He lives! How do I know?

By: American Decency Staff

On this special season of the year when Christians celebrate the death, burial and resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ, I always seem to stop early in the day to recognize that there are many that don’t know Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. There are multitudes that think Christianity is a bunch of bunk – first that there is even such a thing as a God – let alone a God that sent His only begotten Son to come into the world to be sacrificed for the sins of a wayward, lost, sinful, corrupt people like you and me. Millions have grown to detest the Christian faith because of its exclusivity. They hate and detest that for it degrades and diminishes their bent toward godlessness of many strips (Islam, Mormonism, Christian Scientist, Jehovah's Witness, etc.   There is only one true God and there is only one way to get to Heaven – through faith in Jesus Christ. We must acknowledge that we are sinners in need of a Savior and believe that His shed blood on the cross of Calvary cleanses me of all unrighteousness. I remember such a day in my years as an under graduate at Michigan State University. I was above all of that.  I was a part of the intelligentsia.  Christianity was a crutch. I had a pastor once make a special trip to talk with me and tell me about Christ.  He tried to show me my need.   He was a nice guy but I remember laughing (though not at him) at his supposition that I was a sinner. “I’m not a sinner,â€Â I said. A few months went by.  Little by little I began to recognize that clearly despite my self-righteousness, I had done a lot of rotten things.  I had stolen, I had lusted,  I had taken the Lord’s name in vain, etc. I began to go to church (begrudgingly) with a gal that I was interested in.  As we sang those songs of faith,  I found myself unable to sing because tears were choking me up.  God was moving upon my heart, soul, and spirit.  I didn’t understand it much but I began to realize that something was going on that was like nothing I had ever experienced before. God began to move upon my heart wooing me to be His child.  I went to the Lord in prayer, confessed my sins and acknowledged my need of Him as Savior and Lord. All of that self-righteousness was stripped away.  All of that unbelief little by little turned into faith.   I had spiritual eyes that were able to see and hear and believe and trust.  He began a good work within me that has continued every day now through thick and think over these 44 years of being a new creation in Christ. To God be the glory great things He has done.  Though I’m far from perfect, I see more and more clearly the spiritual evidence of His hand upon my life! It is sad to see our once spiritual nation turn its back upon the Lord.  So much could be said here. I think of the ABC/Disney show GCB [Good Christian B—-es) that so outrageously demeans our  faith by making Christian women look like bimbos, hypocrites, perverts. I see how godless leaders at all levels are fleeing from being identified with Christ, the cross, the Ten Commandments, Christmas carols, and the Christian faith! Our Lord suffered, was persecuted, laughed at, mocked, cursed, rejected, murdered.   He tells us in His word “they hated me.  They will hate you, too.â€Â He also reminds us through the Gospels that broad is the way that leads to destruction.  Narrow is the way that leads to eternal life.  Take up your cross and follow me.  He who is last is first.  He who is first is last. For those of us who know Him, who have seen so clearly and fully His life in ours, have experienced His resurrection power through heartache, trial, tribulation, roadblocks, defeats, illness, death, and loss, we know that our faith is real.  He lives.  My Saviour lives.  How do I know?  He lives within my heart!!! ============================================================= To support our efforts please click here or mail your gift to American Decency Association (ADA), PO Box 202, Fremont, MI 49412. American Decency Association is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.

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