Likewise I say unto you,
there is joy in the presence for the
angels of God over one sinner that repents.
Luke 15:10
I am very happy right now. Earlier today I was able to lead someone to the Lord...
there is joy in the presence for the
angels of God over one sinner that repents.
Luke 15:10
I am very happy right now. Earlier today I was able to lead someone to the Lord...
I’ll call him "Cuff Link (not his real nickname)." I have spoken to him before about the gospel as we’ve known each other for at least several years. Cuff Link had only recently been returned to the E-North housing area after having done six months in solitary confinement at the prison’s Special Housing Unit (SHU), having been sent to SHU for using illegal drugs.
Cuff Link, sadly, has a long history of drug abuse, both when he was on the streets, and then while in prison. This time, however, when I spoke to him, he was a very broken man. He was depressed, too. And being it is the Christmas season and he misses his family, this didn’t help his gloomy mood. But he was open to talking about the Bible and Jesus Christ.
Today Cuff Link confessed to wanting to change his life. That he had made sincere efforts many times before, but to no avail. So when I asked him if he would now like to repent of his sins and ask the Lord Jesus to come into his life, to my surprise and joy, Cuff Link readily said yes. So we prayed together, and when we were done, he allowed me to say my own prayer for him. I had asked the Lord to please help my friend become free of drugs once and for all.
Cuff Link is now in his mid-forties. He has been in prison for fourteen years. And, according to him, ever since he was a teenager he has been abusing drugs, both buying and selling illegal narcotics. He has also been shot. He showed me his disfigured leg where a bullet tore into his shin.
But starting today, I said to him, his life was going to be different. I explained to him that he is Christ’s property now, that his life no longer belongs to him. How Christ has now given him a new identity and a new purpose, and how Christ now wants to be the ruler of his life, not drugs.
I believe as well that this afternoon there was much rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who has come to repentance.
D.B.
Cuff Link, sadly, has a long history of drug abuse, both when he was on the streets, and then while in prison. This time, however, when I spoke to him, he was a very broken man. He was depressed, too. And being it is the Christmas season and he misses his family, this didn’t help his gloomy mood. But he was open to talking about the Bible and Jesus Christ.
Today Cuff Link confessed to wanting to change his life. That he had made sincere efforts many times before, but to no avail. So when I asked him if he would now like to repent of his sins and ask the Lord Jesus to come into his life, to my surprise and joy, Cuff Link readily said yes. So we prayed together, and when we were done, he allowed me to say my own prayer for him. I had asked the Lord to please help my friend become free of drugs once and for all.
Cuff Link is now in his mid-forties. He has been in prison for fourteen years. And, according to him, ever since he was a teenager he has been abusing drugs, both buying and selling illegal narcotics. He has also been shot. He showed me his disfigured leg where a bullet tore into his shin.
But starting today, I said to him, his life was going to be different. I explained to him that he is Christ’s property now, that his life no longer belongs to him. How Christ has now given him a new identity and a new purpose, and how Christ now wants to be the ruler of his life, not drugs.
I believe as well that this afternoon there was much rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who has come to repentance.
D.B.
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