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NASB | John 12:32 "And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 12:32 "And I, if and when I am lifted up from the earth [on the cross], will draw all people to Myself [Gentiles, as well as Jews]." |
Subject: Do you recall the day of your Salvation |
Bible Note: God bless you, Kathy. I remember it as if it were yesterday. I see the place. I see the seat exactly as it held me. I see the preacher. I hear his words exactly. "It is not enough to know about God", he said. "You must get to know him". That night I got to know him. I asked him his name, and he said, "Savior". He asked me my name, and I said, "Sinner". It seemed we both realized we were a perfect match. Strangely, though, I started calling him “Lord” and he started calling me “Saint”. He had changed me and I had decided to follow him. What is my testimony? I’ve found a friend. I’ve found a Friend, O such a friend! He loved me ere I knew Him; He drew me with the cords of love, and thus He bound me to Him; And round my heart still closely twine those ties which naught can sever, For I am His, and He is mine, forever and forever. I’ve found a Friend, O such a friend! He bled, He died to save me; And not alone the gift of life, but His own Self He gave me! Naught that I have mine own I call, I’ll hold it for the Giver, My heart, my strength, my life, my all are His, and His forever. I’ve found a Friend, O such a friend! All pow’r to Him is given, To guard me on my onward course, and bring me safe to heaven. The eternal glories gleam afar, to nerve my faint endeavor; So now to watch, to work, to war, and then to rest forever. I’ve found a Friend, O such a friend! So kind and true and tender, So wise a Counselor and Guide, so mighty a Defender! From Him who loves me now so well what power my soul can sever? Shall life or death, shall earth or hell? No! I am His forever. |