How Can I Serve Others?
The first time I saw Rae was the evening she came to my home and led me to the Lord over 23 years ago. There was so much that I now wanted to tell Rae about how she had such an impact on my life. I wondered if she would even remember me after so long. As I think back over the years, I realize that there are many people whom God allowed me to lead to Him that I have not been able to see or talk to since the day they got saved. I may not remember all their faces, but in Heaven, we will meet again!
As I was finishing writing this booklet back in 1997, I made contact with a secretary at Central Baptist Church in Sioux City, Iowa, who gave me information to be able to get in touch with Rae. She informed me that Rae’s last name was now Wilson.
Rae contacted me on December 11, 1997! What a joy to hear her voice and to speak to her once again! She married Mark Wilson and she and her husband were missionaries to Guinea, West Africa at that time. She and Mark were home on furlough. We had a joyful time on the phone and she was delighted to know that I was serving on staff in the ministry.
Rae’s obedience and service to God shows me how important it is to be a faithful soul winner. She may not have felt like coming out to visit me that evening long ago…but she did! For that, I will be eternally grateful to her.
Dear Lord, please help me to always follow the Biblical, soul-winning example of Rae and never stop showing others how they, too, can come to know you as their personal Savior! Amen!
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confessions is made unto salvation. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:9,10,13)
Please consider what you have just read. If you were to die today, are you 100% sure that you would go to Heaven? You can know for sure, according to the Word of God. If you:
1. Understand that you are a sinner. For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)
2. Understand that your sin has a penalty which must be paid…either by you for all of eternity in Hell; or by Jesus, Who died in your place on the cross of Calvary. “For the wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23a)
3. Understand that God has a free gift waiting just for you! “…but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23b)
4. Understand that you, personally, need to accept His free gift of salvation in His Son, Jesus. “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God…” (John 1:12); and “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13)
Please stop right now and ask Jesus to save you! It would mean a great deal to me if you would let me know that you have just trusted Christ as your Savior.
Your sister in Christ….Lori Dickman
