WORD PICTURE

Uncle MJ told me that Grandaddy Bouterse,really had the better command of the Bible,than Grandmother did.He could come up with some wonderful sermon's,according to Uncle MJ,but to a young five year old,all my ears heard was "hell fire and damnation",and I knew I didn't like that one bit!His type of preaching gave me nothing to get excited about,nor did it make God's word appealing at all.Grandmother,on the other hand made the Bible sound exciting, and she made even those things about hell,seem serious,and yet not frightening.Grandmother might not have known alot,intellectually,about the Bible,but she had such faith,deep down,in side of her,and could convey with her smile that scripture that she did know.
She would explain when you made "Guava Jelly Jesus",that you had to take the impurities out of the Guava Jelly,first,before it became jelly! "In the same way",she would say, "a christian must have the impurities taken out of them before they can be used as a child of God"!
Grandmother gave me a word picture that I could relate to.I'm sure,that later on in life I could relate to Grandaddy's idea too, but as a little girl,I really understood Grandmother's better!
The best word picture hung on a cross for our sins!
Becky