Once upon a time in a land far away there lived two sisters. They were both slaves and worked in the field from morning till evening. After a hard days work they then had to go and work at the master's home. They had to cook, clean and wash and became very tired by the time they went to bed. The sisters dreamt about being free someday. They spoke about taking a leisure walk in the garden, being dressed in pretty clothes and play all day. Some day marry handsome young men and live happily ever after.
One of the sisters actually practiced at night when everyone was asleep. She would pretend that she was was walking and playing in the garden. This really encouraged her and gave her hope that one day her dream will come true. But the other sister dreamt but did not believe that it will ever happen.
One day the Prince of the land was passing by the field and lay eyes in the slave sisters. He took a liking to one of them and started to visit the field everyday. The Prince approached the slave girl one day and asked her to come with him. She was very pleased about the proposal but said that she was just a slave girl and not ready. She told him that she did dream of being free one day but not now. The Prince was very disappointed. At that moment, the other sister who was listening immediately approached the Prince and said, "I am ready to come with you!"
The Prince looked at her and she was similar to her sister. He agreed to take her instead and she was free indeed!
Moral of the story: We will only be slaves to sin till we choose to let Jesus set us free.
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