I gave my life to Jesus in 2002. There are few things that i would like to share with you esp when i made a decision to be a Christian. Please let me also empasise that some people think that to be a christian is going to church alone. But let me put it this way: you can decide to go to church and remain a church goer for the rest of your life. The best measure of a christian is Christ himself. Christ should be seen living in you. The following things changed in my life:
1. I experienced God's LOVE than before.
2. I gained confidence that if were to die whichever day, i would go straight away to heaven.
3. Jesus started giving more revelations in my life.
4. I now have Life in abundance. Please note that this is very practical that i am now living an admirable life as compared to previous darkness.
Our church was saddened to learn this week of the death of one of our most valued members, Someone Else. Someone's passing creates a vacancy that will be difficult to fill. Else has been with us for many years and for every one of those years, Someone did far more than a normal person's share of the work. Whenever there was a job to do, a class to teach, or a meeting to attend, one name was on everyone's list, "Let Someone Else do it." Whenever leadership was mentioned, this wonderful person was looked to for inspiration as well as results; "Someone Else can work with that group."
It was common knowledge that Someone Else was among the most liberal givers in our church. Whenever there was a financial need, everyone just assumed Someone Else would make up the difference.
Someone Else was a wonderful person; sometimes appearing superhuman. Were the truth known, everybody expected too much of Someone Else. Now Someone Else is gone! We wonder what we are going to do. Someone Else left a wonderful example to follow, but who is going to follow it? Who is going to do the things Someone Else did?
When you are asked to help this year, remember -- we can't depend on Someone Else anymore.