Sunday, May 17, 2009

THE DUCK AND THE DEVIL


Hierdie stukkie het my tot stilte geruk-
Is dit nie so waar in baie van ons se lewens nie?
Ek hoop dit beteken vir jou net so baie soos vir my.


Duck & the Devil...

A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm.
He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods.
He practice in the woods, but he could never hit the target.

Getting a little discouraged, he headed back home 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 wispered 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 confesses that he had killed the duck.
Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said; "Sweatheart, 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 hereafter...

Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done...

and the devil keeps throwing it up in your face... (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad habbits, 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!

4 comments:

  1. Wil net eerstens se jou blog lyk regtig pragtig.
    Ja hierdie is baie waar en ek laat telkens die ou duiwel toe om my weer te herinner en weer te kasty, baie dankie vir hierdie stukkie.

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  2. Hallo Nimsi,
    Ja, as ons maar net wil leer! Ons verberg of verswyg iets vir on medemens waar dit nie regtig saak maak nie, maar voor God is alles oop en bloot en by Hom maak dit saak.
    Geseënd is jy vir die dag

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  3. Annoniem,
    Baie dankie.
    Ek self maar skuldig aan die "Duiwel" toelaat om my tydig en ontydig te herrinner aan dit wat verby is. Snaaks hoe naby aan n mens die "Duiwel" soms is ne...

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  4. Oom Pertus,
    ja baie waar - al wat regtig saakmaak is hoe God ons sien en oor ons voel.

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