Lance Knight

Ron Knight

Vaya Con Dios

Now Jenny was a feast for a man’s eyes from top to bottom, and as I withdrew my hand from where it shouldn’t, couldn’t be, we both understood we could not let this kind of thing happen again. I was thinking about that as we walked in reflective silence. I imagined that she was thinking about Jesus.
Impulsively I said to her, “Jenny I love you so much it makes me crazy . . . I would do anything if you would agree to marry me!” Well, that stopped her in her tracks, right in front of a lover’s bench. I heard her sharp gasp with my sudden announcement. It split the silence like a knife. The way she looked up at me spoke volumes. She felt the same way, but she was masking some concern. We went over to the bench, there along the water and sat down. Facing each other, I wondered why she hesitated to speak, “What did I do wrong Jennifer?” After an eternity, she said, “We have talked about many things, but I cannot marry you as things stand”. “What are you talking about Jenny?” She answered, “I am commanded by God, not to be unequally yoked; married to an unbeliever. We have many other things in common, but not this very important thing. I don’t want you to be saved for my sake. It has to be between you and Jesus, for your sake and His. I love you too Johnny, and I also want us to be married, but only after you are a Christian, only when we are brother and sister in Christ.” “Jenny I want to be a Christian, and I have for some time now. I just didn’t know how to ask you what I needed to do to obtain this salvation, the forgiveness of so many sins, and the confident peace I’ve witnessed by observing believers like you. Do you think God would accept somebody like me?” “Johnny, do you understand why you must ask Jesus into your heart?” I told her I understood that Jesus was God in the flesh. The preacher said, at the end of the service that evening that Jesus was born on earth among us to show us the way to Heaven. He gave up his own life to die as the ultimate, sacrifice for the sins of all mankind. Jenny replied, “I see that you do understand much more than I thought. Would you like me to pray with you and let Jesus change your life forever? Do you want him to forget every sin you ever committed?” I nodded as tears welled up in my eyes. She began and I repeated after her, “Lord Jesus, I know that I was born in sin and have lived in sin, but I don’t want to live that way any longer. I believe that you are the Son of God, and that you died as the Christ of God, to atone for my sins. Save me, accept me now Lord, Amen.”
We stood and hugged each other, both of us weeping for joy, I felt brand new, and I felt safe for the first time in my life. From that moment in time I knew that I would devote myself to the task of emulating Christ as much as I possibly could.

Wars and rumors of wars.