Birthday Presents

From: Messages of God's Love: 1973

• 1 min. read • grade level: 6

The story is told of a boy who received on his birthday three gifts, a box of chocolates, a silver watch and a beautiful Bible. Asked some weeks later what had become of his birthday gifts, he replied: “The box of chocolates — well! its gone. The silver watch is going. But the Bible is the Word of the Lord and it endures forever.”

“Being born again.... by the Word of God, which liveth and abideth forever.” 1 Pet. 1:23²³Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. (1 Peter 1:23).

“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat.” Matt. 7:13¹³Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: (Matthew 7:13).

ML-10/14/1973

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