John 3:16 -17 (Jesus said this before He went to die for our sins on the cross) “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”
April 12 – Today is my birthday. No, not my physical birthday, but my spiritual one. I took Jesus as my Lord and Savior on April 12, 1974, all alone with a Christian tract, in my mom’s pickup truck as she was in a store. It prepared me, without my knowing, for a very turbulent time in my life that was to come. Without Jesus in my heart thru my teen years, I shudder to think what would have become of me.
The prayer went something like this: “Dear Lord, I know that I do bad things and am a sinner. Your Word says that I deserve to go to hell. Your Word also says that Jesus died on the cross to pay for my sins so that if I believe in Him, I can go to Heaven. Please, Jesus, come into my heart and be the Lord of my life, so that I can escape hell and go to heaven when I die. Help me to grow and learn about you as I live my life. In Jesus Name Amen”
My life has been a bed of roses ever since…. it has had a beautiful side, and it has many thorns as well. If I do not yield to weeding and pruning, regularly, from the Master Gardener (God), my life can sure be a mess!
Since I turned my heart over to Jesus, my life has not been easy, but Jesus has walked with me thru abuse, both mental and physical, sickness, death of loved ones, financial hardships, marriage, child birth and even when I had a mental breakdown. He never left my side even when I wanted to go my own path for a while.
The best part about my relationship with Jesus is that He loves me as I am. He accepts me as I am and then helps me clean up. I don’t have to ‘clean up’ first in order to come to Him. So don’t think you have done something so bad that Jesus wouldn’t want you! It is not true! He loves you as you are right now! It doesn’t matter what denomination you are in, either. This is a personal relationship with The Lord of the Universe!!! Not some rules men have made over the years as to what you should or should not do.
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, You are so Gracious. Thank You for the gift of salvation that You offer through your Son, Jesus. You said in Your verse above, You don’t want ANYONE to Perish, but ALL to have eternal life. I pray
Lord, now, that if anyone who is reading this doesn’t know Jesus as their personal Savior, they would pray and ask Him into their hearts today, before it is eternally too late. For we are only given today, and not promised
tomorrow. I pray this in Jesus’ Precious Name, Amen.
HE IS RISEN INDEED
Keep going, Cee! This strikes me as such a personal and revelatory blessing in devotional form for so many women. I like the “diary” approach. Want more!
Thank you Lori,
I plan on spending much more time on this starting next week. I’m very excited about touching other’s hearts for God.
Cee – what a beautiful contribution to earthkind. This site is just so PERFECTLY organized, easy to go through…I am so glad you chose to honor your divine path and spirit and what a complete blessing to share it as well! Your such a sweet cookie! Nancy
Thank you Nancy, I will do my best to shine the light that comes from my faith -
This is great, Cee! May I post it on my blog?
Welcome Odell! Of course you can post God’s message of love on your site! Thank you for stopping by!