A widow mom leaves her house and goes to fetch water, leaving her only child asleep. On her return, she found a large crowd around her burning house. On the inside,her son is about to drink the fire. Throwing her bowl of water on the floor, and crying, she wants to get into the burning house to look for her son. Everyone keeps saying, "you are going to die too, fire is very great".Escaping from their hands, she enters the fire and wrapped her son in a blanket. The child, tight against her breast, is not touched by the fire. Mummy comes out severely burnt and is only narrowly saved; thanks to the care of the hospital, but she lives with scars and unrecognizable.
Many years passed, the child, under the guidance of his mother, completed his studies and was appointed minister. He organized a party at his villa. On his appointment, and invited all the dignitaries of the city and friends. While they were in full party, noise were heard at the door of the entrance to the villa.The son was forced to go and resolve the situation.He found that the security officers were preventing his mother from joining the party. He had not invited her but she also wanted to join the party.Faced with this situation in front of his guests, he said tenderly to his mother. "please, mom, I would be ashamed to have you appear before my friends.We can discuss later".And in secret, he ordered the security services to throw out his mother because of her scars....!What inspires you in this story? This woman represents JESUS CHRIST who suffered HIMSELF for you and I.Today,what place do you give HIM in your Life? It is HE WHO has received the scars because of you and me.We have been ashamed of HIM in many ways,in neglecting HIS message, spreading or evangelizing HIS words, displeasing HIM and pleasing ourselves etc.
JESUS CHRIST tells us in Mark 8:38 for whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the SON of MAN will also be ashamed of him when HE comes in glory of HIS FATHER with the Holy Angels.
Are you ashamed of HIS scar?
