AMAZING!!

Last night I had the opportunity to sit down with a man who has been attending our church for the last few months. He was raised in a Catholic background and agreed to come to FBC because his wife wanted to try it out. He told me that he never really expected to like or agree with us. But he said that over the last few months he has learned more about God than he ever had. He said that he finds himself reading and studying his Bible, something that he never did before.

So last night we talked about the major differences in the Catholic and Protestant faith. We talked about how a personal relationship with Christ is not about what he can do for his salvation, but about what Christ has already done for him on the cross and the GIFT of grace that Christ is offering. You could tell that the Holy Spirit was confirming everything that we were talking about in his heart.

When he left he told me that he just needed to think about everything. I encouraged him that the enemy would try to convince him to hold off for one more day, and then one more month, and then eventually it would just not seem that important to him anymore. He called me today to say that when he got home last night and was trying to spend some time in the Bible that it got really crazy around his house and his first thought was that he would just think about all of this more tomorrow. He said, “At that moment it hit me that it was happening just like you said it would, and I knew that I needed to accept Christ.” So he asked Christ into his life last night. He asked Christ to save him from his sins and be the Lord of his life!

There is nothing finer than knowing that you were allowed the opportunity to participate in the work of the Holy Spirit as He shines a light on the truth of the Gospel in someone’s heart.

Thank you Lord Jesus that you give us this incredible gift of being able to share your Gospel – there is nothing that delights me like you!!!