“Hear me, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.” Psalm 86:1 (NIV)
“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” Galatians 6:7 (NKJV)
The God of the Bible is a God of love, mercy and justice. I gave up trying to understand God a long time ago because His ways are far higher than ours (Isaiah 55:8-9). Both my wife and I came to know Christ in 1979 as a result of a terrible tragedy in my brother and sister-in law’s lives. Their five-year-old son drowned in a small creek in central Winnipeg.
God spoke to me “loud and clear” about my own life and the direction I was going. I was definitely on the road to hell and destruction. But the good news! God took that tragedy and turned it around for the good— not only for my family, but many other family members and friends, as well. Romans 8:28 says, “All things work together for the good to those who love God and have been called according to His purpose.” (NET)
I don’t know where you are at today, but I ask you to seriously consider the God of love, mercy, and justice as your personal Savior by receiving His Son Jesus. He died for our sins; but He also rose again to give us victory over our sins. Simply pray, “God, I am lost in sin, please forgive me of all my sins and shortcomings in life; I turn away from that lifestyle now and receive you as my Lord and Savior. Amen.”
If you have prayed the above prayer … or one similar … Welcome to the family of God! I encourage you to get a Bible and begin reading it. Get into a community with people who teach the Bible. Seek to make Christian friends and meet regularly for encouragement, support, and prayer. And start sharing your faith with people whom God sends your way.
– Marshall Murdock
Council Fire is a collaboration with Intertribal Life Ministries and Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
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