Who our God is
I have to share this story of life transformation with you. Not just becuase it is a reminder of why we do what we do, but becuase it is a reminder about who our God is!!!
“Ivan” is a friend of mine who lives in Birmingham, AL. He has come up to visit us in Omaha many times since August. Over the past few months, we have had some really good spiritual conversations. He has always told me that he was against Christianity, the church, Jesus, etc. Well…everything changed last night.
Through months of prayer and conversation, Ivan’s life was radically changed yesterday. He is in town visiting, and came to service at Relevant yesterday. At the end of service, a lady from our prayer team felt like she needed to pray with Ivan. She approached him to ask him if she could pray, and he said yes. At the end of the prayer she told him that she believed God was working on His heart. After church Ivan asked me if we could talk. So, last night we went to Starbucks. For almost two hours we talked about his spiritual journey, his spiritual questions, his fears. At the end of the conversation he said that he believed Jesus was tugging on his heart, but that he was afraid to surrender his life to Jesus. He said he felt like there was another force keeping him where he was at. I explained that there was another force pulling on him, and it was Satan. We talked more and Ivan told me that He really wanted to put his faith in Jesus, but didn’t know how. I explained how, and Ivan said he was ready.
So, we drove back to my house. With Kristy and a few of our friends, Ivan prayed in my kitchen. He put his faith in Jesus, asked Him to be the forgiver of his sins and the leader of his life. Ivan surrendered his life to Jesus last night in my kitchen. THANK YOU LORD!
My God is a powerful God! No one is our of reach for my God. My God is sufficient for all. My God’s arms are open to all. My God is ready to forgive all. My God is ready to set all free. My God is a the God who gives life!
Pastor Ronnie