“He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus…” – John 1:41-42
“Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph”.- John 1:45
“….ye shall be witnesses unto me…” – Acts 1:8
“I didn’t know——- !”. I could add 1001 qualifiers to that statement and still not cover all the things that I didn’t know before becoming a Christian. But now, although still ignorant of a lot of things, I now know the answers to the most important questions in life. I owe that to the fact that someone invited me to church where I heard the gospel.
As a boy I suspected that there might be a God. I heard people mention Him and I could see His handiwork in the stars. Reason told me that people like my mother were not liars and that the universe must have had a designer and creator, but as to who it was I didn’t have a clue. I had never read the Bible, nor attended church. The closest thing I had to a knowledge of God was listening to the closing hymn on the Grand Old Opry.
What I did know was that something was missing. I also quickly learned that I couldn’t find any real satisfaction, and that I kept making life more difficult for myself and others. The harder I tried the more I failed and the more out of control I became. After I started drinking at fourteen it got worse. I didn’t know what to do and I didn’t know if anything could be done. The questions kept piling up, but the answers I could not find. Churches were everywhere and I sometimes wondered what those folks did, but I didn’t ask and they didn’t tell me. Looking back I am amazed that there could be so many churches and so little concern for a freckled face little boy. However, I have to say it wasn’t all their fault. I doubt that I would have listened even if they had told me. I figured they were as confused as I was – only in a different way.
Finally when I was 24 a friend invited me to church where I heard the gospel and was saved, and my life was changed. I mention this because I suspect you know someone that is where I was. It might be a friend, neighbor, coworker, classmate, or a relative and a simple invitation to church might result in them being saved. You don’t have to be a Bible scholar, etc. for God to use you. Just show them you care by doing whatever you can. If we do that God will bless our effort. Let God use you to make a difference in someone’s life. It could be the difference between heaven and hell. – HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
