THE DECK OF SPIRITUAL CARDS
By Dr. Hoyt W. Allen, Jr.
The young soldier
knew it was Sunday,
the holiest day of
the week.
As he was sitting
there, he got out an
old deck of cards
and laid them out
across his bunk.
Just then an army
sergeant came in and
said, "Why aren't
you with the rest of
the platoon?"
The soldier replied,
"I thought I would
stay behind and
spend some time with
the Lord."
The sergeant said,
"Looks to me like
you're going to play
cards."
The soldier said,
"No, sir. You see,
since we are not
allowed to have
Bibles or other
spiritual books in
this country,
I've decided to talk
to the Lord by
studying this deck
of cards."
The sergeant asked
in disbelief, "How
will you do that?"
"You see the Ace,
Sergeant? It reminds
me that there is
only one God.
The Two represents
the two parts of the
Bible, Old and New
Testaments.
The Three represents
the Father, Son, and
the Holy Spirit.
The Four stands for
the Four Gospels:
Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John.
The Five is for the
five virgins. There
were ten, but only
five of them
were glorified.
The Six is for the
six days it took God
to create the
Heavens and Earth.
The Seven is for the
day God rested after
making His Creation.
The Eight is for the
family of Noah and
his wife, their
three sons and their
wives - the eight
people God spared
from the flood that
destroyed the Earth.
The Nine is for the
lepers that Jesus
cleansed of leprosy.
He cleansed ten, but
nine never thanked
Him.
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The Ten represents
the Ten Commandments
that God handed down
to Moses on tablets
made of stone.
The Jack is a
reminder of Satan,
one of God's first
angels, but he got
kicked out of heaven
for his sly and
wicked ways and is
now the joker of
eternal hell.
The Queen stands for
the Virgin Mary,
which brought forth
our Savior.
The King stands for
Jesus, for he is the
King of all kings &
Lord of lords.
When I count the
dots on all the
cards, I come up
with 365 total, one
for every day of the
year.
There are a total of
52 cards in a deck;
each is a week - as
there are 52 weeks
in a year.
The four suits
represent the four
seasons: Spring,
Summer, Fall and
Winter.
Each suit has
thirteen cards -
there are exactly
thirteen weeks in a
quarter.
So when I want to
talk to God and
thank Him, I just
pull out this old
deck of cards and
they remind me of
all that I have to
be thankful for."
The sergeant just
stood there. After a
minute, with tears
in his eyes and pain
in his heart, he
said, "Soldier, can
I borrow that deck
of cards?"
Please let this be a
reminder and take
time to pray for all
of our military who
are serving at home
and abroad, putting
their lives on the
line protecting our
nation and bring
peace around the
world. May we do all
that we can to
support them and see
to it that their
families are cared
for while they are
away.
Plainly, don’t
get short changed.
Let’s be ready to
meet our Maker. The
Bible (in Acts)
teaches that to
avoid hell and gain
heaven - one must:
1) Believe In Jesus
As Savior (16:31) 2)
Repent Of Sins
(17:30)
3) Confess Christ
Audibly (8:37) 4) Be
Baptized In Water
(2:38)
5) Live A Christian
Life (14:22) 6) Be
Active In the Church
(2:47)
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