Jesus at the Window
There was a little boy named Johnny, who was visiting his grandparents on their farm.
Johnny 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 Johnny 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! Johnny was shocked and
grieved . . . and 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, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny quietly 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, "Johnny told me he wanted to help make supper!" She whispered again,
"Remember the duck?" So Sally went fishing, leaving Johnny to help make supper.
After several days of doing both his chores and Sally's, Johnny couldn't stand it any
longer. He approached Grandma, confessing he had killed her pet duck.
Grandma knelt down, gave Johnny a hug saying, "Sweetheart, I know what happened.
You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I
forgave you. I was wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave out of you."
WHATEVER your past, NO MATTER WHAT you've done . . . WHATEVER the enemy repeatedly you
of . . . ALLOW GOD to free you from the shackles of sin! JESUS lovingly "stands at
the window" of your life, waiting for you to SEEK His forgiveness!
"For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His loving kindness
toward those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our
transgressions from us. Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the LORD has
compassion on those who fear Him." Psalm 103:11-13
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"Reach up and
take your Father's hand
and say what my daughter Andrea said to me,
'I'm not sure where I am.
I'm not sure which is the road
home.
But you do
and that's enough.'"
("And the Angels Were Silent," by Max Lucado)
"For I am the Lord, your God,
who takes hold of your right
hand
and says to you,
'Do not
fear; I will help you.'"
(Isaiah 41:13)
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