My Testimony
I was blessed to grow up in a Christian home. Ever since I can remember, I’ve been in a place where the gospel was preached. We were always in church. I grew up hearing about God, heaven, hell, sin and Jesus' death on the cross.
I can remember praying and asking to be saved a couple of times as a young man - mostly because I was afraid of dying and going to hell. I knew the verses, “the wages of sin is death”, “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” I didn’t want to go there. Basically, I wanted a fire escape.
As I got into my teen years, the Lord kept convicting me with II Cor. 5:17 - Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” I knew nothing had changed in me. I still had all my old desires and sin. The Lord worked in my heart and showed me it wasn’t good enough to pray and ask to be saved from hell, I needed Him to save me from my sin and change my heart.
When I was 15, God finally brought me to the place where I admitted I was lost and needed Him to save me and convert me. John 6:37 says “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” Matthew 7:20-23 terrified me. My old professions and works didn’t matter. Luke 13:5 says “I tell you, Nay: but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”
December 28, 1993, I submitted to the Lord, repented of my sin and asked Him to save me…..and He did.
I can remember praying and asking to be saved a couple of times as a young man - mostly because I was afraid of dying and going to hell. I knew the verses, “the wages of sin is death”, “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” I didn’t want to go there. Basically, I wanted a fire escape.
As I got into my teen years, the Lord kept convicting me with II Cor. 5:17 - Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” I knew nothing had changed in me. I still had all my old desires and sin. The Lord worked in my heart and showed me it wasn’t good enough to pray and ask to be saved from hell, I needed Him to save me from my sin and change my heart.
When I was 15, God finally brought me to the place where I admitted I was lost and needed Him to save me and convert me. John 6:37 says “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” Matthew 7:20-23 terrified me. My old professions and works didn’t matter. Luke 13:5 says “I tell you, Nay: but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”
December 28, 1993, I submitted to the Lord, repented of my sin and asked Him to save me…..and He did.