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~~~~Rejoicing In My Rebirth~~~

(Written by Sandra Sharp...)


IT WAS MY TIME, MY DAY, I WASN'T AWARE OF IT YET, BUT SOMEHOW, I HAD MANAGED TO FIND MYSELF OUTSIDE OF THE CHURCH, WALKING UP THE SIDEWALK AND SLOWLY ENTERING THE DOOR....

I CAN HEAR THE SINGING AND PRAISE BEFORE EVEN STEPPING INSIDE...
AS I SLIP IN, SITTING ON THE LAST PEW ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CHURCH, SEVERAL OF THE CONGREGATION TURN AND SMILE SOFTLY AT ME.....

THE SERMON WAS A WONDERFUL ONE AND THE ONE THING THAT KEPT RINGING THROUGH MY EAR WAS THE STATEMENT, "ARE YOU GOING TO HEAVEN OR HELL?"

AS THE SERMON COMES TO A CLOSE, THE CHOIR BEGINS TO SING THE INVITATION SONG, "JUST AS I AM!".....

MY HEART BEGINS TO BEAT RAPIDLY AS EACH PRECIOUS NOTE IS PLAYED. I FEEL THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKING TO MY HEART..
TEARS START STREAMING DOWN MY FACE AS I LOOK AT THE ALTAR AND WISH I WAS ALREADY THERE!

I SENSE JESUS STANDING THERE, CALLING OUT TO ME--TO COME...

MY HANDS ARE TREMBLING, I GRASP THE PEW IN FRONT OF ME...THE ALTAR SEEMS SO FAR AWAY...

THE INVITATION IS COMING TO A CLOSE AND I AM PRAYING, "OH, GOD, DON'T LET THEM CLOSE BEFORE I COME TO YOU!"

THE PASTOR TELLS THE CHOIR TO SING A COUPLE OF MORE VERSES BECAUSE HE FEELS THE LORD IS DEALING WITH SOMEONE THIS MORNING....

JESUS CONTINUES URGING ME TO COME, AND I KNOW IF I WILL JUST MAKE THAT FIRST STEP, HE WILL LEAD ME THE REST OF THE WAY...

SUDDENLY I FEEL HIS HANDS REACH OUT FOR ME AND I AM BEING LED, SO GENTLY TO THE ALTAR...

I SLOWLY KNEEL DOWN AND I AM QUIVERING ALL OVER... THE PASTOR KNEELS DOWN BESIDE ME, AND LEADS ME IN THE SINNER'S PRAYER... AND AS THE WORDS FORM AND COME OUT OF MY MOUTH...

I OPEN MY HEART'S DOOR AND WELCOME JESUS INSIDE TO LIVE FOR ETERNITY... I POUR OUT MY HEART AND SOUL TO JESUS, CONFESSING MY SINS. OH, HOW GOOD IT FELT TO FINALLY BE A CHILD OF THE KING OF GLORY!!

I RISE FROM THE ALTAR AS A NEW CREATION IN JESUS..

TEARS OF JOY AND HAPPINESS FLOOD MY SOUL! I WENT DOWN A SINNER, AND CAME UP A WINNER! NOW I BELONG TO THE FAMILY OF GOD AND I HAVE A MANSION WAITING FOR ME IN HEAVEN!

[THIS BEAUTIFUL TESTIMONY WAS WRITTEN BY SANDRA SHARP AND THE WEBPAGE WAS DESIGNED BY KENNY MITCHELL.] I hope this touches your heart the way it did mine, and reminds you of the day you met the Lord, or gives you the urge to make that walk down the aisle today.....

[This webpage was created by Kenny Mitchell for WebUplifterMinistries ®2002]

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