21/10/2023
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
I John 1:9
Remember.... the Duck
Once, there was a little boy called Johnny , who went to visit his grandfather's farm.
when he got there , they gave him a bow and an arrow to play with and told him that he could aim at the wood blanks lying there .
The little boy was so keen to hit his target and kept trying and trying but with no luck..😒
After so many attempts . . He gave up and decided to stop and call it a day..
As he was walking back to the house to have his dinner , he saw Grandma's duck and without another thought he went for his bow and arrow and aimed at the duck.He scored.....
It hit the duck's head, and it immediately fell dead to the ground.
Johnny was in shock...
Quickly, he hid the dead duck behind a pile of blanks that were lying there .....and hurried in for his dinner.
Little did he know, but his sister Sally was there watching everything in silence.
The next day, after lunch , Grandma asked Sally to help her clear up and wash the dishes.
Sally said, "Grandma , actually Johnny wants to help you instead ". And she quickly went up to her brother and whispered, "Remember.... The Duck?".
Johnny got up immediately and washed up all the dishes...
Then, later on the day... Grandpa asked the kids to get ready as they were going fishing....
Grandma asked Sally if she could stay with her as she needed help, preparing dinner...
Sally smiled and said, "Of course, Grandma, but actually Johnny asked me if he could help you instead."
And again, she went over to her brother,whispered in his ears and said, "Remember.... The Duck???".
So Sally went fishing with Grandpa, and Johnny stayed to help with dinner.
After several days, where Johnny was doing both his work and his sisters' , he had had enough...
He went up to his Grandma and confessed that he had killed her duck...
His Grandma kneeled down , took him in her arms, and hugged him for a while ... Then she said, "Sweetheart ... I know everything ...I saw what happened from the window ..,but because I love you dearly , I forgave you immediately.
I was only wondering , how long would it take you before you come to me and confess? "And how much longer would you allow your sister to treat you like a slave?"
Always think...
No matter ...
what was your past...
whatever you did...
And even .. With all the rotten fruits Satan throws at your face... like
Lying,doubt ,fear,hatred,unforgiveness and bitterness , etc...
No matter what you are facing ..
You have to know that God was watching out from the window and saw everything ..
God saw all your life and because God loves you dearly ...
God forgave you immediately...
But there is one question that God would like to ask you today ...
Till how long will you allow Satan to Enslave you ???
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"إِنِ ٱعْتَرَفْنَا بِخَطَايَانَا فَهُوَ أَمِينٌ وَعَادِلٌ، حَتَّى يَغْفِرَ لَنَا خَطَايَانَا وَيُطَهِّرَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ إِثْمٍ.”
يُوحَنَّا ٱلْأُولَى ٩:١
فاكر البطة
حكي أن ولد صغير يدعى جوني يزور مزرعة جده ..
وهناك اعطوه نبله ليلعب بها وسمحوا له ان يقوم بالنيشان على بعض الاخشاب الموجوده هناك.. كان الولد يتدرب باجتهاد ولكنه لم يكن يصيب هدفه..
بعد العديد من المحاولات الفاشله قرر التوقف. بينما كان يسير في الطريق الى المنزل ليتناول عشاءه, راى امامه بطة جدته وبدون اي لحظة تفكير جعلها هدفا لنيشانه, ومن المره الاولى اصاب بدقه راسها فوقعت ميته.. اصابت الطفل صدمه, وبذعر قام باخفاء البطه الميته في كومه من الاخشاب... لكن كانت هناك اخته سالي تراقب بصمت.....
بعد تناولهم الغذاء في اليوم التالي, قالت جدته لسالي: هيا لنغسل الصحون سويا.. ولكن سالي اجابت: جدتي , جوني اخبرني انه يريد ان يساعد في المطبخ بدلا مني.. ثم اقتربت من جوني وهمست في اذنه: فاكر البطه؟
ولهذا قام جوني لغسل الاطباق لجدته...
وفي نفس اليوم, طلب الجد من الاولاد ان يستعدوا للذهاب لصيد الاسماك معا, ولكن الجده قالت: من فضلك اترك لي سالي لاني بحاجه اليها لتعد معي العشاء.. ابتسمت سالي وقالت: حسنا, لا توجد مشكله, فان جوني قال لي انه يريد ان يساعدك بدلا مني.. وذهبت لجوني وهمست ثانيه في اذنه :فاكر البطه؟
وهكذا ذهبت سالي لصيد السمك وظل جوني في المنزل لمساعدة جدته..
بعده عدة ايام قام فيها جوني بكل الاعمال المفروضه عليه وعلى اخته ايضا, لم يعد يحتمل المزيد.. ذهب الى جدته واعترف انه قتل البطه, نزلت الجده على ركبتها واحتضنته طويلا وقالت : صغيري الحبيب.. انا اعرف كل شيء.. فقد رايت كل شيء من النافذه .. ولكن لاني احبك كثيرا, فقد سامحتك على الفور, ولكنني كنت انتساءل الى متى تترك سالي تستسعبدك دون ان تاتي وتعترف لي بكل شيء؟
فكر دائما.. مهما كان ماضيك.. مهما كان ما فعلته.. وأى كانت الثمار الفاسده التي يلقيها ابليس في وجهك من كذب وشك وخوف وكراهيه وغضب وعدم تسامح ومراره ..الخ مهما كان ما تواجه, عليك ان تعرف ان الله كان واقفا في النافذه وراى كل شيء.. راى كل حياتك.. وهو يريدك ان تعلم انه يحبك وانه قد سامحك بالفعل.. ولكنه يتساءل الى متى ستترك ابليس يستعبدك؟
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