He took out a 20-dollar bill, held it up and asked the congregation who wanted it. As expected, dozens and dozens of people gleefully raised their hands, some shouting, "I do, I do!"
Our pastor then said, "I can't guarantee where this money has been. As you can see, it's not a new bill. It's been around a long time. It could have been used to buy drugs. It may have been used to purchase stolen goods, or even a lap dance. It's old and a little dirty."
Then, he held it up again and said, "Who still wants this 20-dollar bill?"
This time, as many as had raised their hands before and even more, did again.
Our pastor picked one woman out of the congregation and asked her to come up to the altar of the church. When she did, the pastor asked, "Why do you still want this 20-dollar bill when you don't know where it's been. You don't know its past."
The woman said, "Well, it's in a good place now".
In God's eyes, our worth does not change because of the mistakes we have made. The key is to recognize the behavior and make honest efforts to do better.
We are all valuable when we finally get to that "good place".
4 comments:
Shaun..that was an awesome delivery of a message that I needed to hear this morning. I'm thankful that you allowed yourself to be used in such a manner.
Have a great week!
Excellent post and well timed for me too.
Wow, Shaun. Thanks for this story. There is so much truth and power in it. As long as we know our worth, we'll always have value.
Hey, Shaun. Looking for the next blog post.
I 'm sure you're fabulous as always.
Take care, little sister.
that's a nice story shaun. thanks for sharing.
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