The King's Invitation

Looking for meaning in your life? Wondering why you're here? Feel like there must be something more? Tired of trying and struggling to make sense of it all? You are hearby invited to find the answers...

Jesus said, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son. And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding..." My prayer is something you read here will encourage you to draw closer to the King and enter into His service, and if you do not know this King of Kings, I am honored to deliver His invitation to you. An invitation... to come home.

Know that you have sinned, turn away from your sin, ask Jesus to forgive you, and allow Him to live in you - accept His invitation, accept His gift of salvation, accept His offer of everlasting life with Him.

the salesman

kingsinvitation | May 06, 2009 15:51

It was the fall of 1988. Three young men went into a local electronics store in Biloxi, Mississippi.

They met a young salesman there in his early 20’s, who showed them a couple of different pieces which would suit their needs. During the discussion, the salesman asked what they were going to use the equipment for. They told him they wanted to upgrade the equipment in their church, and invited him to join them in service some night. Thinking it might help him close the sale, the young salesman said he would do that.

They took some information with them that day, and returned a few more times over the following weeks to check prices and ask a few more questions. Each time, they talked to the young salesman about what God was doing in their lives, and invited him to church.

Now, the salesman had grown up knowing all about God. His mother was a devout Catholic who took her children to mass regularly. His father was a good man, but no longer went to church, although he had accepted Christ into his heart a few years back while attending a local Pentecostal church. But the salesman had never met Jesus. He knew all about Him, but didn’t know Him.

Finally, one night, hoping to get these young men to stop “pestering” him, the salesman went to a service at the Cedar Lake Christian Assembly. He sat near the back, in order to make a quick exit if necessary. But that’s not what happened.

By the time the pastor gave the altar call that night, the young salesman was in tears. He had realized the depth of his sin, and the severity of his offense against God. More than that, though, he had felt God’s love and His presence, and he knew God would forgive him if he would just ask.

The young salesman stood to his feet, slowly walked the isle, and fell to his knees at the altar. That night, he gave his heart and life to Jesus Christ, and was gloriously set free and saved. I know this story to be true, because I was that young salesman.

Never stop witnessing. You don’t know whose life you will touch. You don’t know who will follow you straight into the loving arms of Jesus Christ, our Savior, our King.

Take the church to someone this week – you’ll both benefit.

King’s Invitation Ministries

P.O. Box 501

Foxworth MS 39483

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