The Truth Shall Make You Free Volume 2

This is the story of my life. I write this only with the thought of passing it on to my fellow man, to help them as I have been helped; and to lift up and glorify my Dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I promise you... If you will read this complete testimony... Your life will be changed forever I was born and raised in a Brethren home, which I am very grateful for in many ways. I had a normal childhood, was taught right from wrong, and went to Church on Sunday as best as I can remember, which is a tradition of the Church. Then one day: I Lost My Lure I will here borrow another mans vision, as an illustration to explain my loss I found myself in a large, very deep body of water. The water was crystal clear and a perfect temperature. Simply being in the water was one of the most pleasurable sensations I have ever had. However, without realizing it, I was being drawn deeper and deeper into the water until the surface could barely be seen. Yet, the bottom was undetectable. At this point a certain reverential awe and fearfulness began to emerge in me. As Scriptures point out, the Lord dwells in deep darkness. In this place, one is completely vulnerable and at the mercy of God. It was both exhilarating and terrifying. It is a place where a human meets with God without pretense or disguise. I remained at that depth for a few contemplative moments until I felt the need to return to the surface. I was not out of breath though, for it was as natural to breathe in this water, as it is to breathe in a cool breeze along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. As I began to make my way back toward the surface, I was drawn to an underwater rock ledge. There I discovered a fishing lure resting in one of the crevices. I could tell it had once been a very productive lure, but the line had been broken, and the lure had been lost. This lure represented an evangelistic mantle that had been worn with considerable success; it had drawn many sinners to Christ and the Kingdom of Heaven. Unfortunately, the carrier of the anointing had been ensnared in a trap of the enemy and had lost the "lure." I contemplated seizing the lure and taking it back, but I was forbidden by the Holy Spirit to touch it. Instead, I was instructed to return to the surface and bring a man back to the location of the lure; only he could retrieve and restore it. Later I was told the lure specifically represented a powerful evangelistic mantle worn previously by someone else. Unfortunately, the lure, or mantle, had been lost when the line had been broken, severing the flow of grace essential for that commission. The Lord was now preparing to recapture it. That gift would rest upon someone-or a company of people-who have discovered God in deep darkness. He is grooming their character and nature. The enemy thought the anointing had been lost forever in the depth of the water. However, the Lord caused it to rest upon a ledge so it could be reassigned. This symbolic lure is representative of the mantles of evangelism that have been stolen by the evil one and held in heavenly places until they could be restored. The ministry of God's justice will see to that. Taken from... Books of Destiny, Secrets Of God Revealed, Page 102-103. This is exactly what happened to me. When I was about seven or eight years old, I heard the word, "SIN." Do not get me wrong, I surely heard it in Sunday School and Church, but this time was different. Let me explain. My friend Billy and I were out back of the barn in the barnyard. We had climbed over the fence into the neighboring field and again crossed into the next neighboring field where there was a chicken coop with turbine vents on top and windows all along the south side. My mother and grandmother had always warned me about the devil's devices. Nevertheless, the lure of sin can overrule in ones heart. I did not want to be different than most of the other boys so I suggested we throw rocks and stones at the windows.