Bible as well. What I learned was that the word
really did tell about the world that I live in and
about the future. It even told about me.
Now I was really scared. The problem with the
world and the problem with me were one and the
same: We had turned our back on God’s way,
and we had chosen our own way instead.
The Bible says it like this: All we, like sheep, have
gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own
way, and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity
of us all.
I thought my way was right, but my life was a
mess. I had my own standards of right and wrong,
and I kept them, most of the time. Reading the
Bible and the books about prophecy showed me
that my standards just didn’t matter. It was God’s
standards that I would be judged by. Well, I had
blown it in a major way!
One night I’d had it! With blazing clarity, I knew
that I had blown it. I hadn’t kept God’s Word.
I’d chosen my own way over His. That’s why my
life was a mess. Not only was it a mess, but my
rebellion against God carried an eternal death
penalty!
But God, in His great love for the world, and for
me, made the only way out. His Name is Jesus, He
became a human being, yet without falling and
without violating God’s standards, without going
His own way. He was tempted at all points, yet He
did not sin. He came to earth to live a perfect life
and then to die in my place for my sin. He paid
the death penalty. Wow! For me, in my place, He
wasn’t guilty, I was!
Continuing, He defeated even death because three
days later He rose. Not is it a fact of history but it
is a fact that is real today. To confess Him as Lord
and believe in my heart that God raised Him from
the dead brings me from death to life.
At the end of my rope, I did it! I surrendered my
life to Jesus! I knew I had blown it; I believed He
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that He could have my life if He still wanted it
and that I’d follow Him for the rest of my life.
He accepted me that night too. The life that He
gave to me was more than I could have imagined
at that time. I would have said, “No way, I can’t
live like that.” I had no idea of the healing,
deliverance, and restoration that He would do in
my life. It is only the beginning. I will belong to
His kingdom forever. It is not because of anything
that I am or that I have done, it is because of Him.
Oh, how He loves us! If you’re like me and know
that you haven’t kept His standards, your life is
in a mess created only by you, and you know
there is no way out except Jesus, you can come
to Him just as I did. Tell Him, “Lord Jesus, I am
sorry. I did it my way. I know that You paid for
my sin when you died for me. I know that You
rose from the grave and that You will forgive me
and give me a new life with You. My life is yours,
make it like You want it to be. I will live for You”.
Hallelujah!
DOZ Magazine August 2018
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