Save Me!

When I was about 17 years old a couple of friends and I were hanging out at Kentucky Lake. There is this island about 2 or 3 hundred yards from the bank. We decided to swim to the island and back. Well, off we go and about halfway across in about 20 feet of water one of my friends just stopped swimming. I was about 25 feet ahead of him and for some reason I looked back.

I went back to him and said for him to come on. He said that he couldn’t swim anymore. I told him that if he didn’t he would drown. He said, “I can swim anymore!” Guess what, he didn’t and started to sink. I told him to not fight me and I will help him to shore. I looked around and noticed that we were a little closer to the island than back to the shore so I flipped him over on his back and took him to the island.

I was not going to touch him if he was still kicking and flinging his arms. If I did he would have drown us both. Once he completely gave up I was able to save him. Hmm, which reminds me that God is the same way. God wants to save us from our sins but until we stop fighting with Him, He just waits. When we come to the point that we realize that we can’t save ourselves then God steps in and takes a hold of us and forgives us of our sins and breathes new life in us.

Blessings,

Dwight

Amost Persuaded

Acts 26:28 & 29 says, Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.” And Paul said, “I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains.”

As I read these sad words I think of all the ones that I have witness to but did not except Christ as their Lord and Savior. Many times I have thought afterward that maybe I should have said different things or used different scriptures. I am not the type to pressure anyone or try to scare them with Hell (but I do mention it). Sometimes I wonder if I should use more pressure.

What I have decided is that I cannot persuade anyone to be saved. It is the Holy Spirit who must do the persuading for the salvation to be real. I am glad it is not my job to save people but just to tell the Good News.

Dwight

I'm getting too old for this!

This evening our running club went to race a local high school's cross country team. I have not raced in years but I was game. We met at the school and found out that they had a very nice course on campus that was 5-K (3.1 miles). Starting off you run down this small hill and then through some muddy flat land. Next you ran into the woods and the trail winded between trees and across ditches and creeks. Then you came out of the woods and up through thick grass with lots of 90 degree turns and lots of twist and turns.

I am use to running on roads and this was very different. I am just too old to take the jumps and sharp turns. I am writing this today before the soreness sets in. Tomorrow I might not want to talk about it. But today I was very happy with myself that I could hang in there with the young boys. I finished in a time of 22:02 and was 4th overall.

One day I will have to slow down when it comes to mission trips and soul winning. But that is not today! My prayer is that the Lord will allow me to keep up the pace and even someday let me retire and do missions full time.

Now I am going to find the Bengay and the heating pad.

Blessings,

Dwight