Katie was enjoying her holidays at her
Grandma’s. Her house was wonderful! She had a beautiful room where she
kept all her “special” things -- handkerchiefs, old dresses and hats
that Katie would play dress up in. But what Katie loved the most was
Grandma’s tea cups. Grandma had hundreds of old tea cups in white
cupboards with shiny golden handles. The tea cups were decorated with
colorful pictures. But her favorite was the ballerina. It was so dainty
and beautiful! Every time she visited, she begged to hold the
ballerina, but Grandma always said she was too young, that she might
break it. Finally, Grandma said the next time she visited she would
her hold it. And today was the day. She could hardly wait!
“I’m a big girl now; I can hold tea cups and not break them,” said Katie to herself. So she ran upstairs and took out the ballerina tea cup. Just as she picked it up she heard a noise. As she twirled around to see what it was, the tea cup fell out of her hands and crashed to the floor. “Oh, no!” cried Katie. She had broken Grandma’s favorite tea cup. What was she going to do? As she stood there looking down at the broken pieces, she heard Grandma downstairs. “Katie, I’m home,” called Grandma. Katie hurriedly picked up the broken pieces, put them in a box she found lying on the floor and ran downstairs. “I was just upstairs putting my suitcase away,” lied Katie. She knew she shouldn’t lie, but Grandma would be so angry with her, and she just knew she wouldn’t love her anymore. “I was thinking about a promise I made to you the last time you were here,” said Grandma. “I think it’s time that you get to hold the tea cups,” said Grandma as she smiled at Katie. “Oh, that’s okay, Grandma, I can just look at them in the cabinet. I wouldn’t want to drop one and break it,” said Katie. “No, a promise is a promise. We will look at them tomorrow,” said Grandma.
The next morning after breakfast Grandma said, “Well, let’s go look at those tea cups.” Maybe Grandma wouldn’t see the missing ballerina tea cup. After all, it was in the back of the cupboard and she would just get one from the front and she would never know. Grandma opened the cupboard. “My goodness,” she exclaimed. “I know it was here. I can’t seem to find the ballerina tea cup.” “Oh, Grandma, I’m so sorry! Please don’t hate me. I thought you forgot your promise, so I got it out myself, but I heard a noise and I dropped the tea cup and it broke,” she sobbed as she went to get the broken pieces. But the box was empty! “Katie, come here,” said Grandma. “I could never hate you. I love you!” “Even after what I’ve done?” sobbed Katie. “Even after what you’ve done,” said Grandma. “But I hope you learned a lesson.” “Oh, I have. I was disobedient and I lied to you. I should have listened to you when you told me not to touch the tea cups. You were right,” said Katie. “Yes, you were disobedient, but I know you are sorry and that you won’t disobey me anymore.”
Dear friend, sometimes even we disobey God like this. We think that He has forgotten His promise He has given us and do things in our own way. But, God never forgets what He has told us. He loves us so much, so He will fulfill everything for us. A promise is a promise for God. “...God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners” (Romans 5:8)
“I’m a big girl now; I can hold tea cups and not break them,” said Katie to herself. So she ran upstairs and took out the ballerina tea cup. Just as she picked it up she heard a noise. As she twirled around to see what it was, the tea cup fell out of her hands and crashed to the floor. “Oh, no!” cried Katie. She had broken Grandma’s favorite tea cup. What was she going to do? As she stood there looking down at the broken pieces, she heard Grandma downstairs. “Katie, I’m home,” called Grandma. Katie hurriedly picked up the broken pieces, put them in a box she found lying on the floor and ran downstairs. “I was just upstairs putting my suitcase away,” lied Katie. She knew she shouldn’t lie, but Grandma would be so angry with her, and she just knew she wouldn’t love her anymore. “I was thinking about a promise I made to you the last time you were here,” said Grandma. “I think it’s time that you get to hold the tea cups,” said Grandma as she smiled at Katie. “Oh, that’s okay, Grandma, I can just look at them in the cabinet. I wouldn’t want to drop one and break it,” said Katie. “No, a promise is a promise. We will look at them tomorrow,” said Grandma.
The next morning after breakfast Grandma said, “Well, let’s go look at those tea cups.” Maybe Grandma wouldn’t see the missing ballerina tea cup. After all, it was in the back of the cupboard and she would just get one from the front and she would never know. Grandma opened the cupboard. “My goodness,” she exclaimed. “I know it was here. I can’t seem to find the ballerina tea cup.” “Oh, Grandma, I’m so sorry! Please don’t hate me. I thought you forgot your promise, so I got it out myself, but I heard a noise and I dropped the tea cup and it broke,” she sobbed as she went to get the broken pieces. But the box was empty! “Katie, come here,” said Grandma. “I could never hate you. I love you!” “Even after what I’ve done?” sobbed Katie. “Even after what you’ve done,” said Grandma. “But I hope you learned a lesson.” “Oh, I have. I was disobedient and I lied to you. I should have listened to you when you told me not to touch the tea cups. You were right,” said Katie. “Yes, you were disobedient, but I know you are sorry and that you won’t disobey me anymore.”
Dear friend, sometimes even we disobey God like this. We think that He has forgotten His promise He has given us and do things in our own way. But, God never forgets what He has told us. He loves us so much, so He will fulfill everything for us. A promise is a promise for God. “...God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners” (Romans 5:8)
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