Once
there was a wealthy young man, God-fearing in nature who got married to
a beautiful young lady. Both were very happy but the woman even though
she was provided with everything the world could give was not happy. The
man being a good person gave everything to make her happy but still she
would always be disturbed and unhappy. He showed her to the best
doctors, councilors, took her to different exotic places around the
world but nothing could change her.
One fine day, there was a
preacher who had come to their parish to give a retreat and this man
took his wife for blessing and counseling. The only thing that the wife
said was she has committed a great sin in the past before marriage for
which she had confess and that she is sure even after confession it
cannot be forgiven. Understanding her concern the preacher told the lady
to come along with him for a walk by the river side that evening.
While walking on the banks of the river the preacher took this
opportunity to tell her to pretend that they are talking to God and
confessing their sins to God. And as a penance God is asking them to
pick up a stone equivalent to the size of their sin and to throw the
stone in the sea. The preacher takes a small stone to the size of his
sin and throws it in the water asking the lady what she saw in the
water. She replied that there was a noise with a small splash and the
stone slowly sank in the river.
Now was the turn of the lady to
do the same and the preacher said; knowing her sin he will help her
carry a big stone that she chooses to throw. Picking up the huge stone
they did the same as the preacher had done, threw the stone in the sea.
Once again the preacher questioned the lady asking her to describe what
she saw. This time also her answer was the same but it made a very big
noise with a huge splash of water so big that they were wet and the
stone went into the sea sinking slowly with calmness coming to the river
once again.
Keeping the experiment in mind the preacher
compared the woman sin saying even though both of them had different
stone to the size of their sins once thrown into the seas both could not
be seen and that after the stones sank they brought calmness once
again.
Nature of God’s Forgiveness:-
The is what the
preacher made the women understand that once we confess our sins to God
they are surely forgiven, no matter how big or dangerous they may be,
never to be seen again. Just as the east and the west cannot meet each
other, the same way God also forgives our sins never to look back at
them again.
Once the woman understood this formula and changed
the way she was thinking, there was great rejoicing and happiness in her
married life and she was able to love her husband like never before. We
need to guard our spoken word to receive only by saying what we desire
to have which is acceptable and pleasing to God.
So my friends,
please remember: However grave your sins maybe, the infinite kindness
and love of our Lord will erase even your gravest sins forever, once you
confess your sins truly and wholeheartedly to God.
If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord",
and believe in your heart that God raised him from dead you will be saved.
Romans.10:9.
The following prayer is suggested to my readers who did not accept Jesus as your personal savior.
Lord
Jesus, I need you. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open
the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You
for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the
throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be. Amen.
Does this prayer express the desire of your heart?
If it does, pray this prayer right now, and Christ will come into your life, just as He promised.
I Thank You Jesus For your Love to ME, and
you saved me from sin and eternal fire,
Help me to Love You More....and live for you LORD
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