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j g bellettThe Moral Glories of Our Lord -  A devotion regarding the Moral Glory in the character of the Lord Jesus.  All of his life went up to God as a sacrifice of sweet savour. Every expression of Himself in every measure, however small, and in whatever relationship it was rendered, was incense to his father.  Whatever Adam lacked, the Lord fulfilled completely in his perfect life.  J G Bellett was a brother from the United Kingdeom who wrote his works in the 1800's. 
Debbie Kember ~ St. Marys, Ontario Print E-mail

My father and mother weren’t around much. My grandmother raised my siblings and me on Prince Edward Island (PEI) until I was eight. When she died of cancer, the Children’s Aid Society put us in orphanages and foster homes until I was 12.

Then my aunt and uncle took us to London, Ontario. My aunt ran a very controlled house which I didn’t like. Finally, I left home and lived on my own.

One summer, I flew home to PEI. I got a job and went to parties Fridays and Saturdays and to Church every Sunday. I thought I had to give God an hour of church on Sunday and that sin was only when you hurt another person.

One night, while driving with a friend, I suddenly hit black ice. As the truck spun in circles, I cried, “O God, help me!”  When we came to a stop, the truck lights were shining on a sign that said, “Prepare to meet thy God” (Amos 4:12). For the first time in my life, I thought, “How do I prepare to meet God?”

By then I was 22 and living alone in a tiny apartment. I remember one night looking out at the sky, crying, and praying. “Look at me. I have tried everything. O God, please show me if there is something more to life than this.”

Two days later, I had to go to the hospital for five days. In the lobby, I spotted a booklet titled, “God’s Way of Salvation”. I put it in my suitcase. During my stay, I got to know a Christian named Carol. When I left, she offered me a booklet. The title? “God’s way of Salvation.”

The next Sunday, Carol invited me to a gospel meeting where I became interested in salvation. In April of that year, my sister in London, Ontario sent me a plane ticket. I was very lonely and tempted to go. After talking with Carol, I told her, “If there is salvation for me, I’m not leaving PEI until I get it.”

I started going every night to Gospel Meetings in a tent. The last night of the meetings, I realized everyone is either on their way to heaven or hell, there is no middle path. I realized that I was on my way to hell. I was up most of the night longing to be saved.

After lunch the next day, I went into the living room and again sat down with my Bible. I began to think about the Jews in the Old Testament who brought a bull or some sacrifice to the temple. Then it hit me., “Debbie, you aren’t Jewish so you can’t bring a sacrifice and you can’t figure this out. There is no hope for you. You will just have to go to hell.”

Then suddenly, I thought, “That’s why Jesus died. He died to be a sacrifice for my sins.” At that moment, God saved me. I knew that when Christ had died, the Bible said He died for my sins. On July 21, 1979 I discovered Christ is my sacrifice!


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