As I drove to an errand today, I was listening to our local Christian radio station. They were discussing a charity drive to rescue children in Mozambique. I was blown away by the story of a sixteen-year-old boy who suffered burns on 90% of his body. His father had put kerosene on him, and then set him on fire.
The boy went to a local hospital and waited outside the building for three days. When American doctors arrived for their duty, they asked the boy, among other things, how he had survived. The boy said he had accepted Christ prior to the burning, and that he prayed.
And do you know what else he said, just days after being burned by his own father?
"I have forgiven my father."
That is what the power of the Holy Spirit can do in a human heart. Incredible.
Thank you, Lord, for your work in our hearts. May we always be open to your truth.....to your correction. And may we not fail in praying that your love, truth, and salvation come into the hearts of those in our extended families, our neighborhoods, our stores, our banks. The lost are everywhere....not just in remote third-world villages. May we not forget them. May we not forget the gift we were given...the gift we didn't deserve.
In your name, Amen.
1 comment:
Wow what an amazing testimony of forgiveness!!!
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