Bible Discussion Thread

When I was in high school all the kids went to the same church. That's just how was. We lived in the country and had to ride the school bus. Every day we went by this little country Baptist church. On a sign out front there was a.bible verse from Romans that said, "The wages of sin is death." I knew I was a sinner but that verse bothered me. So I graduated from high school, got married and had2 children right away. My parents had started going to church but I had no idea where. They came by our home on New Years Eve. They said we are having a New Years Eve service tonight. Going to be singing,testimonies, and all kinds of food. I thought go to church on New Years Eve? That wasn't my idea of fun on New Years. We told them we.would think about it. Well with 2 kids there wasn't a lot to do. So we called and asked for directions, but they said just come here and follow us. As we followed them I thought,this is my old bus route. Sure enough they turned in the drive to that little country church with the same verse still outside. We went in and mom and dad was introducing us to everyone and I thought, wait a minute I did come here to join up with a church. At midnight the invitation was given. God convicted me of what that verse meant.I went forward and fell on my knees and God to forgive of all my sins. When I stood up I saw my mom on her knees at the altar. God sure works in mysterious ways. He already had plans for me at that little country church. At the church I went to as a teenager, the message I got was you have to be baptized to be saved. I did follow Jesus in baptism. But now I knew what that sign out front meant. Thank you God for saving my soul. Thank you for making me whole! That's my testimony.