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There is a story told of a Colonel who was the director of the slave
labor camp. The Colonel was informed that someone had dared to
preach the Gospel in a cell. He entered the cell carrying a cane and
demanded to know the culprit. When no one responded, he said,
"Well, then all will be flogged."
He commenced at one end of the cell, and there was the usual yelling
and rising in tears. When he came to one man he said, "Not ready
yet? Strip this minute!"
The man replied, "There is a God in heaven, and He will judge you."
With this, his fate was sealed. He would surely be beaten to death.
But just at that moment, a guard entered the cell and said, "Colonel,
you are called urgently to the office. Some generals have come from
the Ministry."
The Colonel left, saying to the man, "We will see each other again
soon." However, the generals arrested the Colonel and in a strange
twist of fate the Colonel was back in the cell, this time as a prisoner.
Many inmates jumped to lynch him. Now the Man who was promised
a certain death, defended the defeated enemy with his own body, re-
ceiving many blows himself as he protected the torturer from the
flogged prisoners.
God fill my heart with your mercy love and forgiveness.
P
RAYER
O God, you are the just judge.
But you˅ve shown mercy in your
Son Jesus.
Teach us to always walk in the
ways of your love
Amen