carol john

I was born on Independence Day in 1952. I was born again on "Dependence Day" in 1982, and that has made all the difference.
I know a couple of things:
  1. God exists and is the Creator of all there is.

  2. He is completely powerful and completely good.

  3. We are created by God, and therefore, in the hierarchy of things, in the "corporate structure of the universe," we are subordinate and dependent on Him for life.

  4. When we bow our knee to Him, we put ourselves universally in the proper position of dependence and trust.

It's a lifetime challenge and commitment to relinquish our agenda to the agenda of an invisible Deity. And yet, there is no one else in heaven or earth given to us to whom we can turn. (Acts 4:12)

And how do I know these things are true?
  1. An empty tomb. One empty tomb. History records that Jesus died on a cross. There's a lot of meaning and significance to that intentional act, but He did die. Three days later, history records (and His followers died defending this fact): the tomb was empty, and more than 500 people personally saw and touched the risen Jesus again over the next 40 days.

  2. My transformed life. I would die defending the truth that Jesus is alive and that His Holy Spirit transforms lives - one yielded heart at a time. Self-absorbed, at the end of my rope, living in despair of ever living well and with purpose, I have been being transformed - a bit at a time since 1982. Others have seen it. I have undeniably experienced it.

  3. The wisemen had it right. They bowed, and so do I.