The Enslaving Power of Sin
The Enslaving Power Of Sin
(Richard Hoefler)
Richard Hoefler tells the following story in his book, "Will Daylight Come?"
It illustrates how sin enslaves and forgiveness frees. Here is the story:
A boy visiting his grandparents was given a slingshot. Since he had never
had a slingshot before he went into the woods to practice. He shot at
branches, boulders, and birds, but he never came close. Discouraged by his
lack of accuracy, the young boy returned to his grandparents. As he entered
the backyard, he spied grandma's pet duck. He took aim and let fly. The
stone struck, and the duck fell dead.
The boy panicked. Quickly he hid the dead duck in the woods beyond his
grandfather's woodpile. As he returned to the back yard, thinking he had
hidden his crime, he looked up at the porch, and there was his sister Sally.
The grin on her face told she had seen the whole thing. As the boy came on
to the porch, his sister said nothing. She only gave that all-knowing grin.
After lunch, Grandma asked Sally to help with the dishes, but Sally said,
"Johnny told me he wanted to do them." She gave Johnny that little grin
again. So Johnny did the dishes. Later, Grandpa asked the grand-kids if
they wanted to go fishing. Grandma replied that it was Sally's turn to help
with supper and she could not go. Sally with that grin looked at Johnny and
said, "Johnny told me he wanted to help with supper." Johnny stayed and
Sally went fishing.
After several days of doing both his and Sally's chores, Johnny could no
longer take it. He went to his grandmother and confessed to killing her
duck. "I know," his grandmother said. Giving Johnny a hug, she continued,
"I saw the whole thing through the window. Because I love you, I forgave
you. I was wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you."
Kent E. Heaton Sr.
P. O. Box 265
Trenton, Florida 32693
Kerux@svic.net
God Is So Great!