Forgiven Little or Much

I want to close out the week with a story of a young man whose life was changed. This young man was brought in a good home with parents that loved him, the only trouble he was ever in was just the kind all children experience lying, talking back to his mom and dad, taking things from there sibling and things such as that. Then came the high school years and as he entered school he came dress like he did in grammar school; Lee blue jeans that were to long so he could grow into them which meant having about a three inch rolled up cuff. After a few days others made fun of him, one boy by the name of Bill even starting bulling him. He would push him around and the young boy did nothing. Then the pushing became harder even to the point of being pushed so hard that this young boy hit the ground hard. Then the hitting started and it got to the point where Bill would ball up his fist and hit this young boy in the face and still this young boy did nothing and no one ever said a word to Bill. Then the summer break came and there was no Bill’s to push this young boy around. But as summer came to an end and the school days were quickly approaching this young boy made a major decision; he told himself that this year was not going to be like the last one he was not going to be pushed around. He changed the way he dressed and made up his mind that if Bill started in on him again that he had at least a 50% change of whipping him but if he did nothing Bill wasn’t going away. Oh yea Bill came but Bill got something he wasn’t expecting, no  more fun and games at the expenses of another for when Bill balled up his fist and started to hit this young man as he had in the past Bill got something he hadn’t planned on a fist coming back. This soon ended the problems with Bill. All was well until the last two years of high school that is when the drinking started. Then after high school the military and the drinking became more involved. Then at age 19 he was married at age 20 he receives orders and had to leave his bride of only 6 months. Not long after leaving his wife told him that she was pregnant, this was great news the only sad thing was he would miss everything except the birth. While away the drinking continued then one night one of his friends introduced him to drugs; this was much better than alcohol and became an instant love.  The drinking continued but now drugs were added also. His tour of duty was over and back home to get his family and a move out west where he would finish up his military duty. Drinking continued but drug use took some time off. Discharged and on his way home with one stop on the way; to see some old friends that night he leaves his wife and baby in a motel room to go a spend some time with his friends. That night drugs are used and the night is soon over; on his  way back to the motel this young man get confused not remembering how to get back to the motel. He is pulled over by the police and somehow talked his way out of the trouble he had gotten himself into and finds his way back to the motel without an accident. Fast forward drinking continued and so did the drugs his marriage was coming to an end he lies by saying he would change and saves his marriage but there was no real change only more lies. Then the day came when someone told this young man about Jesus and what Jesus had already done for him and within a few days this young man asked Jesus to come into his heart and forgive him of his sins and Jesus did just that. That is what Jesus does, for He is in the life giving business. Drinking stopped, drugs soon stopped, family rebuilt, love for his wife greatly increased, more children and a happy home all because? Jesus! I just love good ending except the end hasn’t yet come for this man for he is still working for His Lord and Savior. He may have a touch of Alzheimer’s  and he said it may come to the point where he may not know where he’s been but there are two things he knows he want forget. I asked him what are they? He said #1-where I’m going and that’s heaven and #2- Jesus the one who gave me eternal life. 

Luke 7:44  And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Luke 7:47  Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

Our sins are all big and they will send us to a place called hell but as in these verses this woman realized that her sins were forgiven for eternity. She was very grateful and showed it while others there had yet to understand what real forgiveness was. I wonder what the scale of forgiveness is in your life; MUCH or little~!   The man that I wrote about is very grateful for what the Lord has done and given him. I wrote this story down the way it was told to me by the one who lived it. Have a great weekend and why not let the Lord do something for you, for He is willing and wanting to give away some of his treasures.