Pastor John,
You have been saying some great things on our Old Testament* cds this week. You just said that there was a man who said to your father, “Even if I saw my own name written down in the Bible saying I was gonna get the holy Ghost and be saved, I wouldn’t believe it. I would figure that the Bible was talking about someone else with my name. But when Jesus said, ‘Whosoever will’ … I know I have to be in that group!” (paraphrased)
I love it because it’s so true! Every time I hear “whosoever will”, I get happy! We don’t have to believe it about ourselves, we just have to believe Jesus!
Oh, and last week, you said that the first thing Jesus does with a heart is give it hope, and encourage it! Amen! I can testify to that! That is the first thing Jesus did for me!
Beth