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 fiancee'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 !
"This
case is closed"!!!!
"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and
he shall sustain thee he shall never suffer the righteous to be
moved."