The Devil & The Duck

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm.
(ada seorang anak laki2 mengunjungi kakek nenek nya di pertaniannya)

He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods..
(dia diberikan senapan u/bermain diluar dengan kayu2)

He practiced in the woods; but he could never hit the target.
(dia berlatih menggunakan kayu, tapi dia engga bisa mengenai sasaran)

Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner.
(dia putus asa, dan dia berbalik untuk makan malem)

As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck.
(sewaktu dia sedang berjalan kebelakang, dia melihat bebek peliharaan
nenek)

Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in
the head and killed it. He was shocked and grieved!
(secara reflek, dia menggunakan katapel tsb dan memukul bebek tepat di
kepala dan mati. dia sangat kaget dan tercengang)

In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile; only to see his
Sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.
(didlm kepanikan, dia menyembunyikan bangkai bebek di lubang kayu dan
saudara perempuannya melihatnya! Sally melihat semuanya, tapi dia tdk
mengatakan apa2..)

After lunch the next day Grandma said, 'Sally, let's wash the dishes'
(setelah mkn siang, esoknya nenek berkata, Sally,tolong cucikan piring)

But Sally said, 'Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the
kitchen.'
(tapi Sally berkata, nenek Jonny bilang dia ingin membantu di dapur)

Then she whispered to him, "Remember the duck?'
(kemudian dia berbisik kepadanya, inget bebek itu?)

So Johnny did the dishes.
(jadi, jonny yang mencuci piring)

Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing and
Grandma said, 'I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make supper.'
(hari berikutnya, kakek menyuruh apakah kalian mau memancing, dan nenek
berkata, wah sayang sekali tapi Sally hrs membantuku membuat sarapan
malam)

Sally just smiled and said, 'well that's all right because Johnny told
me he wanted to help?
(Sally hanya tersenyum, hm...tidak apa2 karena Jonny bilang akan
membantu nenek)

She whispered again, 'Remember the duck?' So Sally went fishing and
Johnny stayed to help.
(dia berbisik kembali, Inget bebek itu?? jadi Sally pergi memancing dan
Johnny tinggal untuk membantu nenek)

After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's; he
Finally couldn't stand it any longer.
(setelah bbrp hari Johny dikerjain Sally, akhirnya engga tahan lagi)

He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck.
(dia datang kepada nenek dan mengaku bhw dia telah membunuh bebek nya)

Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, 'Sweetheart, I know. You
see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but
because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you
would let Sally make a slave of you.'

(nenek berlutut, dan memeluknya dan berkata, SAYANG, NENEK TAHU, KAMU
TAHU, NENEK SEDANG BERDIRI DEKAT JENDELA DAN NENEK MELIHAT SEMUANYA,
TAPI KARENA NENEK MENGASIHI KAMU, NENEK MEMAAFKAN KAMU. NENEK BERHARAP BERAPA LAMA KAMU AKAN MEMBIARKAN SALLY MEMPERBUDAK KAMU)

Thought for the day and every day thereafter:
Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done....? And the devil
keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad
habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.)...whatever it is....You need
to know that: God was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing..
(apapun yg terjadi di masa lalu, apapun yg kamu lakukan..iblis
memperlihatkan kembali kepada kita, kebohongan, ketakutan, hutang,
amarah, kepahitan, kebiasaan buruk dll..) apapun itu...KAMU PERLU TAHU
BAHWA...TUHAN SEDANG BERADA DI JENDELA DAN DIA MELIHAT SEMUANYA...)

He has seen your whole life... He wants you to know that He loves you
and that you are forgiven. He's just wondering how long you will let
the devil make a slave of you.
(DIA sedang melihat semua hidup kamu. DIA ingin kamu mengetahui bhw IA
mengasihimu dan kamu telah diampuni. DIA hanya berharap berapa lama
kamu akan membiarkan iblis memperbudak kamu)

The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness;
(Hal yang terbesar tentang TUHAN adalah ketika kamu meminta pengampunan)

He not only forgives you, but He forgets.
Dia tdk hanya mengampuni kamu, tapi dia melupakan..

It is by God's grace and mercy that we are saved.
Go ahead and make the difference in someone's life today.
Share this with a friend and always remember:
God is at the window!

When Jesus died on the cross; he was thinking of you!

GBU all !