Participants: Cheri Peters (Host), Lemuel Vega
Series Code: CLR
Program Code: CLR00038C
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00:13 Welcome back.
00:15 You know, what is really interesting to me, as we are 00:18 looking at all these things. 00:19 I remember reading in a book called Ministry of Healing 00:22 in a chapter called Saved to Serve. 00:25 In the chapter there's a scene where this woman has a 00:29 vision of the angels being around Christ or around God 00:33 in the throne room. 00:34 They see this addict struggling, standing up and falling 00:37 down standing up and falling down, and the angels 00:40 instead of saying oh, look at that person 00:44 can't they ever get together. 00:45 The angels say, can I have that person. 00:48 Because there are in need encouragement, they're going 00:50 to need someone to help them stand up again. 00:51 And it's got a be harder for them, and I just know that 00:55 I can help them. 00:56 And I saw at scene in and I wanted to weep that 00:58 God's love and mercy towards us, they're not looking 01:01 to take care of the past, or someone that is high 01:04 in Ministry, they are looking to take care of the 01:06 addict or the person in prison, I love that. 01:08 Is there anything that you would like to share 01:10 with us before we leave? 01:11 We have but a few minutes. 01:12 Jesus Christ went looking for that one lost sheep. 01:15 the Bible says there is more joy in heaven. 01:17 Over one sinner that repent, if then and 99, so that 01:21 kind of ties in with what you were saying there. 01:23 I want to tell my friends in the world that if I 01:25 could give you a credit card with an unlimited account 01:28 that you could spend it and get whatever you wanted. 01:29 Unlimited possibilities, would you not take it? 01:32 Jesus Christ has a credit card for each 01:34 and every one of us. 01:35 And it's unlimited possibilities for service for Him, 01:38 is that not right. 01:39 That's right, unlimited and mean there's no end to it. 01:42 I would like to share a favorite Bible verse. 01:44 John 3:16, we probably all know it. 01:47 Some of you have it memorized. 01:48 I don't I'm not very smart. 01:50 I wish that I had got an education, but I didn't, 01:52 we're learning by God's grace. 01:54 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only 01:56 begotten son that whosoever" - - whosoever 02:00 whosoever, who - so - ever. 02:03 I don't care what country what creed whosoever - 02:05 whatever your addiction is - what ever it is what 02:07 every your sin problem is. 02:09 "Whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have. " 02:12 What? 02:13 "Everlasting life" listen to verse 17. 02:15 John 3:16 is what we read, verse 17 02:19 "For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the 02:24 world, but that, but that the world through him might 02:26 be," what? SAVED! "Might be saved"! 02:29 And that is our hope as we seek Him in a daily 02:32 relationship. Lord, I need your help. 02:34 You know, it is amazing to me about that is that image 02:37 of God that we have, that God wants to come and just 02:40 nail us for our stuff. 02:41 No! "For God sent not his son into the world to condemn 02:45 the world" because the world without God was condemned 02:48 and that's why He said is son into this world that we 02:50 might have hoped and salvation through Jesus Christ. 02:53 Let me pull you into a life of recovery, a life of joy, 02:56 a life of where you are not in bondage to all those 02:59 addictions, a life where you are not feeling like you 03:01 don't belong and you are worthless. 03:03 Let me pour into you hope. 03:05 You know, I just have to say. 03:08 Thank you so much for coming on the show. 03:09 How cool is it - God bless you it's been a blessing. 03:12 And I want to think everybody throughout the world. 03:14 Give God a chance, it's worth while is it not? 03:17 One more thing is that I know you have a 03:20 ministry that is unbelievable. 03:21 You go into prisons and I want to bring you back to tell us 03:25 what you are doing now. 03:26 And how God is using you to go, and minister to the very 03:30 people, the very person you were. 03:32 Those are my friends - Amen! 03:33 You know, as you listen to this, as you heard all this 03:38 testimony and seen the joy and the passion that Lem has 03:42 as far as his recovery. 03:43 I want to know that he is no different than you, 03:46 is no different from anybody that is 03:48 struggling with addiction. 03:49 God says if you trust Me, if you step into this 03:52 relationship that I promise you I will join into 03:56 a covenant with you that I will pour 03:58 you out of it and give you a future and a hope. |
Revised 2014-12-17