ENCOURAGEMENT >> IT CAN BE FIXED
It Can
Be Fixed
Author:
Edwin
SCRIPTURE
READING: Ephesians 2:1-9
KEY VERSES: Ephesians 2:8-9
By grace you have
been saved through faith, and that not of
yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone
should
boast.
Her mother worked for days making her a new school dress.
Finally it was
finished and ready to be worn. Giggling with excitement, she
asked if
she could wear it the next day. "Yes," was the answer, "but stay
off the
sliding board during playtime. You already have torn one dress.
Let's
keep this one nice."
However, playtime proved too tempting. Despite her mother's
instruction,
she climbed to the top of the slide and began a fast descent. It
was
then she heard a loud tearing noise. Later that evening, tears
filled
her mother's eyes as she studied the gaping hole. "It will take
some effort,
but I believe it can be fixed."
Even as a child, she was shocked at her mother's response. She
expected
punishment but received grace instead. While climbing into bed
the next
evening, she noticed the dress, mended and hanging in her
closet. An
attached note read: "Honey, I love you. Mom."
Maybe you have torn a gaping hole in the side of your life, and
you
think nothing can mend it. God can and will. He has already
attached His
note of love to your heart through the death of His Son. If you
will listen, you will hear His voice: "(Your name), I love you.
Come to
Me and I will mend your life and make you whole again."
Heavenly Father, through Jesus You provided the way for me to
come with
the torn fragments of my life. I wait before You right now. Make
me
whole again.
Edwin
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