This is story of a man named creed who just got the worst news of his life .
Creed is a 35 year old man who works at a meat packaging factory in his hometown. He is is a husband and a father of two beautiful 5 year old twin girls.
Creed is a Christian that attends church every sunday and bible study every Wednesday. He considers his faith in God to be strong but how will his faith in God stand against the worst news he could ever get .
Creed is working his normal 15 hour shift at the factory , when on his break he gets a phone call from his pastor that changes his life forever.
His pastor says " Creed , I don't how to tell you this but your wife and your twin were killed in car accident . they were hit by a drunk driver , he is going to live .
Creed drops the phone and rushes to the hospital to find what the pastor told him was true .
That Creed goes home an try to hold in the pain and get the funerals planned for his wife and kids but he can't hold it in anymore.
Creed drops to his knee's and cry's out to God and say's " Why God ?! Why!!!!!!!!"
"What have I done to deserve this ? " " Please take me God , I don't want o live with out them !"
The day of funeral comes and after the funeral the pastor pull's Creed aside .
Pastor Ask's how Creed is dealing with this tremendous loss .
Creed says " I feel so numb and don't to deal with this in the right way. I mean why di the driver get to live ? How fair its it he is only getting 3 years in jail ?!! Why did God take my wife kids away from me?"
The Pastor answers " Creed, I don't why this your Wife or kids left this earth too soon or why the drunk driver lived or got a light sentence. But Creed lets look at the bible for some answers and comfort." Lets look at Ecclesiastes Chapter eight verse seventeen : " 17 then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can discover its meaning. Even if the wise claim they know, they cannot really comprehend it.
The Pastor say's to Creed " Creed , we cannot comprehend why allows bad stuff to happen to his People , not even the wisest can comprehend why bad stuff happens . But Listen to this verse:
Ecclesiastes 3:17: I said to myself,
“God will bring into judgment
both the righteous and the wicked,
for there will be a time for every activity,
a time to judge every deed.”
both the righteous and the wicked,
for there will be a time for every activity,
a time to judge every deed.”
The pastor's say"s to creed " That Driver will have to answer to God one day but Creed you will have to also.
Creed say's " what do you mean by that ?
The pastor answers Creed " Lets look at
Matthew 6:14-15 : 14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
The pastor says " Creed , even though it hurts right now , you will have to forgive the driver because God forgave you and everyone deserves forgiveness ."
Creed hugs the pastor and goes home .
Two weeks later at a alter call , Creed lets go of his anger and hatred toward the diver and forgives the driver .
Creed never got to meet the driver but he prays everyday that the driver will repent and give his life to Jesus.
This is just a story but so much truth in how we must handle bad news or tragedy in this life . We don't why God allows bad things like this to happen to His people but we must faith god has a plan and that he is in control. We must also forgive people because God forgave us.
“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”
― C.S. Lewis
1 comment:
Very sad but poignant story. It is very hard to forgive others when the hurt is so deep but praise God we have the ability to do so because he has already done it for us. Amen.
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