Today in pink carpet bible study (backporch edition) we read some stories from the "Jesus Freaks" book from the Voice of the Martyrs. I read the coolest story ever! I mean, they're all good, but this was was awesome. Pastor Richard Wurmbrand (hey, Sarah, that's pronounced "Vurmbrand" much like, Sarah VIRgo! Ah, memories.) wrote about the time while he was living in Romania in the 1940s and he met a Russian captain. (Romania was part of the USSR at the time, so Christianity was outlawed.) This Russian captain loved God with all his heart, but had never held a Bible or been to a church. He loved God without knowing who He was. Pastor Wurmbrand read the captain the Sermon on the Mount and other parables and when the captain heard them, he started dancing around the room with joy unable to contain the happiness he felt. He said, "How could I live without knowing this Christ?" The stories of Jesus captivated him. So, then the pastor read the story of the crucifixion. The poor captain had no idea it was coming and started sobbing. He thought the Savior that he just had found out about was dead. As the captain wept, the pastor began to feel ashamed that he even called himself a Christian. He couldn't believe the emotion that the captain was feeling. He hurried on to the ressurection. When the Captain heard about it, he started screaming "He's alive! He's alive" and danced around the room once again. He accepted Christ then and there, and the prayer was probably the most sincere prayer I have ever heard of. The captain said, "O God, what a fine chap You are! If I were You and You were me, I would never have forgiven You Your sins. But You are really a very nice chap! I love You with all my heart." The captain knew that when he became a Christian, he would immediately lose his position in the army and would probably die in jail, but he didn't care the slightest bit. He was willing to lose everything to follow Jesus.
How awesome is that?
About Me
- Calyn
- I love running, good grammar, and those little chocolate mints you can buy for five cents at Sonny's. International students are the best. Laying on the porch at night and looking at stars is my favorite thing to do. I believe that shopping at Publix truly is a pleasure. I have an unhealthy fear of aliens which started when I was little, watching the Nip-nips on Sesame Street. "E.T." is the scariest movie I've ever seen. My heroes are Jim Elliot and Lori Jackson. Christmas is the greatest holiday and it doesn't bother me in the least when people put their trees up before Thanksgiving. I try to get to know Jesus better every day. My favorite verses are Hebrews 12:1-3:...let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfector of our faith, who for the joy set before Him, endured the cross..." I hope every day I get a little bit farther in the race because when I reach the finish line, I want to know that more than anything else, every breath I took brought Christ glory. I'd love to tell you about how Jesus has changed my life. Ask me sometime. I promise; I'm not scary. :0)
3 comments:
That's really hubling...makes you (or me, I guess) remeber how much joy I should be showing.
That's awesome.. I wish I was more willing to step out for Christ like that. I wonder if I would die in a prison cell if it ever came to that. I would hope I would, but I know my nature too..Thanks for the reminder Calyn! You're awesome!
That was a great story. You guys can't read the Bartholomew story without me. Oh, and by the way, I found out that Leah can't come to PCBS next week either, soooooo...I think we should postpone our "fieldtrip" until we can have the full entourage. Christina agrees with me too. :)
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