Thursday, January 11, 2018
The story of a body lost and a soul saved...
Betsy
grew up in and around church, but due to a number of disappointments and hurts
had never decided to fully commit to following Jesus. She was 24 when she was baptized and I met
her at a Hope for Life campaign in Florence, SC this past October. Betsy had a 42-year-old cousin, Heather, who
was in the hospital with liver and kidney failure. Many of her health problems were related to a
series of bad choices with various addictive behaviors. Heather’s Mom contacted Betsy and Betsy’s Mom
to see if they would come talk to Heather about Jesus.
I
had just told the story of Legion from Mark 5 at the campaign so Betsy decided
to just tell Heather his story. Heather
wanted to know if it was a real story.
Betsy assured her that it was and that Jesus could deliver Heather
also. She told Heather where to read the
story for herself and promised to pray for her.
Over the next several weeks Betsy and her Mom talked about Jesus and
tried to water the seed they had planted.
Yesterday
I got an email from Betsy that Heather’s addictions had finally won the battle
over her body and she died on December 27.
The
good news. Heather was baptized into
Christ December 12.
Desperate
people fighting their demons. And
losing. Caring family who shared stories
of Jesus.
A body lost but a soul saved. Because someone cared enough to share a Jesus story with someone.
It was hard and scary for Betsy to share with Heather. But God gave her the courage.
Maybe you know a Heather in your life. God will give you the courage to tell them a Jesus story.
Thanks God for what your son did for Legion. Thanks for what your son did for Heather. And thanks for giving Betsy the courage to connect them all to you. Give us that same courage.
