Incredible Journey with
Evelyn
I have admired Evelyn my
whole life. She has been my Life Coach
when it comes to things of God. If
people were to say to me, “Who is the person who has contributed most to your
spiritual growth, the only name that came to me was Evelyn Christenson.
It has been an honor for me
to spend the last 18 months reading all of Evelyn’s books for the second time. (There are two final books that I need to
mention. Two children’s books; What Happens When Children Pray and My First
Journal of Prayer. They were amazing and
I would highly recommend that for any child.) I have been so blessed.
I admired Evelyn for many
years, and then one day I finally met her.
I was so blessed I wrote this poem to help me to remember how I felt the
day that I met Evelyn Christenson for the first time.
You did not know my name.
God used you in my life,
And I’ve never been the same.
You told me, “Listen for the Lord to speak.”
His will for your life, you must seek,
How your wisdom touched my life, you’ll never really
know,
But those who are around me say the changes do show.
Prayer has been the basis for all ministries in your
life,
You’ve found the secret to have ultimate peace in
strife.
What Happens When Women Pray, Lord Change Me, the
list goes on and on.
Of ways God has used you, to help others grow strong.
Evelyn, thank you for all you’ve meant to me.
I’ve never really known you, but a reflection of Jesus
is what I see.
To meet you, to greet you, to learn from you today,
Blesses my heart more than words could ever say.
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Just
telling a person about Jesus (non-confrontational evangelism) can be one of the
pre-evangelism activities, but it is not actual evangelism. No one becomes a real Christian simply by
being exposed to other Christians, watching Jesus marches or parades, attending
church, studying the Bible, or listening to evangelistic messages. Don’t leave them dangling. There must come a point in time when the one
without Jesus makes a personal decision as to whether he or she will accept or
reject Him.
I believe
on this final post that Evelyn would want God’s plan of salvation to be clearly
given. So if you have never made a
decision to invite Jesus into your heart and life, you can do it today, right
now.
Keep
Reading.
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Your Need
God
wants you for His own; but, like everyone else on earth, you have sinned, and
that sin separates you from God.
†
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).
God’s Provision
God
loves you so much He has provided for your sin by sending His Son Jesus to pay
for your sins with His blood on the cross.
†
God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners,
Christ died for us (Romans 5:8).
God’s
favor, undeserved by us, provides your way of salvation.
†
In [Jesus] we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our
trespasses, according to the riches of His grace (Ephesians 1:7).
Jesus
said in John 14:6 that He is the only way you can get to God:
†
No one comes to the Father, but through me.
There is no other name under heaven that has been given to men by which
we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
Your Part
Jesus
came to earth preaching, “Repent and believe,” which are the two things you
must do to be saved from your sin. He
said:
†
The time is fulfilled and the kingdom
of God
After
Jesus paid for your sin by being crucified, God raised Him from the dead. Therefore, accepting Him into your life and
confessing the risen Jesus as both Savior and Lord will result in your
salvation.
†
If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that
God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved (Romans 10:9).
Remember
that there are no works you can do that will save you.
†
By grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is
the gift of God, not as the result of works, that no one should boast
(Ephesians 2:8-9).
Your Eternal Destiny
Jesus
promised that if we believe in Him, we shall have eternal life with Him in
heaven.
†
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life (John 3:16).
If
you accept Jesus as your Savior and Lord, you can know for sure that you will
go to heaven to be with him when you die.
† These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God,
in order that you may know that you have eternal life
(1
John 5:13)
Salvation isn’t a
reality until……………..you actually invite Jesus into your heart.
Here is a sample prayer
for a person to pray in order to enter the Kingdom of God
Dear Father in heaven,
I admit
that I am a sinner.
Please
forgive all of my sins.
I believe
that Jesus is the Son of God and that He paid for all of my sins with His blood
on the cross.
Jesus, I accept You as my Savior and the Lord of my life.
I do
believe I now have Jesus living in me, that I am forgiven, and that I now am a
Christian.
I know
that I will go to be with Jesus when I die.
Amen.
