One day a man came knocking at my door and asked me if I was interested in knowing about God. Of course I was interested! Perhaps knowing about God would give me some of the answers to life. He told me he was a worker trained by Bible League International.
I felt good about accepting his invitation to attend Bible study meetings in the village. At first I considered the Bible message to be of a general nature. One time, as I was thinking about this, it came to me that in fact it is a personal message to me.
That truth came to me with force. I kept hearing the Bible teacher say when the truth is revealed by the Word of God, there should be a response: repent and believe in the Lord. This agitated me very much. The words of the Bible pounded me: “There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:22-23).
My pride was cracked open and I realised I was a sinner. In that moment I came to understand that the Holy Spirit had convicted me deeply of my sin.
It was God’s Word that had brought me into truth. It was God’s Word that gave to me the urge to repent and receive His forgiveness through placing my faith in His Son Jesus.
The words of the Bible say I will be “justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:24) I knew I had to act and repent that very day. Following the end of the Bible study the leader helped me to repent and receive the Lord Jesus into my life. The effect was immediate as my heart was filled with His love.
The words of the Bible—“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1)—became so true and real for me.
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