A Letter to God

The Lord Reached Down His Hand For Me

“Call on Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not”  (Jeremiah 33:3).

The following letter is a testimony to the faithfulness of God to all those who seek Him.

Dear God,

Life can be difficult and discouraging at times. I was on the wrong path for many years seeking happiness and fulfillment in all the wrong places. My life was a good life by most standards, but something was missing. There was something deep inside that was not satisfied with the life I was living. I couldn’t put my finger on it at the time, but I knew I was missing the mark and lacking something extremely important in my life.

In quiet desperation; I called out to you. I remembered my youth when I had gone to church and heard the Bible stories. After experiencing some of the trials and difficult times that life presents us with, I wanted to know if you were real – if I could come to you and know the God I had heard about in my youth. You reached down and revealed yourself to me in your love. A love for me that I clearly experienced as I read your Word, and that love drew me to you. It was a love that called out to me through your great sacrifice at the Cross. A love whose chief desire was to call me to you so that I might be with you throughout eternity. You reached down your hand for me and I have never been the same.

I surrendered to that love acknowledging that I needed a Savior. I realized I was unable in myself to measure up to all you required of us as a Holy God. I saw your great Sacrifice on the Cross as your great love for us displayed for all to see, and it was the answer to my own need. I was separated from you by sin and the Cross was the bridge that crossed that gap. You were offering me new life in you. I repented of my sin and the life I had lived without you. In an instant, all the guilt lifted and I was free. I had been born of your Spirit and I now had a personal relationship with you. It was joy unspeakable and full of glory. The very best day of my life!

I then heard about the Baptism with the Holy Spirit. Your Word told me it was a second work of the Holy Spirit and was for power for service with the initial evidence of speaking with other tongues. Your Word said that it was available to all. I sought, and received, this Baptism with the Holy Spirit. I cannot tell you how blessed I have been throughout my life with the Holy Spirit helping me as I have sought to share the joy that I have found in You with others. Tongues, or my prayer language, has encouraged and strengthened me each and every day.

I also came to realize that you have provided for me in another way as I walk out my life. When I place my faith totally in you and your great work at the Cross each day, the Holy Spirit works mightily in my life to bring me the victory over the world, the flesh, and the Devil. I’ve come to realize that I am not called to fight against sin, or to seek victory in what I do, but to place my faith in the Cross for the victory you have already provided. That realization has blessed me with a rest in you and your great work at the Cross that I did not previously have. Some say it is like being born-again, again. To this, I wholeheartedly agree!

I am grateful beyond words for the love you have shown for me, and for your Mercy and Grace. You have provided me with a complete Salvation which is by faith from first to last. You have promised me that when this life has passed; I will be with you for eternity. You are worthy of praise and I lift up your Name. I surrender to your love unreservedly today desiring to do your will in my life, and knowing that I am truly blessed in knowing you. I come to you today with thanksgiving and praise in my heart for all you have done for me – when you reached down your hand for me!

In Christ I Stand,

Signed

The One You Love

“For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen” (Romans 11:36).

Always Remember,

God Loves you!

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