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The surgeon sat beside the boy's bed; the boy's parents sat across from him. "Tomorrow morning," the surgeon said to the boy, "I'll open up your heart..."
"You'll find Jesus there," the boy interrupted.
The surgeon looked up, surprised and annoyed. "I'll cut your heart open," he continued, "to see how much damage has been done..."
"But when you open up my heart, you'll find Jesus in there," insisted the boy.

The surgeon looked to the parents, who sat quietly. "When I see how much damage has been done, I'll sew your heart and chest back up and I'll plan what to do next."
"But you'll find Jesus in my heart. The Bible says He lives there. The hymns all say He lives there. You'll find Him in my heart."
The surgeon had had enough. "I'll tell you what I'll find in your heart. I'll find damaged muscle, low blood supply, and weakened vessels. And I'll find out if I can make you well."
"You'll find Jesus there too. He lives there."

The surgeon left. He sat in his office, recording his notes from the surgery. "...damaged aorta, damaged pulmonary vein, widespread muscle degeneration. No hope for transplant, no hope for cure. Therapy: painkillers and bed rest. Prognosis:," here he paused, "death within one year."

He stopped the recorder, and filled with frustration, he began to speak into the seemingly empty room. "Why?" he asked aloud. "Why did You do this, if You are God? If you've put him here, You've put him in this pain; and You've cursed him to an early death. Why?"

Suddenly he heard a tender response into his mind. The Lord answered and said, "The boy, My lamb, was not meant for your flock for long, for he is a part of My flock, and will forever be. Here, in My flock, he will feel no pain, and will be comforted as you cannot imagine. His parents will one day join him here, and they will know peace, and My flock will continue to grow."

The surgeon's tears were hot, but his anger was hotter. "You created that boy, and You created that heart. He'll be dead in months. Why?"
The Lord answered, "The boy, My lamb, shall return to My flock, for he has done his duty. I did not put My lamb with your flock to lose him, but to retrieve another lost lamb..."

The surgeon wept. He sat beside the boy's bed, and the boy's parents sat across from him. The boy awoke and whispered, "Did you cut open my heart?"
"Yes," said the surgeon.
"What did you find?" asked the boy.
"I found Jesus there, just as you said," replied the surgeon.

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When you recognize God as Creator, you will admire Him;
when you recognize His Wisdom, you will learn from Him;
when you discover His Strength, you will rely on Him.
But....only when He reaches down and saves you, can you WORSHIP Him!

All things are possible with God!