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In his book, "Will Daylight Come?" Robert Heffler pens
this moving illustration.
There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their
farm. And he was given a slingshot to play with out in
the woods. He practiced in the woods, but he could never
hit the target. And getting a little discouraged; he headed
back to dinner. As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet
duck. Just on 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 that 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 to
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." But 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: Whatever is in your past, whatever
you have done and the enemy keeps throwing it up in your
face (lying, debt, fear, hatred, anger, unforgiveness,
bitterness, etc.) whatever it is you need to know
that Jesus Christ was standing at the window and He saw
the whole thing. He wants you to know that He loves you
and that you are forgiven. He's just wondering how long
you will let the enemy make a slave of you.
The great thing about God is that He not only forgives you,
but He forgets. Go ahead and make the difference in someone's
life today. Share this with a family member or friend.
Remember, that Jesus is at the window.
-- Robert Heffler |
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