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One night in a church service a young
woman felt the tug of God at her heart. She responded to
God's call and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior. The
young woman had a very rough past, involving alcohol, drugs,
and prostitution. But, the change in her was evident. As
time went on she became a faithful member of the church.
She eventually became involved in the ministry,
teaching young children. It was not very long until this
faithful young woman had caught the eye and heart of the
pastor's son. The relationship grew and they began to make
wedding plans. This is when the problems began.
You
see, about one half of the church did not think that a woman
with a past such as hers was suitable for a pastor's son.
The church began to argue and fight about the matter.
So they decided to have a meeting.
As the people
made their arguments and tensions increased, the meeting was
getting completely out of hand. The young woman became
very upset about all the things being brought up about her
past. As she began to cry the pastor's son stood to
speak. He could not bear the pain it was causing his
wife to be. He began to speak and his statement was this:
"My fiancée's past is not what is on trial here.
What you are questioning is the ability of the blood of
Jesus to wash away sin. Today you have put the blood of
Jesus on trial. So, does it wash away sin or not?" The
whole church began to weep as they realized that they had been
slandering the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Too
often, even as Christians, we bring up the past and use it as
a weapon against our brothers and sisters. Forgiveness is
a very foundational part of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ. If the blood of Jesus does not cleanse the other
person completely then it cannot cleanse us completely. If
that is the case, then we are all in a lot of trouble.
What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the
blood of Jesus! End of case!!!! "Cast thy burden upon the
Lord, and he shall sustain thee he shall never suffer the
righteous to be moved."
Psalm 55:23
This prayer is powerful and prayer
is one of the best gifts we receive. There is no cost but
a lot of rewards, let's continue to pray for one another.
Here is the prayer: "Father, I ask you to bless my
friends, relatives and email buddies reading this right now.
Show them a new revelation of your love and power. Holy
Spirit, I ask you to minister to their spirit at this very
moment. Where there is pain, give them your peace and
mercy. Where there is self doubt, release a renewed confidence
through your grace.
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