The  Devil & the Duck

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 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 of you.

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.

Always remember:  God is at  the window!

When Jesus  died on the cross; he was thinking of you!