Thursday, May 21, 2009
God's grace; A story to share
A story to share; taken from an email;
Came across it from sissy's.
The Devil & The Duck
There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm.
He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods...
He practiced in the woods, but could never hit the target.
Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner.
As he was walking back, he saw Grandma's pet duck.
Out of impulse,
he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the
head and killed it. He was shocked and grieved!
In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile,
only to see his sister Sally watching!
She had seen it all, but said nothing.
After lunch the next day Grandma said,
'Sally, let's wash the dishes.'
But Sally said,
'Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.'
Then she whispered to him, "Remember the duck?'
So Johnny did the dishes.
Later that day,
Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing and
Grandma said, 'I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make supper.'
Sally just smiled and said,
'Well, that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help.'
She whispered again, 'Remember the duck?'
So Sally went fishing &
Johnny stayed to help.
After several days of Johnny doing both his and Sally's chores,
he couldn't stand it any more.
He went to Grandma and confessed that he had killed her pet duck.
Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said,
'Sweetheart, I know.'
'You see, I was standing at the window and saw the whole thing,
but because I love you, I forgave you.'
'I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.'
Thought For The Day (and every day thereafter):
Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done
Whatever the devil keeps throwing up in your face (lying, cheating,
debt, fear, bad habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.)
You need to know that:
God was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing.
He has seen your whole life.
He wants you to know that
He loves you and that you are forgiven.
He's just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave of you.
The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness,
He not only forgives you, but He forgets.
It is by God's grace and mercy that we are saved.
Go ahead and make the difference in someone's life today.
Share this with a friend and always remember:
God is at the window!
When Jesus died on the cross; he was thinking of you!
mood: HAPPYGAY
listening: Christian music
random: His unfailing love that has set me free.