Article of The Week:
Seventeen
year-old Debbie was a witness for Christ in her High School when she and a
friend started an early morning prayer meeting. It
grew from that small beginning to a mighty movement for God, and throughout the
year, dozens of young people trusted in Christ. It all began with a moment of
decision in Debbie’s life. She had gone forward to the altar again and again to
recommit her life to Christ, but she had always drifted away from God. She wept
as she poured out her story to a youth conference speaker. He took out a piece
of paper and wrote the words NO LORD on it. Debbie told him she often said that
to God.
The
speaker replied, “You can’t!”
When
she asked him what he meant, he said “What does Lord mean?”
“KING”
she replied.
“Would
you say no to a King?” he said.
“Well,”
she said, “it wouldn’t be healthy.”
“Jesus
is King of kings and Lord of lords,” he said. “You can’t say No to the
Lord; it cancels Him out. If you say No to Him, He’s not Lord anymore. You are.”
Then
he tore the paper in half with NO on one piece and LORD on the other. Offering
them to her, he asked, “Which will it be?”
With
tears in her eyes, she reached out and took the paper that says “LORD”. Renewed
in her commitment, she went back to her high school and began a witness that
touched many lives for Christ. Being filled with the Spirit
means saying, “Yes” to the Lord. It means agreeing with Him when He
points out something you are doing wrong, and taking action when He directs
you. If you repent when you slip, you have His forgiveness. (I John 1:9)
Have
you been having the problem Debbie had? Right now, with God’s help, choose
Jesus, Choose LORD!
In
Christ,
.=BuNsO=.
SOURCE:
Campus Journal 2003
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