"Who'll Take the Son?"
"But as many as received Him, to them gave He Power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name"
(John 1:12).
by Anonymous
"Who'll Take the
Son?"
"But as many as received Him,
to them gave He Power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on
His Name"
(John 1:12).
by Anonymous
A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They
would often sit together and admire the great works of art.
When the
About a month later, just before Christmas, there was a knock at the door. A
young man stood at the door with a large package in his hands. He said," Sir,
you don't know me, but I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life. He
saved many lives that day, and he was carrying me to safety when a bullet struck
him in the heart and he died instantly. He often talked about you, and your love
for art.
The young man held out his package. "I know this isn't much. I'm not really
a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to have this"
The father opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, painted by the
young man. He stared in awe at the way the soldier had captured the personality
of his son in the painting. The father was so drawn to the eyes that his own
eyes welled up with tears. He thanked the young man and offered to pay him for
the picture.
"Oh, no sir, I could never repay what your son did for me. It's a
gift."
The father hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time visitors came to his
home he took them to see the portrait of his son before he showed them any of
the other great works he had collected.
The man died a few months later There was to be a great auction of his
paintings. Many influential people gathered, excited over seeing the great
paintings and having an opportunity to purchase one for their collection. On the
platform sat the painting of the son. The auctioneer pounded his gavel. "We
will start the bidding with this picture of the son. Who will bid for this
picture?" There was silence. Then a voice in the back of the room shouted.
"We want to see the famous paintings. Skip this one."
But the auctioneer persisted. "Will someone bid for this painting? Who will
start the bidding? $100, $200?" Another voice shouted angrily "We
didn't come to see this painting.. We came to see the Van Goghs, the Rembrandts.
Get on with the real bids!" But still the auctioneer continued. "The
son! The son! Who'll take the son?"
Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room. It was the longtime
gardener of the man and his son. "I'll give $10 for the painting."
Being a poor man, it was all he could afford. "We have $10, who will bid
$20?" "Give it to him for $10. Let's see the masters." "$10
is the bid, won't someone bid $20?" The crowd was becoming angry. They
didn't want the picture of the son. They wanted the more worthy investments for
their collections. The auctioneer pounded the gavel. "Going once, twice,
SOLD for $10!"
A man sitting on the second row shouted. "Now let's get on with the
collection!" The auctioneer laid down his gavel. "I'm sorry, the
auction is over." "What about the paintings?" "I am sorry.
When I was called to conduct this auction, I was told of a secret stipulation in
the will. I was not allowed to reveal that stipulation until this time.
Only the painting of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that painting
would inherit the entire estate, including the paintings. The man who took the
son gets every thing!"
God gave His Son 2,000 years ago to die on a cruel Cross. Much like the
auctioneer, His message today is, "The Son, the Son, who'll take the
Son?" Because, you see, whoever takes the Son gets everything.
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"But as many as received Him,
to them gave He Power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on
His Name" (John 1:12).