Saxon
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A father and a son, along with the father’s brother lived together in a comfortable and well-established home. They were without need and desired to be as helpful as they could in their community.
One day the father told his son about a family that lived just down the road a few miles. He had learned that the family of 3 had no bed for any of the occupants. The father asked the son if he would be willing to sacrifice his large bed for their neighbours. The son immediately agreed to let his bed go to the family down the road.
The son immediately removed the bedding from the bed and started the process of cleaning and repairing any damage and signs of wear. It was a large bed so during the days that the fixing cleaning of the bed, the son would sleep on the floor.
Finally, when all the work was completed by the son, his uncle came with a long box half ton and put the now repaired and cleaned disassembled bed into the vehicle. He took some time to write the assembly instructions for the new owners of the bed on how to assemble it after they got it into their house. Along with the instructions the uncle put in a box, the few tools that would be needed to assemble it and some new sheets, blankets and pillows to complete the gift. He also wrote a letter to the family down the road; a letter to explain to who and why the gift was offered. He wanted to reassure them that the gift was for their benefit.
The bed was delivered and left in the yard close to a large side door. When the family arrive home and found the bed and the box containing the tools, bedding and the writings they were suspicious and carefully inspected the items found at their side door. After finding and reading the instructions and the letter of explanation They all agreed that they should accept the generous gift. This was the first night that they had ever experienced a good, restful night’s sleep.
A question. Which of the following acts was responsible for the good night’s sleep, the love of the father to the family down the road, the sacrifice of the son, the delivery of the bed and the letter that convinced the family that the offered gift was going to be good for them or the family accepting the gift and following the written instructions?
If the love of the father was not there it would not have happened. If the sacrifice of the son was not made it would not have happened. If the uncle had not convinced the family that the gift as a legitimate gift offered to them it would not have happened. If the family had rejected the gift, it would not have happened.
I would like to submit that the father, son and uncle did an act of grace. The family had grace to receive the gift. It should be noted that the family received the gift before the work of reassembly of the bed had begun. What was responsible for the goodnight’s sleep was by grace alone.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Ephesians 2:9 not of works, lest any man should boast.
One day the father told his son about a family that lived just down the road a few miles. He had learned that the family of 3 had no bed for any of the occupants. The father asked the son if he would be willing to sacrifice his large bed for their neighbours. The son immediately agreed to let his bed go to the family down the road.
The son immediately removed the bedding from the bed and started the process of cleaning and repairing any damage and signs of wear. It was a large bed so during the days that the fixing cleaning of the bed, the son would sleep on the floor.
Finally, when all the work was completed by the son, his uncle came with a long box half ton and put the now repaired and cleaned disassembled bed into the vehicle. He took some time to write the assembly instructions for the new owners of the bed on how to assemble it after they got it into their house. Along with the instructions the uncle put in a box, the few tools that would be needed to assemble it and some new sheets, blankets and pillows to complete the gift. He also wrote a letter to the family down the road; a letter to explain to who and why the gift was offered. He wanted to reassure them that the gift was for their benefit.
The bed was delivered and left in the yard close to a large side door. When the family arrive home and found the bed and the box containing the tools, bedding and the writings they were suspicious and carefully inspected the items found at their side door. After finding and reading the instructions and the letter of explanation They all agreed that they should accept the generous gift. This was the first night that they had ever experienced a good, restful night’s sleep.
A question. Which of the following acts was responsible for the good night’s sleep, the love of the father to the family down the road, the sacrifice of the son, the delivery of the bed and the letter that convinced the family that the offered gift was going to be good for them or the family accepting the gift and following the written instructions?
If the love of the father was not there it would not have happened. If the sacrifice of the son was not made it would not have happened. If the uncle had not convinced the family that the gift as a legitimate gift offered to them it would not have happened. If the family had rejected the gift, it would not have happened.
I would like to submit that the father, son and uncle did an act of grace. The family had grace to receive the gift. It should be noted that the family received the gift before the work of reassembly of the bed had begun. What was responsible for the goodnight’s sleep was by grace alone.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Ephesians 2:9 not of works, lest any man should boast.