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Thief And Parrot
Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Aug 7, 2025 (message contributor)
One night, a thief broke into a big, rich house. He wanted to steal expensive things. He looked around and started putting gold and jewelry into his bag.
As he walked through the house, he suddenly heard a voice say:
"Jesus is watching you."
The thief stopped. He looked around but didn’t see anyone. Then he noticed a colorful bird in a cage—it was a parrot.
He laughed a little. "It’s just a bird," he said, and went back to stealing.
A few minutes later, as he picked up more things, the bird spoke again:
"Jesus is watching you."
Now the thief was a little nervous. He asked the bird, "What’s your name?"
The bird answered, "My name is Moses."
The thief laughed. "What kind of person names a bird Moses?"
The parrot replied, "The same person who named their big dog Jesus."
Suddenly, the thief heard a deep growl behind him...
Proverbs 5:21 states, "For a man's ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths.
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