Learning from the testimony of others

Our church recently had a concert at the local band-shell and invited both a musical guest and a speaker to share his testimony.  I must confess, no one will ever hire me to share my testimony.  You cant fill much time and keep much attention with, "I was saved at the age of 5 because both of my parents loved me enough to share the gospel with me."  But as this man spoke of a life of drug addiction and spiraling downward while losing connection with his ex-wife and 4 kids, I realized something.  What was keeping my attention was not the details of the story, but the amazing grace of God. 

No matter who you are or where you are, God can reach you.  No matter what your story is, if you have been redeemed then God has changed your story.  And that is precisely the point.  The story of our salvation is not a story about us at all.  It is a story about God and for this reason, all of them are interesting.  When we stop thinking about ourselves and realize that the story of our salvation is a story about God perhaps we would be more willing to share.  As this man shared it was time and time again pointed out all that God was doing.  It is God who saves, and when God moves it is miraculous, no matter how God is moving.

This is the truly unique thing about being a Christian.  It is not about me.  It is not about you.  It is about a God who chooses to save those that have rejected him.  It is about a God whose love reaches into our sinfulness and changes us so that we can be with Him for eternity.  And for those of us who claim this part of our story, it is a glorious story that I could hear over and over and over again.  If you have not accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, please seek out someone you can speak to today.  If you have no one to talk to, contact our church (231.894.2686) - we would love to talk with you.