Jesus saves!

I was blind and now I see!

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My earliest remembrance of church was at age 3…I have a picture of me on the steps of our church? I attended First Methodist Church in downtown Tampa, Florida. I was active in church, Sunday school, Methodist Youth Fellowship and I sang in the Junior choir. I attended the Methodist summer camp. BUT!

I don't ever remember hearing the plan of salvation. 

Was I saved, had I trusted Jesus to be my Savior…I don’t know?

I was baptized when I was 8. I was at church when the doors were open.

We had a picture of Jesus hanging in our kitchen right over our kitchen table. Mama talked to Jesus every day.

After I married, I attended a different Methodist church. When my son was old enough for school, we sent him to a Christian School from K-4 to 8th grade.  

One of the mothers from my son’s school invited me to a Baptist revival. I attended, heard the message. I went forward, but my life and my lifestyle didn’t change. 

Fast forward to 1997. A different friend invited me to attend a Pentacostal revival in Lakeland Florida. The evangelist was from South Africa, and he was on fire for Jesus! It was totally amazing. I didn’t know what a Pentecostal church was, but my eyes saw a church full of people Praising the LORD with raised hands and yes, there were a few Holy rollers. First time to see that and I haven’t seen it since. 

I was changed and I became hungry to know Jesus and His Word. I studied the Bible; I attended classes from Moody Bible College, and I continually memorized Bible verses. My eyes were opened, and I have been on fire for Jesus from that day forward. I was changed. I trusted Jesus to save me from Hell. 

I was no longer wandering through life. I knew where I was headed!

I attend a main line, Evangelica, Bible believing church. No one rolls in the isle, and I am usually the only one who raises holy hands. I know where I met Jesus, and I continue to praise Him for drawing me unto Himself.

There is a story in the Bible of a man who was blind from birth, and Jesus healed His blindness. When he was asked about Jesus in John 9:25, he answered:

“I don’t know whether he is good or bad,” the man replied, “but I know this: I was blind, and now I see!” 

Me too! I know He is good. That’s my final answer! I was blind, and now I see! Amen.