I was browsing the internet at about 9 PM tonight when I noticed that my mobile phone’s Internet connection was poor. So, I decided to take a walk in my community for good network reception.
While I was seated in front of a store, I decided to engage the young man who was seated beside me in a soul-winning conversation.
I did an audio record of our conversation, so here is the transcript.
Me: I am Destiny, what is your name?
Him: My name is Opeyemi.
Me: Are you a Christian?
Him: Yes, I am.
Me: Are you born born again?
Him: No, I am not born again.
Me: Wow! Do you not know that it is risky not to be born again? To live a day without being born again is to live with the risk of going to the lake of fire.
Why have you not been born again all these while?
Him: Nothing.
Me: Would you like to be born again?
Him: Yes.
Me: Okay. I am going to talk to you about being born again for like 2 minutes. It is so very important to be born again.
When I meet people, young and old, and they are not born again, I always love to seize the opportunity to get them born again because I know that it is very important for them to be born again.
And if they miss the opportunity to be born again in their lifetime, they will never have it again. And the way we miss the opportunity to be born again is by dying without being born again.
Once a man dies, he can never have the opportunity to be born again. So, every day you breathe presents you with an opportunity to be born again, especially when the gospel comes to you.
Opeyemi, the Bible says that the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life. So what sin wants to do is that it wants to take you to the lake of fire and God did not prepare the lake of fire for man. He prepared it for Satan and his demons.
But those who sin risk going to the lake of fire. But because God does not want you to go to the lake of fire, he had to bring a solution to sin, and that solution is in the receiving of eternal life.
When Jesus died on the cross of Calvary, all your sins that would have made you go to the lake of fire, God forgave you.
Jesus was buried, and on the third day, God raised Jesus Christ to life.
Opeyemi, all that you need to do right now to receive eternal life is to believe in your heart that Jesus died for your sins and that God raised him to life on the third day.
If you believe this, you will receive the life of God and you will never perish, you will never go to the lake of fire.
So I want to ask you these questions: do you believe that Jesus died for your sins?
Him: Yes sir.
Me: Wow! Beautiful! Do you believe that God raised him on the third day?
Him: Yes.
Me: Good. By believing, you just got born again; you just received forgiveness of sin; you just received the life of God, and you can never perish according to John chapter 3 verse 16. Do you know that scripture?
Him: Yes.
Me: Awesome. Let’s pray. I want you to say these words after me. Lord Jesus, I believe you died for my sins. I believe God raised you from the dead on the third day. I receive eternal life. I receive forgiveness of sin. Amen.
Him: (Repeats the confession after me) Amen!
Me: Awesome. I am so happy for you Opeyemi. You just received the gift of God, and this is the best thing that can happen to you.
Now, you are born again. You can never go to the lake of fire – it is impossible!
It’s so simple.
What’s going to happen now is that the Spirit of God that you have received will begin to guide you to live like a child of God.
The bad things you used to do, the Spirit of God will strengthen you not to do them again. And even when you fall into sin, know that Jesus Christ has forgiven you your sins.
Do not allow satan to guilt-trip you. Do not allow satan to condemn you. Just know that Jesus Christ has forgiven you your sins and then receive strength from the Spirit of God to repent from that sin and walk in righteousness.
I am so happy for you.
The harvest is plenty, and all shall be reaped.
Apostle Destiny Kingston