Just for you

by Mathetes

The Pastor’s wife …to be

A woman, who was commonly known to be addicted into alcohol, drugs, and does prostitution for her living, stood by the front of the church as she was struck by the message being preached. As she continually listen to the message, she felt the tug in her heart that she needed Jesus as her Savior. The Holy Spirit worked in her, and there he received Jesus.

 

Cleansed by the blood || Photo Courtesy of Moha Barakat

 

Her conversion was no longer questionable because the change and the fruit of the Spirit was so evident in her life. As years pass by, she became active in the church and was given the privilege to lead various ministries. She worked side by side with the pastor and soon they fell in love with each other.

As they were planning their wedding, the old people in the church was in any way disagreeing to their relationship. They spread the rumors about the past of the woman and convinced the congregation of the church to stop the wedding of the said couple. The news spread to all members of the church and the woman was in great tears as she was sitting in one side of the church. Members came by and continued to rant about their plea for the pastor to break-up with the woman, and stop the wedding.

The pastor caught all of these things happening. He then went to his condemned fiance, and tried to comfort her. But the tears couldn’t just stop flowing as she hears the old members telling the pastor to think very carefully of his decision. The members were telling him more filthy things her fiance did in the past. They said it is not enough that he would marry this kind of Christian with that kind of background. The pastor was so upset when he heard all these judgments and condemnations but he couldn’t do anything aside from comforting his fiance.

The elder of the church came and found out all the accusations being said against the pastor’s fiance. He was as well upset with the people, so he stood up in front of the congregation, got their attention, and spoke with all boldness:

Brothers and Sisters! We all believe that this woman is already a believer of our Lord Jesus. In that case, what is being tested now is not this woman anymore. What is put in the test is the blood of Jesus. Whether Jesus’ blood is efficacious to cleanse the past of this woman or not. The words you said against this woman, is not actually said against her, because you were pertaining to her past. Rather those words are against the blood of Christ. We, therefore have no right to condemn this woman anymore. Because “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone, therefore, new things has come.”

With this speech, the congregation was rebuked and was silenced.