Heaven's Grocery Store


I was walking down life's highway a long time ago when I came upon a sign that read,

"HEAVEN'S GROCERY STORE".

As I got a little closer, the door ebbed open, letting myself inside. I saw a host of Angels, standing everywhere, as if they had been waiting for me. One handed
me a basket and said,

"My Child, shop with care".

I was in awe, everything a human being would ever need was in that grocery store. And all that couldn't be carried, you could come back the next day for more. First, I got some PATIENCE, with LOVE being in the same row. Further down the aisle were cases & cases of UNDERSTANDING. The label read sprinkle generously wherever you go.

A box of WISDOM, a bag or two of FAITH; Oh, and I just couldn't miss the HOLY GHOST, for it was all over the place. I stopped to get some STRENGTH and COURAGE to help me run this race. By then my basket was getting full, but I remembered I needed some GRACE. I didn't forget SALVATION, for SALVATION was free.

Then I started up to the counter to pay my grocery bill for I thought I had everything to do the MASTER'S will. As I went up the aisle, I saw PRAYER. I just had to put that in, For I knew when I stepped outside, I would run into sin. PEACE AND JOY were plentiful; they were last on the shelf. SONG and PRAISE were hanging near, so I just helped myself.

Then I said to the angel, "Now, how much do I owe?" He smiled and said, "Just take them everywhere you go." Again, I smiled and said, "How much do I really owe?" He smiled again and said,

"MY CHILD, GOD PAID YOUR BILL A LONG,
LONG TIME AGO."




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