Someone sent this to me recently. I don't personally send on FWDs, I don't even like the concept, but I thought that the message in this one merited sharing it in some way . Please excuse the guilt-you-into-forwarding-it blurb at the end.
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Quote[/b] ]One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet and slick.
Suddenly, my son Matthew spoke up from his relaxed position in the front seat. "Mom, I'm thinking of something."
This announcement usually meant he had been pondering some fact for a while, and was now ready to expound all that his seven-year-old mind had discovered.
I was eager to hear.
"What are you thinking?" I asked.
"The rain;" he began, "is like sin, and the windshield wipers are like God wiping our sins away."
After the chill bumps raced up my arms was able to respond.
"That's really good, Matthew."
Then my curiosity broke in. How far would this little boy take this revelation?
So I asked... "Do you notice how the rain keeps on coming? What does that tell you?"
Matthew didn't hesitate one moment with his answer: "We keep on sinning, and God just keeps on forgiving us."
I will always remember this whenever I turn my wipers on.
Isn't it distressing to know that when you forward this message you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it to them.
Funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me. Are you thinking?
Are you going to send it to two people?
Are you going to send it at all?
Or, are you just going to delete this very profound message?
And when the ride is over, and the wipers are turned off, will you be walking home with the driver under His Umbrella of grace? Behold, the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Behold and believe, there is no other way to get out of the rain.
> > John 3:16
. Please excuse the guilt-you-into-forwarding-it blurb at the end.