" There is one thing we
know: We have all got to get into heaven the same way. We cannot work
our way there; we have to take our salvation from God.
A Heavy Draw on Alexander the Great.
There is a story told of Alexander the Great. A general in his army was
a great favorite with him, and he told him to draw anything from his
treasury that he wanted. Well, he presented a bill to the treasurer, and
the treasurer wouldn't honor it. It was for such an enormous amount that
the treasurer was astonished. The General went rushing to the Emperor
and told him, and he called the treasurer and said, "Didn't I tell you
to honor the draft of the General." "But," replied the treasurer, "do
you understand its amount?" "Never mind what it is," replied the
Emperor, "he honors me and my kingdom by making a great draft." And so
we honor God by asking for grace in abundance. I tell you, my friends,
it is a pity there are so many half-starved, mean Christians around when
God says, "Come and get all you want."
A Long Ladder Tumbles to the Ground.
I remember hearing of a man who dreamt that he built a ladder from earth
to heaven, and when he did a good deed up went his ladder a few feet.
When he did a very good deed his ladder went higher, and when he gave
away large sums of money to the poor up it went further still.
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