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Salvation Stories: Sojourn’s Michael Lucas
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I lost my job in 2008, and was subsequently employed by a company which brought me into contact with three students from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: Ben, Bob and Noah. They began talking to me about Jesus, and at first I didn’t want to hear it. Eventually, the Holy Spirit began working in me and softening my heart. After a few months, I asked Bob to recommend a book that laid out what exactly the gospel was about. He gave me copies of Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis and Unshakable Foundations by Norman Geisler. Within these books I found that God was a loving God and not an angry taskmaster as I had been taught as a child. The Holy Spirit used what I found in these books to spur me to studying the Bible. Eventually, the Holy Spirit was able to lead me to accept salvation through Christ.
I see the world in a new light now. I recognize the pervasive effects of sin in my life and my need for salvation. I have faith that God laid a plan for my salvation from the beginning and I have accepted that salvation. I know that those I live with are in need of God’s love and I’m trying to bring them to accept this. I realize that God was working in my life back in 2008 to bring me to a place where I could hear the Gospel. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Bob, Ben and Noah for their perseverance. And, I’ve finally found a place where I feel I belong which has enabled me to come to peace with myself and those around me, and quit drinking.
The beginning verse of I Sought the Lord, and Afterward I Knew stirs my soul and sums up my journey:
I sought the Lord, and afterward I knew
He moved my soul to seek Him, seeking me;
It was not I that found, O Saviour true;
No I was found of thee.
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