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The Duck & the Devil
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.
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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 =
and 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 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 and every day thereafter?
Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done… and the devil =
keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt,fear, bad =
habits, hatred, anger, 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 =
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The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness, He =
not only forgives you, but He forgets … It is by God’s grace and mercy =
that we are saved.
Go ahead and make the difference in someone’s life today. Share =
this with a friend and always remember:
GOD IS ALWAYS AT THE WINDOW.
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