?? Wouldn't that be easier?? Please tell me there is another way!!
GOD:
There is no other way. I cannot take away choice. Take away choice, and you take away Love. Robots cannot love. Even if they do, it will because they have to. Not because they want to. That is not real love. It will be less painful, but it wouldn't love.
Narrator:
The angel leaves, feeling sadness. God looks at His clay creation. Love swells up within Him and He bends over the clay form, and breathes into it.
God had a choice to put the seed of choice in man. And He chose to. He knew that He will lose us and yet created us. The most beautiful of all is that He gave us a choice to love Him back, because He first loved us.
That choice cost Him a lot. It cost Him His Son.
Man had chosen to sin and was separated from God. And God knew from the beginning, that the only way to bring us back to Him was to send His ONLY Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for us.
The choice is ours. Have there been times where you doubt God's power? Surely, if He was the God who made the heavens and the earth, how could He allow my friend to die? How could He allow millions to starve every night? Isn't God supposed to be the Almighty?
Let's stop blaming God and blame ourselves. He spared not even himself to save us.
Narrator:
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. One by one, starting from day and night to water and earth, to plants and animals, God made them all and said they were good. On the day God created man........
(God was busy making Adam from the dust of the ground. Seeing one of His angels aproaching, He looks up and seemed pleased)
GOD:
Look at all the creatures I have created. Are they not good? And the universe,the stars and the skies. Are they not beautiful?
ANGEL:
Yes, they are. Truly Magnificent.
GOD:
Look at this creature. (pointing at Adam/man He is creating) He will be different. All the universe will obey me and love me. They will reflect My glory because that is how they are created to do. But this one will be like me. He will have this.
(God reached within Himself and remove something unseen)
GOD:
This is called CHOICE.
ANGEL:
Choice?? (sounding afraid) But.... but what if he choose not to love?
GOD:
Come, I will show you. The fruit of choice is bitter and sweet.
(God makes a sweeping motion and what the angel saw amazed and impressed him)
GOD:
What do you see?
ANGEL:
I see spontaneous love, voluntary devotion, chosen tenderness. There is laughter everywhere and people are so joyful!! Heaven has never seen such beauty. Truly this is Your greatest creation.
GOD:
Yes, but this is only the sweet part of choice. This is the other side.
(God makes another sweeping motion. What the angel saw shocked and disgust him)
ANGEL:
Lord, I see wars and, suffering, and rotten hearts!!!! Is this the result of choice also?
GOD:
Yes.
ANGEL:
They will forget you?
GOD:
Yes.
ANGEL:
They will reject you??
GOD:
Yes.
ANGEL:
They will never come back?
GOD:
Some will. Most won't.
ANGEL:
What will make them listen???
(God looks at the angel and was silent. Understanding dawns and the angel was horrified)
ANGEL:
NO!! It cannot be!! How can you send Jesus down there, to die a horrible,painful and humiliating death?!? To be beaten up and then crucified, and hung on the cross. So much pain and suffering!! Is there no other way,Lord??
GOD:
No.
ANGEL:
There has to be another way!!! What if You don't plant the seed of choice?? Wouldn't that be easier?? Please tell me there is another way!!
GOD:
There is no other way. I cannot take away choice. Take away choice, and you take away Love. Robots cannot love. Even if they do, it will because they have to. Not because they want to. That is not real love. It will be less painful, but it wouldn't love.
Narrator:
The angel leaves, feeling sadness. God looks at His clay creation. Love swells up within Him and He bends over the clay form, and breathes into it.
God had a choice to put the seed of choice in man. And He chose to. He knew that He will lose us and yet created us. The most beautiful of all is that He gave us a choice to love Him back, because He first loved us.
That choice cost Him a lot. It cost Him His Son.
Man had chosen to sin and was separated from God. And God knew from the beginning, that the only way to bring us back to Him was to send His ONLY Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for us.
The choice is ours. Have there been times where you doubt God's power? Surely, if He was the God who made the heavens and the earth, how could He allow my friend to die? How could He allow millions to starve every night? Isn't God supposed to be the Almighty?
Let's stop blaming God and blame ourselves. He spared not even himself to save us.
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