On one cool evening in March of 2003, the Lord Jesus Christ revealed Himself to me through the Scriptures in my living room floor.  I'd been convinced I was saved for 8 years...active in church, ministries, teaching, leading worship...the whole "religious" 9 yards.  I have always been very "religious" about everything so my obsessive compulsive flesh jumped right into a works-based salvation.  That night in March of '03, God showed me the darkness of my heart, the wretchedness of my soul, the evil of my flesh and its desires.   He showed me through the Scriptures that my life and heart were not consistent with one saved by grace through the blood of Christ. (Galatians 5:19-26, Ephesians 5:5-21)  God saved my stinking soul and rescued me out of the dark domain where I had walked for 29 years and 5 months. (Colossians 1:13-17)  He instantly took away my desire to wallow in the sin that had so pleased me just hours before.  He gave me the strength to walk away from the life of debauchery I'd been living, even if it meant losing people I thought I loved. (Philippians 4:13) He showed me what real love was all about---Jesus!  No one can love without Jesus because we can only love if He has loved us first. (1 John 4:7-19) He showed me that I'd never even experienced love before.  He made me a new creature and crucified my flesh! (2 Corinthian 5:17-21, Galations 2:20) He gave my dead flesh new life in His Son.  He chose to glorify Himself in resurrecting me from the deadness of my sin and saving me.  (Romans 11:36)

Praise His Holy Name for revealing Himself to such a sinner as I.  Daily He disciplines and sanctifies me.  Daily He shows me more of my sinfulness and even more of His holiness.  To Him alone be all glory, honor and praise!  Father, Son and Holy Spirit--Triune God--Three in One.