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music: Jesu Joy
Testomonial.... Continued
But still, this
man did not know God still had His hands upon his shoulders. After basic
training and additional training to
become proficient at his job, he was assigned a home fort. Somewhere stationed,
normally not the same as your basic training fort. So God, at what He does best,
put his assigned home fort, you guessed it, still 236 miles from home and his
bride. But still he did not acknowledge God and give Him the credit and praises.
He said, he knew there was a God, and that is all he wanted, that’s all he
needed. Two hundred thirty-six miles
from home, home every weekend! A brand new 1967 Ford Mustang after only 9 months
had already 36,000 miles on it. He went home on Fridays after work at
He relates an event, which still today, is very vivid to him. Going around a small town about half way to his fort one Monday morning, there was a new overpass which was opened with large concrete pillars in the median of the highway supporting this bridge. This man recalls that he felt a bump and his car shook kind of funny. This WOKE him up to his surprise; he was about fifty feet from this concrete pillar and was already on the median heading head on into this pillar. This bump and shake was his car, jumping the curb. He had gone to sleep at the wheel. He could have gone off the road on the shoulder and there would not have been a bump and a shake to wake him up, but God’s hands, once again, were upon his shoulders and guided his car up on the curb to wake him up. This man does not sleep at the wheel any more! But still, this man did not see God’s grace and thank Him and praise Him!
This man’s military duty was during the time of the Viet Nam conflict. With a year left of his duty, his wife and six- week-old son were coming up to see him one weekend with another friend. They had a blow-out on the right front tire and flipped and wrecked. The wreck KILLED HIS WIFE, TWICE, but God brought her back to life twice on the operating table. His child was thrown in the back floorboard of the car while he was still in his bassinet. The back seat then flew up and covered him in his bassinet. He suffered only a herniated naval and it was surgically repaired. This man, still only knew God, and still no praise and worship.
Six months later,
after having all training and shots for
You see, what this man has gone through, I can see today, has happened to a lot of God’s children. They have been lied to, by Satan. They have been told they didn’t need to go to church, as this man was told. He said he didn’t like the hypocrites in church and didn’t have to be around them. Do not be a hypocrite yourself and set yourself higher than you think you are. You know this is what you are doing! All the children of God have sinned and will sin. We all need each other to just get through. This man let Satan lie to him for THIRTY YEARS; well, I am getting ahead of my story. Still, this man said he did not need church. He could worship at home. YOU CAN’T!
After military discharge, and landing a job with an oil company, this man increased in knowledge and wisdom and was promoted to a supervisory position. He was making a good salary and had fathered a daughter by this time. Making more meant just spending more money. Credit cards were no problem, until they were all maxed out and it came time to borrow more money to catch up on what was past due and to relieve the phone calls from bill collectors. This whole time, this man still, did not acknowledge God. Times became harder and harder. Somehow, he said, he got out of this mess also. God still had His hands upon this man’s shoulders and he didn’t even realize what was happening. STILL!
After years of struggling with bills and creditors and not enjoying his job any longer; not liking the politics and hypocrites some were playing, this man just retired, drew his retirement bonus, paid bills and went into his own business venture. He bought another business and tried it on his own; still, without God as his guide and pilot.
During
this time, his children grew up and married and started their own lives. Again
the Lord gave this man wisdom and knowledge. He had never been around this type
of work before. He was going from a chair computer job to a very physical and
manual labor job. No pushing buttons to get the job done, no more calling
someone on the radio to do this or that. No, he had it all on his shoulders to
do; still, not knowing that God’s hands were still upon his shoulders. With
long hours and knowledge and wisdom that came from somewhere, this business more
than 2 and a half times increased in the first year. Things started happening and
more and more hours he had to keep his business open, he thought! Then it came,
although he did not go to church, he still held Sundays just for himself, taping
movies, mowing the grass and just working at home! It came to pass, HE
OPENED HIS BUSINESS ON SUNDAYS and kept his business opened around the clock
on the weekends from
He
still hadn’t learned about God in all these years of escapades, so God went
another step this time. After 2 and ½ years of successful business and
twenty-two years of marriage, his wife started missing her husband, and
couldn’t get him to see things coming. Another man, a worldly man,
paid her some attention, she liked it, why wouldn’t she? This didn’t
amount to anything except that this man totally, finally, lost it.
Suicide played a role in this drama. It was contemplated by him and was on the verge of success. SATAN WILL TRY ANYTHING TO TAKE YOUR LIFE, mentally, spiritually or physically. This man had a loving and caring wife to stand by him and get him through these times. You see, she needed her husband and stood behind him and helped him when it was needed. He was admitted to a locked unit in a mental health hospital for help. He didn’t seek God for his help, he still looked first of all to himself for help, but when he couldn’t help himself any longer, HE BROKE! He was locked up for three days and three nights. Does this sound familiar Saints?! Well, God still had His hands upon this man’s shoulders, still unbeknown to him. God healed him over this period of time and he was released into the custody of his wife.
