There are many versions of my testimony. No, they are not different stories; there are just many ways to portray the SAME story. But I will share the special moment with everyone, written in response to an email I received on this subject!
We were in the Sanctuary. Four young missionary students, and myself. I was seated at the piano. Three of them stood around the piano, while one young fellow was seated in a chair by the piano.
Many weeks and months led up to this moment, but finally this time when he said don't you think it is time to ask Jesus into your heart, I said yes.
I bowed my head and lay it on my folded arms across the top of the piano and closed my eyes. When I did it was as though I was in a large theatre that was very dark.
Suddenly the curtains opened and the stage lights came on. Then, I was not in a theatre watching a play. I was at Calvary, 3 or 4 feet maybe from the cross. It was very, very, very, very, very REAL.
Such agony I have never seen. I looked up and He looked into my eyes, as the blood, and sweat dripped from his face, and the spittle from the guards, who had ripped his beard out by the roots, dripped from His chin. Chunks of raw meat and skin that had been ripped and torn from his back, by the unmerciful whip with the steel balls, dangled by His side with the large hole that oozed blood, and water. Those eyes filled with pain and inconceivable agony, said in LOVE unspeakable: "THIS IS FOR YOU!" What could I do but drop to my knees and cry, FORGIVE ME? That is when I asked Him to forgive me and save me, and He did. It was SIX full months before my feet ever touched the ground again. I literally floated everywhere I went.
Anyway, that was the moment I knew I was a sinner and knew I could not save myself. That was the moment my life was hid with Christ in God. That was the moment I received ETERNAL life. That was the moment it was settled, and I am still saved today and I will be saved through out Eternity. Because that is the moment, I put ALL my faith and trust in HIM, and "...I KNOW Whom I have believed and am persuaded He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day." II Timothy 1:12
If you have not had that face to face encounter with Jesus, I urge you to have it today. Just close your eyes and ask Him to open them and reveal to you, through the Holy Spirit, what He had done for YOU. It is that PERSONAL!
Have you experienced meeting Jesus face to face? If not, I pray you will respond to the Holy Spirit tugging at your heartstrings, and saying NOW is the time. You will know when He does that. There will be no doubt. When you feel Him drawing you, please respond. You may never get another chance. We are not guaranteed another breath.
There is no magic prayer. Just tell Jesus in your own way that you know you are a sinner and cannot save yourself. Ask him to forgive you and save you. And then thank Him for it. It is just that simple. Later you will want to join a local church and be baptized and begin to serve Jesus with other believers. It is just this simple. Please dont put it off if you feel the Spirit calling to you.
I John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
We were in the Sanctuary. Four young missionary students, and myself. I was seated at the piano. Three of them stood around the piano, while one young fellow was seated in a chair by the piano.
Many weeks and months led up to this moment, but finally this time when he said don't you think it is time to ask Jesus into your heart, I said yes.
I bowed my head and lay it on my folded arms across the top of the piano and closed my eyes. When I did it was as though I was in a large theatre that was very dark.
Suddenly the curtains opened and the stage lights came on. Then, I was not in a theatre watching a play. I was at Calvary, 3 or 4 feet maybe from the cross. It was very, very, very, very, very REAL.
Such agony I have never seen. I looked up and He looked into my eyes, as the blood, and sweat dripped from his face, and the spittle from the guards, who had ripped his beard out by the roots, dripped from His chin. Chunks of raw meat and skin that had been ripped and torn from his back, by the unmerciful whip with the steel balls, dangled by His side with the large hole that oozed blood, and water. Those eyes filled with pain and inconceivable agony, said in LOVE unspeakable: "THIS IS FOR YOU!" What could I do but drop to my knees and cry, FORGIVE ME? That is when I asked Him to forgive me and save me, and He did. It was SIX full months before my feet ever touched the ground again. I literally floated everywhere I went.
Anyway, that was the moment I knew I was a sinner and knew I could not save myself. That was the moment my life was hid with Christ in God. That was the moment I received ETERNAL life. That was the moment it was settled, and I am still saved today and I will be saved through out Eternity. Because that is the moment, I put ALL my faith and trust in HIM, and "...I KNOW Whom I have believed and am persuaded He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day." II Timothy 1:12
If you have not had that face to face encounter with Jesus, I urge you to have it today. Just close your eyes and ask Him to open them and reveal to you, through the Holy Spirit, what He had done for YOU. It is that PERSONAL!
Have you experienced meeting Jesus face to face? If not, I pray you will respond to the Holy Spirit tugging at your heartstrings, and saying NOW is the time. You will know when He does that. There will be no doubt. When you feel Him drawing you, please respond. You may never get another chance. We are not guaranteed another breath.
There is no magic prayer. Just tell Jesus in your own way that you know you are a sinner and cannot save yourself. Ask him to forgive you and save you. And then thank Him for it. It is just that simple. Later you will want to join a local church and be baptized and begin to serve Jesus with other believers. It is just this simple. Please dont put it off if you feel the Spirit calling to you.
I John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
