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By Faith Noles
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Invited me to a church down Hull Lane.
I wasn’t a church goer, which was plain to see;
Party animal, rebellious, yeah, that was me.
I loved my brother and I went for his sake,
Plus he promised pizza, so I accepted his date.
I was made to go to church when I was just a child.
To dry, dead services where no one cracked a smile.
So I didn’t expect what awaited in the church down Hull Lane,
I didn’t expect I would leave much different than when I came.
On the ride we joked around so it didn’t take very long,
To arrive at the little church where Wayne and his family belonged.
Standing inside the little church, I felt a warm embrace.
I quietly whispered to myself , “What is in this place?”
But the people were all talking as if nothing here were wrong.
Then the preacher and the choir started singing glorious songs.
It seemed the choir was filled with joy, their faces all aglow,
I’d never been to a place like this, Their secret I wanted to know.
The preacher started talking, This is what he had to say;
With tears in his eyes, he told us the price Jesus had paid,
That the penalty of sin is death for the whole human race;
The only way we can escape is by God’s amazing grace.
Jesus paid the price, he bore my sin and shame,
And I could have this precious gift, if I believed He came.
He promised that my sins would all be washed away,
So I went to that old altar, knelt down on my knees and prayed.
I asked Jesus to forgive me for all the things I’d done.
I believed in Jesus’, that He was God’s only begotten Son.
Then suddenly I felt so light, my spirit now was free,
And at school the next day, my friends saw a change in me.
I told my friends what happened to me, how Jesus from sin,
But they stared at me in unbelief, as if I were an alien.
I stuck out like a sore thumb and my friends all went their way,
When I told them salvation was free and could be theirs that very day.
They said they were just fine, said I was acting really odd,
They didn’t want to hear how I changed or about our sovereign God.
Many say they love Jesus but they don’t give their lives to Him,
For they love this world much more and the pleasures of their sin.
They think there is plenty of time to change their wicked ways,
But no one is promised tomorrow, With eternity why would you play?
Today is the day of salvation. Turn from hell with much appall,
For this could be your last day, please heed the Master’s call.
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Beautifully written, and powerful message
Thank you
Blessings~
Keep writing.