Jesus Rescues

I was told not long ago that I would be shocked at what God could do.  With all due respect, I think the person that told me that may be far more shocked than I would be.  I have experienced firsthand some of what God can do and I believe what I read to be true in God’s Word.  

I don’t think I would be shocked at what He could do, but I would be shocked if I saw some of the things He did do.  For instance; when Elijah prayed and fire came down out of heaven and burned up His sacrifice, Lazarus being raised from the dead, God parting the Red Sea so that the Israelites could walk on dry ground, plus many other things that God did.  I personally think that God can do anything He wants to do, so why would I be shocked at what He can do!!

He took a total jerk like me, a freak is what I considered myself, and changed my life, in what seemed like an instant, in many ways; years of drinking to the point of stupefaction many times, I popped many pills, smoked reefers and did the party scene up very well, I also rode with one of the motorcycle gangs in the area at the time and also smoked about two or three packs of cigarettes a day.  One of my best friends rode with the Aliens, then with the Hell’s Angels, ended up killing a guy in prison and getting aids and dying not long after he got out.  I am not bragging, I am praising God for delivering me from drugs, alcohol and popping pills and even the party scene almost instantly.  I poured alcohol down the sink; the cigarettes were gone also, as well as my foul mouth.  

Before you guys think I became the perfect man, I was far from it; I still had psychological and emotional problems to deal with and I am still dealing with some of them today, but thank God the more time I spend with Him the more I become free.  

I was in a situation that could have destroyed me and one of them was because I had what I would call an out of body experience.  I was doing my usual thing, partying and all the rest, and one night after the bar closed two friends of mine took me to a restaurant not far from the bar to get something to eat and sort of carried me in with my arms over their shoulders.  In the meantime a big fight broke out between a motorcycle gang and some construction workers and it was quite an ordeal, so I thought I had better leave.  So I walked to the front door, looked out and I couldn’t see anything but colors, so I figured I had overdosed and was going to die and I wasn’t going to die standing, so I thought I would go out and crawl into someone’s car, lay down, go to sleep and die.  The guys that took me there ended up finding me in their car and they got me to where I was living at the time.  They got some coffee in me and then I laid down and fell asleep.  I was supposed to work the next morning, which was on 17c and when I made the corner on 17c, I could see myself walking on both sides of the street, like I was two people.  I tried to work for a while but I think I was too messed up to work so I went back to where I was staying, not knowing if I would ever be one person again.  This was a Saturday morning and it took me until that Sunday night before I felt like I was one person again.

When I lived in my car for about a week, I woke up and went into the bar in the morning and closed it at night, then took a case of beer in the alley to drink after the bar was closed.  I always felt like the only difference between me and an alcoholic was that I never went to the meetings.  

I can tell you about a guy that came after me in a restaurant with a gun but a friend took it away from him before he could get to me and that same friend started a fire in an apartment building with a bar attached to it because he was mad at the bartender.  I should have been in jail or prison more than once but I only landed in jail overnight, praise the Lord.  I could go on and on, but I think I said enough.  

I would like to tell you what the Lord has done through me since I have been truly dedicated to Him, but it would take too much time.  I wouldn’t be surprised at what the Lord could do because I believe He can do anything, like I have said already.  May the good Lord bless you and yours and may you have a super day!!  P.S. don’t forget to thank and praise the Lord for he is worthy!!