Daily Bread (Dynamited Into Change)

[shortlady]

Dynamited Into Change

He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love. —Colossians 1:13

When a newspaper editor learned that a man named Alfred Nobel had died, he assumed that the deceased must be the same man who had invented dynamite. So he published an obituary calling Nobel the merchant of death.

When Nobel read the account of his own death, he reacted like a blind man suddenly gaining sight. From that day on, Nobel devoted himself to philanthropic causes—especially peace.

Saul of Tarsus experienced a transformation far more dramatic than Nobel’s. While on the road to Damascus to take captive those who followed Jesus, Saul met the Lord Himself. Temporarily blinded by his encounter, Saul devoted the rest of his life to serving the One he had formerly persecuted. The enemy of Jesus became His dedicated apostle (Acts 9:15-16).

Our own experience will not likely be so earthshaking. Yet we must ask ourselves if we have had an encounter with the Savior—one that has changed the direction of our lives.

If that is not your experience, turn to John 3 and read what Jesus said about being born again. Then, with a simple prayer of repentance, you may open your heart to Him. An honest commitment to the Lord will put you into a new relationship with Him—one that will last for eternity. —Vernon C Grounds

He touched me, oh, He touched me,
And oh, the joy that floods my soul!
Something happened and now I know
He touched me and made me whole. —Gaither
© 1963 by William J. Gaither

Salvation is more than breaking bad habits, it’s creating good character.

 

[SpiritLedEd]

Good post, ShortLady. Thanks.

I had three dynamic encounters with The Lord in 1983 in connection with my receiving Christ. The first came on April 29th when He introduced Himself to me as I was slain in the Spirit at a church service I didn't even want to be at. That night, He gave me a raging thirst for His Word. The second came on or about July 5th as He again came on me after I received Jesus as my Lord and Savior. The third "visit" came on or about August 6th when He took away my desire for alcohol and tobacco.

While I had for years felt a yearning for something more, spiritually, than I was receiving, the Lord knew that I was very, very, very hard headed (and proud of it). That's why He used three blasts of spiritual "dynamite" to shake me up and set me on the path He had laid out for me.

Its been a tough but exciting and rewarding ride since then, but I wouldn't go back to the old ways for any earthly reward.


SLE

 

[shortlady]

Good post, ShortLady. Thanks.
I had three dynamic encounters with The Lord in 1983 in connection with my receiving Christ. The first came on April 29th when He introduced Himself to me as I was slain in the Spirit at a church service I didn't even want to be at. That night, He gave me a raging thirst for His Word. The second came on or about July 5th as He again came on me after I received Jesus as my Lord and Savior. The third "visit" came on or about August 6th when He took away my desire for alcohol and tobacco.
While I had for years felt a yearning for something more, spiritually, than I was receiving, the Lord knew that I was very, very, very hard headed (and proud of it). That's why He used three blasts of spiritual "dynamite" to shake me up and set me on the path He had laid out for me.
Its been a tough but exciting and rewarding ride since then, but I wouldn't go back to the old ways for any earthly reward.
SLE

I know how that go when u get a taste of God how can you go back to that old lifestyle. Even if you wanted to the Goodness of God leads to repentance and am glad it do.

Be Bless
Love Shortlady