GENIE IN THE LAMP!
There was this guy stranded on a desert island. It was dark and he was a little cold from the wind coming off the sea. He was groping around in the sand for something to start a fire with so he could get warm and see.
He finds this lamp, and rubbing the lamp.... whooossssshh OUT COMES A GENIE!
Genie... "I am the Genie in the lamp, and I will give you three wishes"
Guy... "Hey man, I don't believe in Genies"
Genie... "I AM, THE GENIE IN THE LAMP, AND I WILL GIVE YOU THREE WISHES!!"
Guy... "I'm sorry man, but I don't believe in Genies."
Genie... "I AM THE GENIE, I can give you great wisdom, or I can give you authority over ALL THE POWERS OF THE WORLD! What is it you want?"
Guy... "Look man, I was just hoping for a little fire."
whooosssshhhh .... the guy is on fire!
Guy... "I'M ON FIRE, I'M ON FIRE... ENOUGH ALREADY!"
the fire goes out
Guy... "Maybe you are a Genie. What was that thing you said? Oh yeah.. great wisdom. GIVE ME GREAT WISDOM"
Genie.... "Believe in Genies."
Guy... "THAT'S IT???"
Genie... "Believing is great wisdom."
Guy... "Ok.. Ok.. what was that other thing? Yeah.. authority over all the powers of the world. GIVE ME AUTHORITY OVER ALL THE POWERS OF THE WORLD!"
whooosssshhhh .... the guy is sucked down into the lamp!
Guy... "HEY.. I'M STUCK IN THE LAMP"
Genie... "YOU ARE NOW A GENIE, AND YOU HAVE AUTHORITY OVER ALL THE POWERS OF THE WORLD!!"
Guy... "Yeah... but I'm going to have to serve anyone who rubs the lamp"
Genie... "That's right."
This is what it is like to become a Christian. You feel deserted and on your little island, just looking for some warmth and a bit of fire in your life. That’s when you stumble across the Light (Jesus Christ). He comes out and you have trouble believing in Him. So He sets you on fire because that was what you were looking for, but then you find out that you didn’t really want to be on fire. So you ask Him for great wisdom, because you don’t really know what you need, and He just tells you to believe in Him. Then you take Him up on the option to have authority over all the powers of the world, and He makes you like Him and thus a servant to anyone who is looking for a fire and warmth in their life.
There was this guy stranded on a desert island. It was dark and he was a little cold from the wind coming off the sea. He was groping around in the sand for something to start a fire with so he could get warm and see.
He finds this lamp, and rubbing the lamp.... whooossssshh OUT COMES A GENIE!
Genie... "I am the Genie in the lamp, and I will give you three wishes"
Guy... "Hey man, I don't believe in Genies"
Genie... "I AM, THE GENIE IN THE LAMP, AND I WILL GIVE YOU THREE WISHES!!"
Guy... "I'm sorry man, but I don't believe in Genies."
Genie... "I AM THE GENIE, I can give you great wisdom, or I can give you authority over ALL THE POWERS OF THE WORLD! What is it you want?"
Guy... "Look man, I was just hoping for a little fire."
whooosssshhhh .... the guy is on fire!
Guy... "I'M ON FIRE, I'M ON FIRE... ENOUGH ALREADY!"
the fire goes out
Guy... "Maybe you are a Genie. What was that thing you said? Oh yeah.. great wisdom. GIVE ME GREAT WISDOM"
Genie.... "Believe in Genies."
Guy... "THAT'S IT???"
Genie... "Believing is great wisdom."
Guy... "Ok.. Ok.. what was that other thing? Yeah.. authority over all the powers of the world. GIVE ME AUTHORITY OVER ALL THE POWERS OF THE WORLD!"
whooosssshhhh .... the guy is sucked down into the lamp!
Guy... "HEY.. I'M STUCK IN THE LAMP"
Genie... "YOU ARE NOW A GENIE, AND YOU HAVE AUTHORITY OVER ALL THE POWERS OF THE WORLD!!"
Guy... "Yeah... but I'm going to have to serve anyone who rubs the lamp"
Genie... "That's right."
This is what it is like to become a Christian. You feel deserted and on your little island, just looking for some warmth and a bit of fire in your life. That’s when you stumble across the Light (Jesus Christ). He comes out and you have trouble believing in Him. So He sets you on fire because that was what you were looking for, but then you find out that you didn’t really want to be on fire. So you ask Him for great wisdom, because you don’t really know what you need, and He just tells you to believe in Him. Then you take Him up on the option to have authority over all the powers of the world, and He makes you like Him and thus a servant to anyone who is looking for a fire and warmth in their life.
