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My life changed in an instant!
I was one of those people that thought that because my whole family was saved, then, I must be too. I like to call this 'inherited salvation' but until I met my Savior at that altar I really didn't have salvation. I go back sometimes and think about how I felt before I received the gift of eternal life and how different my life is now. It's not just a 'cleaning up my life thing' but true transformation where I moved from death unto life through Jesus Christ! Praise His holy name!
Something was missing in my life. I had always gone to Church and thought I was saved strongly because both of my parents were saved and I guess I felt that salvation was inherited (many people do)
I was a good person and just went along with life as I had always known it but something was still missing because I would hear the Pastor speak week after week speak about inner peace and assurance of eternal life and that worried me because I didn't have that.
I was in Church on a Sunday morning and witnessed my oldest Daughter receive the gift of eternal life and God spoke to me at that moment and I obeyed and made my way to the altar and there confessed my sins and God forgave me of all my transgressions. I am not going to say I have not sinned since because that would be a lie. I have sinned since but since that time my life has changed. I didn't desire the things of the past I was looking to the future. When satan would point fingers at me I would remember the old song 'What sins are you talking about?' and satan would flee. Don't ever think you are going to be perfect after you receive eternal life, you are going to sin because you are but, those sins as well are covered by the blood of Jesus Christ.
After my transformation I was a different person. It was seen by co-workers, friends and everyone. I had a thirst for the things of God 'FORMER THINGS WERE PAST AWAY AND, BEHOLD, ALL THINGS BECAME NEW'
One night in Janurary 1993 I got a call at 2am that my brother had killed himself. I was very upset as that was my only sibling. A few days later a few friends came to see me and asked me how I could be so calm. It was not me that was calm but my Heavenly Father that was giving me the assurance that he was carrying me through the troubled waters.
I know, without a doubt, that if I died right now I would be in Heaven! Not because of any actions by me except my confession of sin and acceptance of my Savior Jesus Christ strictly because of His sacrifice on the Cross where he took the sins of the world and covered them with his precious blood.
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