WORTH READING 21 April 2005

The Duck

A beautiful message that proves a loving point!

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 wood pile,
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.
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 the 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, the devil keeps
throwing
it up in your face (lying, debt, fear, hatred, anger, unforgiveness,
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.

Go ahead and make the difference in someone's life today.

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