Stories for the Grandkids…

I know a man.  This man was on his way to hell.  For fourty-three years this man’s life has produced no evident fruit, has had no desire to change, and certainly has had no belief in God… until now.  God in his infinate wisdom felt it right to allow this man’s life to crumble.  You see, despite his being lost, despite his lack of repentence… he loves his wife.  The same wife who just recently felt the need to pack up her things, take their three children, and leave for good.  For the last sixteen years this man has lived with the woman of his dreams but now he lives alone.  No wife, no kids, no love.  I have had countless hours of one-on-one time with this man only to see him, time and time again, burst into tears in regret of his actions, in fear of the future, and in loss of hope.  I could sit here and type out a list of the countless verses I have shared with him, of the times I have given my testimony, of the prayers I have said, or even of the hours I listened to him cry.  But I won’t.  I can’t.  What’s going on here goes far beyond anything I can see or understand.  This man smiled at me yesterday and told me “God is good”.  GOD IS GOOD!   A toal hethan who just had his idols ripped from his heart looked me in the eye and with a smile told me that God is good.  That is nothing less than the grace of God working in this man’s life.   He used to bring a self-help psychology book to work but now he says those books are worthless and he needs to read a real book, the only book, the book that gives life, the book that has promises kept and salvation in store.  The Holy Bible.  This unsaved man who for fourty-three years chose to spit in the face of an Almighty God  is now reading the bible and learning of what faith is.   This man has recognized something many Christians sadly fail to remember… God is good.  Many believers fail to see God through their hard times yet this guy has come to find God in his.   According to scripture, because this man professes a desire to serve Chirst, a trust in God and a repentence of his life of sin… he is saved.  Only time will tell as to what extent the Holy Spirit has worked on this man’s heart, but it’s quite evident to see here and now the miraculous work of God.  In the words of my hethan friend… God is good.

I know a man.  This man was on his was to hell.