The find in the dustbin - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:17.18

The find in the dustbin
Forty-two years ago I was born in Matamoros in Mexico. I was spoilt during my childhood; later I attended the university in Mexico City. At the time I was actively committed in politics. Full of ambition I began a legal career with much success, which opened up many possibilities - until I slipped into the criminal world.

Climbing the professional ladder was now impossible. I was able to evade the police, but had to leave the country. When I returned to Mexico some years later, I was arrested.

"Now your life is over," I thought. But one day I found a New Testament in a dustbin in the prison. I read some of it and was surprised. I suddenly saw my life as God did. That light made me recognize my sins, but it also gave me some hope. So I knelt down and asked God for forgiveness. My entire burden fell from me and made way in my heart for an unexpectedly deep peace, such as I had never experienced before.

Through Jesus Christ I received new life. When I was released shortly afterwards I returned to my family. They didn't turn me away despite the shame and suffering I had caused them. In the following months my family put their faith in Jesus Christ.

We now all enjoy new life. And it all began because I found a New Testament in a prison dustbin.