Becoming a Christian was the greatest most wonderful event beyond all other events past and future in my life on earth.
In August 1997; The Lord saved me and I became a Christian. In that moment He;
Convicted me that I was a sinner and I realized the extent of the awfulness of things I had done;
Convicted me that Lord Jesus died to pay for my sin;
Sent the Holy Spirit into my heart and soul, and;
Convicted me of the absolute truth of His Word, the Bible.
A few years before I was saved I started wondering whether God existed, and if He did, what He was like. At the time I didn’t believe in Heaven or Hell and believed life simply ended at death.
My grandmother, who died many years ago, talked often about Jesus and how wonderful a Saviour he was. She told me the devil is real and that reading and obeying the Bible were more important than anything else in life.
Because she was an honest intelligent person whom I respected, when I decided to find out whether God existed, I decided to seek the God my grandmother had talked about.
A friend at work lent me Christian tapes and I became more and more interested in finding out whether God existed. And one sunny August day in 1997 while listening to a Christen tape about Lord Jesus sacrifice I was saved.
In the first moment I was deeply grieved over my sin and in the next moment was overjoyed by God’s love for me. I suddenly knew God. He is a perfect companion and friend who dearly loves us and has a perfect home ready for us, free from sadness, pain, grief and sin.
At first I didn’t realize that we can always know Him better. Life as a born again Christian can be an amazing journey with the best possible teacher. This is what He wants, He wants you to know Him.
In closing, if you are not saved, please seek Lord Jesus, he will be your best Friend and Greatest treasure. Don’t miss life as it should be lived. And importantly don’t die with your sin not covered by His death. Hell is real and horrible. Spend eternity with Lord Jesus, the source of all joy, peace, goodness and abundant love.