NOT SO BRIGHT

      A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to  his customer, "This is the dumbest kid in the world.  Watch  while I prove it to you."

     The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters  in the other,  then calls the boy over and asks, "Which do  you want, son?"  

     The boy takes the quarters and leaves."What did I tell you?" said the barber. "That kid never learns!"
 

     Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store. "Son, may I ask you a  simple question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?"

     The boy licked his ice cream cone and answered, "Because the day I take the dollar, the game will be  over."
 

       BE CAREFUL HOW YOU JUDGE OTHERS BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE JUDGING YOUR SELF!

    

IMMEDIATELY

“And beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him.”

There was no time lapse between Peter’s call to Christ for help when sinking, and Jesus saving him. And there is no interval between the time when we ask Him to forgive us for sins committed, and Him doing it.

"For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee." How little we know of our dear Lord’s love, mercy, and grace. Is this not because we have envisioned Him to be, altogether such a one as ourselves?

Joseph’s brothers had sinned against him in a despicable way, but they had asked his forgiveness. This he instantly did, graciously granting their request. At a latter time however, they once again asked his forgiveness, in reference to the same incident. Upon hearing this we are told, “And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.” How it must grieve our precious Saviour’s heart when we emulate this type of unbelief in His Word of promise to us.