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The
Dreamer
A story is told of a man
who had engaged in riotous living for many years.
He was a drunkard. And
then one evening at a tent meeting Gospel Revival, he came forward to be
washed in the name of Jesus and was born again. Soon after, his former
drinking buddies who thought it strange that he no longer ran with the
pack, would heckle and ridicule him each morning on the corner as he
passed by on his way to work.
This went
on for several weeks, until one day, his wife found out about it!
She
followed him from a distance and heard the chant of one of his former
friends saying, “There goes that dreamer!”
After he had passed by,
they glanced over to see the wife coming straight toward them! "Sirs,
may I speak to you?” she asked. “That man who just passed by is my
husband! He used to be a drunkard. He used to spend all of the money he
made on whiskey. Sometimes he would come home late at night after drinking
with some of you, and he would hit he. I spent most of the time crying.
My children didn't have one decent pair of shoes between them or
any nice clothes to wear to school, and we were behind on most of our
bills. There was rarely any food in the house. We were near the point of
despair. It was then that I
began to pray as never before!”
“Then, at a local tent
meeting, a marvelous thing happened! My husband heard a message of hope
and deliverance and responded by faith and repentance in obedience to the
invitation of Christ! And that man who was once enslaved by alcohol and in
bondage to sin was buried with Christ in baptism and arose from that
watery grave a FREE man - to walk in newness of life! The shackles were
gone!" (See John 8:36)
"Today, my children
have new shoes and new clothes! We were able to catch up on our bills. Our
pantry and refrigerator are full and there is always enough to eat. He is
home every night spending quality time with the children and me.
We actually enjoy being around him now, and we do things together.
We are finally a family!"
"So,
I want to ask you to do something for me. If this man is dreaming,
whatever you do,
don’t
wake him up!"
What a difference
Christ can make in one’s life!
“If anyone is IN
CHRIST, he is a NEW CREATION! The former things have passed away,
BEHOLD all things have become new!” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
He can
make a difference in YOUR life if you will allow Him.
He WILL make a difference if you will believe
in Him (Acts 16:30-31) and trust Him, repent
of your sins (Acts 17:30-31), confess
Him before men (Romans 10:9-10), be baptized
(immersed) in His name for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16), and
continue to follow Him for the rest of your life (1 John 1:7).
Remember, some dreams
DO come true!
David
A. Sargent
/ M.
Eddlemon
Church of Christ at Creekwood
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
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