As he was walking back he saw Grandma’s pet duck. Just out
of impulse, he let the 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 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, "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, ...), 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 family and friends. And remember Jesus is always at the window.
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