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 he 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.
Just 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 woodpile; only to see
his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she 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 and Johnny stayed to help.
After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and
Sally's; he finally couldn't stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and
confessed that he had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and
said, "Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I 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... And the devil keeps throwing it up in your
face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad habits, hatred, anger, bitterness,
etc.) ... whatever it is . . . 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.
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