THE THREE NAILS

This is a story of long ago---of a man who owned a little store

As he would tell it, "I was proud to have my name above the door."

This took place, oh, about two thousand years ago, as I recall

I was located in Jerusalem, just across the street from Pilate's hall

And I had everything anyone would ever need

Why, folks would come from miles around, regardless of their creed

But there were only three things I had that I thought would never sell

So I placed them in a corner on a shelf ----three old rusty spike nails

Then one day a Roman soldier came through the door

And as he walked up to me, it seemed he shook the floor

I said, "Can I help you, Sir?" in a voice I 'm sure seemed frail

He looked at me with a sneering grin and said,

"I'd like to buy some nails - some big, big nails."

"Well, you see, Sir, three's all I have."

"Oh, That'll do.

For the job I have, three's enough

Now how much do I owe you?"

He placed the money in my hand

And I was glad to make the sale

Then I began to wonder, and I asked,

"Sir, what can you do with just three rusty old spike nails?"

"Did you ever hear of a man called Jesus the Nazarene?"

"You mean the one they call the Son of God?"

"Yes, that's the one, today I intend to show the world who's boss

For with these three nails I'm going to nail that man Jesus to a cross."

You'll never know how numb I felt ,as on my knees I fell

"Please sir, don't do that!"

- But he just turned and walked away

I said, "Please, let me buy them back!"

But he just looked at me and grinned

And in the distance, I could see the howling mob

Through the tears that filled my eyes.

"Away with him" "Crucify him!" I could hear their angry cries.

But over the top of all the noise and groans of agony,

I can still hear the sound of a hammer

As that big Roman soldier

nailed my Jesus to a tree."

With three rusty nails

they nailed Jesus to a tree

And His blood washed my sins away

As He died for you and for me

. "With three nails from my store Jesus was crucified

I'm the one who should have suffered, bled, and died

I should have hung on the cross in disgrace

But Jesus, God's Son, took my place:

The apostle Paul recorded it this way,

"God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself … For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him."

Author Unknown
Page By Mary Jones
2004

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