Diego Palacios from the Mexican city of Monterrey had a wonderful
Christmas vacation.
Diego had that wonderful type of Christmas
vacation a ten-year-old boy hopes will never end. At least that's what
most little boys hope.
But Diego Palacios is not just a young man
of hope. Diego is a young man of action.
Diego Palacios decided
to do everything in his power to make sure his Christmas would keep on
going.
To that end, the Monday after Christmas, Diego snuck into
the kitchen, got a bottle of industrial glue, slathered it on his right
hand and glued himself to his bedpost.
That's the way Diego's
mother found him when she woke up: watching the television with his hand
glued to the bed.
As a responsible adult, parent, and
grandparent, I am forced to say, "Diego did a very, very bad thing." As
a guy who loved his Christmas vacations as much as Diego, I can't help
but smile, just a little bit.
When I first heard Diego's story, I
thought, what a wonderful Daily Devotion theme. After all, Diego is like
most of humanity. We don't want what is best for us or what is right for
us; we cling to that which we shouldn't.
We sin.
Because
we are glued to our wrongdoing the Lord sent His Son into this world to
free us from the bondage of our transgression. By the blood of Jesus
Christ we are forgiven of our sins and released from the destiny that
once awaited us.
As Luther said, by the Holy Spirit's power we
are called by the Gospel, enlightened by God's gifts, and sanctified to
be God's saved and changed people of faith. Like Paul said, we are
enabled to "hold fast to that which is good."
THE PRAYER: Dear
Lord, thank You for releasing me from the bondage of sin. By Your grace
may I be empowered to cling to You and the life You wish to give. In
Jesus' Name. Amen.
PS - The paramedics were called and set Diego
free so he was able to go to school and not miss a minute of class time.
Pastor Ken Klaus
Lutheran Hour Ministries
http://www.lhm.org/ all rights
reserved; not to be duplicated without permission.
Hold Fast
Today's Bible Verse:
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all
appearance of evil." (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
Hold Fast
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