The Story...

We all have a story... here is this guy's story of Grace:

Well, I got a call from the pastor yesterday and I was at the office. He told me to come to a rundown hotel in a bad part of town... scary enough right? so I grabbed a bible and went. I go there and I knocked on room 113 like he said too. This guy comes to the door. He smells of liquor and has an infection on his arm. he is covered in tattos and his lymph nodes are all swollen. I look on the floor and there is a magazine from a pistol with bullets in it. I see the pastor sitting there and he motions for me and I come over by the guy and pastor. pastor asked the man to tell me what he just did... he accepted Christ!!! The guy’s story is crazy!!! The guy is at the end of his rope. He lost his family, his job, he is nothing but a drunk and has only a tiny suitcase of things to live out of in this roach infested hotel. The pastor said that he had to talk him out of killing himself before he could get him to even think about salvation...

The whole experience really confirmed a lot for me last night. I had recently taught a lesson on being strong in Christ to the teens. The experience made it real to me once again and I could see the change in the man’s life. At church that night he was sitting in the front row reading his Bible for 45 minutes before the service started… when only 4 hours before he wanted to kill himself.

There is a song that I love called I know. It fits extremely well with the situation and my learning experience through it:


“Where do I begin with what to say. 
I’ve played this conservation in my head so many times 
I’m certainly not claiming to know everything. 
But what I do will save your life.”

“
I know, I know
 That God is able. 
I know, I know
 That He still reigns. 
I know, I know 
That love has found a way.”

“No matter what it is you’re going through 
Even if you think you’re far beyond where hope can see 
I know there is a hand that’s reaching out for you 
Because He did the same for me.”
“
I know, I know
 That God is able. 
I know, I know
 That He still reigns. 
I know, I know 
That love has found a way.”

“It wasn’t that long ago when my own world fell apart, it fell apart.
 And everything here inside of me said to let go, you must let go. 
I found myself crying out to the One who knows my heart, He knows your heart.
 And holding tight to the few things that I know”
“
I know, I know
 That God is able. 
I know, I know
 That He still reigns. 
I know, I know 
That love has found a way.”


John 1:1-“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

Acts 17:28a-“For in him we live, and move, and have our being…”