It's All About Jesus
I have been blessed beyond measure. Even though I don’t deserve such blessings, God has provided me with a wonderful wife, three awesome boys and most importantly a personal relationship with His Son Jesus Christ.As Ephesians 2:1 says: “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins”, I was dead and destined to spend an eternity in hell. I was a sinner against God. If I went through each of the 10 commandments I had broken them all, even the one that says you shall not murder. Jesus in Matthew 5 states even if you have hated someone you have committed murder in your heart. Let alone the other 9 all convicted me of my sins against God.
In 1998 my first year of marriage to my gracious wife was about to fall apart. I had the ultimate sin and that was pride. One night a righteous man said I am at a crossroads and I have two choices to make. First choice was to divorce my wife and go back to my old ways. The second choice was to get on my knees and get right with God who created me. That very night I went home and got on my knees and called out to Jesus. I knew my life was a mess.
What happened in the next few moments still blows me away. It wasn’t like some lightning bolt came through the window but like Paul’s conversion on the Damascus road my eyes had been blind but God opened them up. All the hate I had was gone and I realized everything that was wrong in my life was due to ME. God broke my stone cold heart. I was and still struggle with my complete selfishness, but God broke me. I repented to Him first then went straight to my wife and repented to her. God changed me.
It has been a maturing process for sure. James 1:4 says: “Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything”. I have many more years to mature in Christ. The more I live and the closer I become with my Savior and Lord the more I realize how bad I need Jesus.
I hope to run this race just as Paul states in Acts 20:24: “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace”.
Then at the end of my life I pray I can make this same statement as Paul in 2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”.
All Glory, All Honor, All Praise, All Worship belongs to Him. Thank you Jesus for paying my debt.
Wes Porter
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life, which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.