I heard your testimony the
Other day..
Your message was honest
And heart felt
You were a christian and an
Aspiring minister
But you were still struggling
With temptations
You smoked cigarettes and
You took women to motels
You kept whiskey bottles
In your closet
You cursed to much
But still you loved the lord and
Hoped He would change you
Because..you didn't have the
Strength
You felt powerless to change
But when I listened to your sermon
I could see how sincere you were
And I loved you all the more because
I was no different than you
The only difference between me and
You is I didn't get caught in my immorality
I've always thought I should be up there
Preaching right beside you but I was to
Ashamed of all my miserable failings
God needs someone a whole lot better
Than me to stand up and preach
I'm so beat down to the pits of hell that
I'll never be qualified to preach anything
To anybody
I told you these things in private and you
Listened with a smile on your face
I thanked you for hearing me out and I
Hoped you wouldn't hate me for my
Pathetic failings
I stood up and grabbed my coat and hat
In a kind and compassionate voice you
Said, 'I'd like you to preach next Sundays
Sermon..'
I said, 'You can't be serious..'
'Don't you understand that I'm a total
Loser?'
The preacher calmly replied, 'Now that
You've been beaten down to the dust and
Have discovered that no one is worthy you
Are qualified to share the story of God's love.'
'Only the sacrifice of Christ and his atonning
Work will get you into heaven.'
'There's nothing you can possibly do or say
That will secure your salvation outside the
Sacrifice Christ made for you on the cross..'
The following Sunday I stood behind the pulpit
And opening the grand old book, I read this
Scripture..
'There is now no condemnation for those in
Christ.'