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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!
"Cast thy burden upon the Lord,
and he shall sustain thee
he shall never suffer the righteous
to be moved."
Psalm 55:23
This prayer is powerful
and prayer
is one of the best
gifts
we receive.
There is no cost
but a lot of rewards,
let's continue to pray
for one another.

Here is the prayer:
"Father,
I ask you
to bless my friends,
relatives
and e-mail buddies
reading this right now.
Show them a new revelation of
your
love
and
power.
Holy spirit,
I ask you to minister
to their spirit
at this very moment
Where there is pain,
give them your
peace and mercy
Where there is!
self doubt,
release a renewed confidence
through your grace,
In Jesus'
precious
name.
Amen