Acts 4:12
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
Last night I was led to talk with a couple of security guards at the prison. They were guarding the main gate for the night shift. I explained that although we often preached inside the prison, tonight I wanted to chat with them.
They were both pleased that I had a bible for them. Jermaine was quite taken aback because although he explained his ‘backslidden’ state he said that he had asked Jesus to help him over the last two days and he had actually just asked Jesus for a bible; then I walk in and hand him one ...
I always get moved by testimonies like this because I think I am doing something out of my own choice and it seems like Jesus has had things arranged long before I ‘decided’ to go out ...
We began chatting about Jesus and how ‘His Kingdom is near’ and why sometimes we as practising Christians miss the very things that Jesus wants us to know about Himself. We had a great discussion about why people are so scared of things that cannot be reasoned with human logic and science. In fact the LORD led us along a very special thread that seemed to illuminate and take root at precisely the moment Jermaine needed to excuse himself and let a vehicle gain access through the boom-gate; as he walked away, he limped ...
I asked Jermaine if he had a problem with his leg and he explained that he had a sharp pain in his heal that would not go away and it makes his duties unbearable, in fact he said that he had just been complaining about the pain to his colleague Pretorius.
We prayed in Jesus Name for his pain to go. Jermaine then proceeded to repeat the words “No Ways !” a few times and laugh contagiously. It was great. Jesus is so awesome. His pain had gone completely.
We then prayed for Pretorius because his one leg was shorter than the other. In fact before praying I asked Jermaine to ensure that he was comfortable with what I saw by lifting Pretorius’ legs up and looking at his heals. Jermaine agreed that he could clearly see the problem of one being shorter that the other.
We prayed and Germaine looked in amazement when Jesus sorted out Pretorius’ leg length/hip issues. This followed with more “No Ways !” , contagious laughing and an occasional 360° spin. What a cool time of fellowship ...
Mark 1:14-15
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
Romans 8:28
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
I left two new friends grinning and holding tight to their bibles; both with firsthand experience of the mercy extended by Jesus Christ our Saviour.
CHRIS