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 ofthe Gospel
of the 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....end of case!!!
