Overwhelming

The poor woman's furious cry, "I am Christian too!", spoken with such intensity and anger, is a fearful echo of my own past folly. In that proud, foolish exhibition—when she did so forcefully swipe the tract from my dear wife's hand, flinging that sacred message onto the cold pavement—the LORD doth grant me a painful, arresting glimpse of my former, ugly, self-righteous self.

It is truly a sorry sight to behold, for like so many souls we encounter in this labor, she stands dangerously close to an eternity of regret and unimaginable terror. Seeing this tragic, recurring spectacle compels me to fall upon my face and thank the boundless mercy of God who, in His good time, snatched me from that same darkness into His marvelous light. Had He not quickened me first, I too would still be dead in my trespasses and sin. To Him alone be the Glory for my deliverance!

Ah, this past week, I confess, was a mere blur to my remembrance, being so entirely overwhelming with many, many great things! The LORD was, in His rich favor, pleased to open unto me a door that only He can open—a path of comfort far, far beyond what I was continually pleading for! One morning, I was simply running a meager errand, yet by evening, I finally found a church! A home! A loving family! This sacred company doth perfectly reflect the very true face and goodness of God! Each time they address me in that blessed group, it is like the gentle rain upon my face—calming, refreshing, and entirely worthy of all praise! I cannot get enough of this continuous embrace, which is truly filled with a spiritual warmth and a heaven-sent love!

In this very moment, I stand upon a high and solemn point, gazing with a mixture of reverence and awe at the deep below! My heart is now resolved, poised and ready to wholly cast myself out unto the mighty Hand of God! I am like a pilgrim upon the shore of a great and boundless sea, looking with fixed hope toward the distant land on the horizon that He hath so graciously promised me. And lo, I marvel at His supreme wisdom! The Father hath deliberately placed me upon the very path that I foolishly imagined would steer me away from such sacred responsibilities—this very path that now, in His perfect ordering, shall bring the fullest measure of Glory to His name!

"I want to thank you again, dad. I am so happy every time I hear the messages of God. I may not understand a lot but you explain it in a way I can. I don't want to go back to my old self. I am vey happy with the new me. God bless you."

Ah, what a fragrant incense hath risen to the Throne from the tender pen of a babe in Christ, one whom I have labored to nurture these many months! What Glory is revealed! What reward is vouchsafed! I cannot but bow my head in ceaseless praise to my Father! And lo, another beautiful letter, much like the first, hath come to me from a dear daughter in the Lord whom I hold in deep affection! These precious testimonies, beloved, these are my treasures—not of earth, but of Christ's Kingdom! May the LORD surely keep these little ones, as He hath so solemnly promised, until the day of His appearing!