Saved on the 4th

                                                              Saved on the Forth

  

 "The Fourth of July had always been a day of celebration, but for me, it was a day of reckoning. As a soldier, I'd seen my fair share of battles, but none had tested my mettle like the one I'd just survived. The fire had been intense, bullets whizzing past my head, explosions rocking the earth beneath my feet. I thought for sure I'd meet my maker that day. But God had other plans. As I lay wounded on the battlefield, a sense of desperation washed over me. I'd lived a life far from Him, ignoring the whispers of my conscience, pushing aside the conviction that something more waited for me beyond the trenches of war. But in that moment, with death staring me in the face, I cried out to Him. "Lord, if You're real, save me! I've lived a life of sin and selfishness, but I'm willing to surrender it all to You. Please, don't let me die here." In the midst of battle, a strange calm enveloped me. I felt a presence around me, a warmth that seemed to seep into my very bones. The fire ceased, and an eerie silence fell over the battlefield. When medics reached me, they were amazed I'd survived. I knew then that God had indeed answered my plea. As I lay in the hospital, recovering from my wounds, I couldn't shake the feeling that God had saved me for a purpose. The words of Psalm 91:14-15 echoed in my mind: "Because he loves me," says the Lord, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name." The Fourth of July, once a day of patriotic fervor, had become a day of personal liberation. I'd been set free from the bondage of sin, and a new life in Christ had begun. The fire that had threatened to consume me had instead refined me, purified me, and prepared me for the mission ahead. From that day forward, I knew I'd follow Him, no matter the cost. The battlefield may have been scarred, but my soul was redeemed. And as I looked up at the stars on that Independence Day night, I whispered a prayer of gratitude: 'Thank You, Lord, for saving me. I'll follow You, wherever You lead.'" I hope this testimony blesses and encourages you because you may be the reason I'm telling this story today. Have a happy 4th, of July. 

Susan Barker Nikitenko 2025© FbAnnaBenSavedNMRMPMPBKBJULYMES

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Saint Patrick Was A Slave

Testimony Of Saint Patrick

 

Saint Patrick was taken against his will from his family in Britain as a 16-year-old boy.  He was taken across the waters in a boat headed for Ireland.  There he was sold as a slave to a rich leader.  He was given the job of herding swine.  He toiled in slavery for six years.  His life of servitude was a time of great suffering and misery.  He lived in poverty, filth, and dirt.   Many times, He was desperately cold and hungry.  He described himself as a stone stuck in the mud.

When Patrick regained his freedom, he started preaching the gospel that Baptist preachers preach today.  Patrick found the Lord Jesus, sometime during the 6 years he was in slavery.  He confessed he did not know the true God as a 16-year-old boy, but while in a strange land, The Lord God opened his unbelieving eyes to the truth of the Gospel.  He confessed his sins to the Lord and turned his life over to the Lord God wholeheartedly.  God became a father to him and comforted him as a father does his children. 

He started loving the Lord God more and more.  The Spirit of God moved him to pray many prayers.  He prayed both day and night while in the forest and in the mountain herding his flock. He suffered severe cold, rain and frost.  The Lord helped him and he became eager to learn more and more.  He loved to think about God and God’s Word became a fire in his soul. 

Patrick was saved as a slave, the Holy Spirit greatly moved within his heart.  He became a preacher to the lost, the idol worshippers, the heathen of Ireland. 

He was recognized by the Catholics as a Saint because he lived blamelessly, but He was Baptist in his doctrine and beliefs. 

This is just a small bit of the testimony of Saint Patrick.  We can learn from his life and his struggles today.  We can understand that Patrick still had problems but God was there for him and comforted him through his sufferings.

Susan Y Nikitenko 2022©

Coloring Page 

 Romans 8:15 

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to

fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Daddy God

When We Become A Christian 

We are adopted into the family of God we become his child and He is our Father in heaven.

The comforter the Holy Spirit helps us through our troubles. Jesus abides with us.

Clovers are green living plants - 

When Christ saves us we become

 alive to God and are given everlasting life. The promise of heaven.

We should grow in faith and want to please God with our choices.

If we trust and obey we become stronger in our faith and will see prayers answered.

We are not saved by luck that we lived good enough, we are saved by believing and trusting Christ as our Saviour.  God paid the penalty for our sins.  He died in our place.  His blood was shed for us so we could be saved and live an everlasting life in heaven when we die.

Saint Patrick had a purpose for his life and became a preacher of the Gospel of Christ.

God has a purpose for you too.  You are young yet, but God can and will lead you in life as you ask him to direct your path.  When you make decisions ask God what he wants for you to do.  If you want what God wants then you know you will do well.  

 

Proverbs 3:6 

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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