Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a
little boy decided to go for a swim in the old
swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive
into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving
behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew
into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward
the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming
toward the shore.
His mother, in the house, was looking out the window
and saw the two as they got closer and closer
together. In utter fear, she ran toward the water,
yelling to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her
voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn
to swim to his mother.
It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator
reached him. From the dock, the mother grabbed her
little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched
his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between
the two.
The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but
the mother was much too passionate not to let go his
son.
A farmer happened to drive by, heard her screams,
raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.
Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the
little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred
by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms,
were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug
into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she
loved.
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after
the trauma, asked if he would show him his scars. The
boy lifted his pant legs; and then, with obvious
pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms.
I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them
because my mom didn’t let me go."
Bottom line:
ALLAH LOVES US MORE THAN 70 MOTHERS.
We are like that little boy. We have scars, too, some
are deep and some are mild. No, not from an alligator,
or anything quite so dramatic. But, the scars of a
painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and
have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my
friends, are because God has refused to let go(towards
destruction). In the midst of your struggle, He’s been
there holding on to us.
The Holy Qu’ran and other Holy Scriptures teach that
Allah (s.w.t) loves you. If you have GOD in your life,
you should know He is your PROTECTOR. He wants to
protect you and provide for you in every way. But
sometimes we foolishly wade into dangerous situations.
The swimming hole of life is filled with peril and its
temptations distance us from our Lord- and we forget
that the enemy is waiting to attack. That’s when the
tug-of-war begins – and if you have the scars of His
love on your arms, be very, very grateful. He did not
– and will not – let you go. Because He is more closer
to you than your jugular veins are to you.
AKSA 