He sold his business, lost money and did not fret about it. God took that away also. He went three months before he found another job. With no money coming in and all of his retirement bonus gone and lost in businesses, the air conditioning couldn’t run in a mobile home in south Texas in May, June or July. It was hot! Food was scarce, but he and his wife were happy again, just the two of them. God also gave them their love back again, to each other. Still, no worship or praise. Aren’t we serving a patient God? One who loves us enough to do anything for you without even a thank you? He loves you this much, true, but He wants and expects your obedience and your praises. Are your trials becoming as this man’s was? Are they getting worse and worse and getting longer in length of time? God is trying to tell you something, listen to Him!
There was word that a job was open close to home and he knew how to do this job. He applied, but the job was already filled and promised to another man. But he was told when something came open they would call; well, we have all heard that line before. YOU KNOW WHAT, this other man quit after working only two hours, the very next day. Making five times less money than he was making as a supervisor with the oil company, and about four times less than when he owned his on businesses, he said it did not matter anymore, he was happy. It was close to home and with just his wife and himself , they didn’t need much. Has God ever worked a miracle in him? It was hard, dirty and hot work; but, he was happy. Do you think God had a little something to do with this? I kind of do! This was six years ago, and he still works there, close to home.
A
year after he started to work there, another man was hired to work with him, he
was Christian man. They became friends and started visiting each other. The man
that knew God started telling him about Jesus and talking to him about God. He
listened patiently and didn’t want to hurt this man’s feelings, so he
promised him he would come to church. These promises went on for about a year,
at least 52 promises. Finally, after the first step by his wife, he went to
church, then again and again. This man hasn’t missed a service in three years
that wasn’t church-related. He knows that all this time and all these years,
that God had His hands upon his shoulders, teaching and getting him ready to do
what God has called him to do!
This is a true and factual tale of events which have happened in the life of ME! You are reading about a God kept, God’s creation, fulfilling a typical day in the life of the Lord. Sometimes it takes years for God to get man where God wants him. In my case, THIRTY YEARS! I now praise and worship God and give Him all the glory! PRAISE BE TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST!!
I am still growing in wisdom and knowledge, we all continue to grow. No one is where God is when it comes to wisdom, not even was Solomon, with all his wisdom. I’m still growing, but I have His light now, JESUS, as my Guide and Teacher. We never become too big or too old to stop learning.
God has given me these letters to write, to mail to you, for you to read. God has a plan and it is just about finished for this part. It is time to listen to God calling you. Open up your deaf ears as I had to do; obey and receive God’s saving grace. We all need God in our lives. That’s why God made us anyway. We need to know God and His love, His tender loving hands upon your shoulders. He will always carry you through the fire as He did me. He will never leave you there alone; in His ship, always, the anchor holds.
For me now, salvation is easy. Through these letters I pray you find my God and let Him be your God also. It is so simple to do, just pray and call upon His name. 2 Chronicles 7:14 reads, “If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:9,10.
Now receive Jesus and have all of God’s healing virtue upon you. Let Him bring you out of your darkness, into the light of Jesus. “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the Light of this world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of life.” John 8:12. Let Jesus be your light, your guide in this dark world. Satan is the ruler of darkness. Let Jesus be your torch in these last days, to guide you to heaven. Let these words be as a flint and spark and light your torch for the rest of your life, eternal life. Seek your God and obey – submit! These words are truly Words of a Witness.
The little cross I carry in my pocket and the one I proudly wear is my reminder and visual reference for you, that I will serve my God and that you need to also. Jesus died for me! Did He die for you, also?
Your support is always welcome to this Ministry; but, your soul is why this letter has been written!
Words
of a Witness Ministries
Pastor Eddie Kelso
Note: This letter was written ten years ago, it still is a reality, and it is still relevant and is still in affect today. The changes are minor in retrospect: the job has changed a couple of times and the living location has changed three or four times; but, the vision and goal of this Ministry still remain the same and are becoming closer and closer to fruition.
Between then and now, we can add to it: a three-year faith walk with God, further teachings and learnings, hard times and good times, things bought and plans put into motion, all getting to God’s plan He started around 6000 years ago with this dispensation of time. Nothing has happened without God’s knowledge and Him doing it or allowing it to happen. What we make of it is of our own free will, with or without the benefit of God’s guidance and leading.
My wife, Marie, and I are both ordained ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, ministering now wherever the needs are. This December will be our fortieth wedding anniversary. We have our two children and their spouses now and have four grandchildren and love them all very much.
As
we live our lives in view of the visions God has given us, we are still, very
much so, living God’s plans as words of a witness and watching in awe,
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