Participants:
Series Code: AEW
Program Code: AEW000027A
|
00:22 Hello and welcome to An Evening With Michael Harris.
00:26 I'm your host, Yvonne Lewis. 00:28 Let's welcome the Lord into this place. 00:31 Father God, we just want to say that You are invited, 00:35 You are welcome to be in this place 00:37 with us this evening. 00:38 And so we pray that every song that's sung 00:42 and every lyric will be pleasing to You, 00:45 and that Your Spirit would just take these words 00:48 and these songs and impress the hearts of the viewers 00:51 that they need You more than ever. 00:53 Thank You, God, for hearing our prayers 00:56 and thank You, again, for Your presence. 00:58 In Jesus' name. Amen. 01:02 Michael Harris was drowning in a sea of drugs and alcohol, 01:06 but God delivered him by way of the one-step program. 01:10 Found in Psalm 40:1-3. 01:14 He cried out to God, and today, he shares 01:16 his miraculous life story that only Christ can give. 01:20 Michael is now the President of Restoration 01:23 in the Son Ministries International. 01:26 Please join me in welcoming Michael Harris. 01:40 I've been saved by God's grace. 01:51 Time measured out my days 01:58 Life carried me along 02:05 In my soul, I yearned to follow God 02:13 But knew I'd never be so strong 02:19 I looked hard at this world 02:23 To learn 02:24 How heaven could be gained 02:32 Just to end where I began 02:37 Where human effort 02:40 Is all in vain 02:48 Were it not for grace 02:56 I can tell you where I'd be 03:02 Wandering down some pointless road to nowhere 03:10 With my salvation up to me 03:16 I know how that would go 03:23 The battles I would face 03:30 Forever running but losing the race 03:37 Were it not for grace 03:47 So here is all my praise 03:54 Expressed with all my heart 04:01 I offered to a Friend, He took my place 04:09 He ran a course I could not start 04:15 And when He saw in full 04:20 Just how much 04:23 His love would cost 04:28 He still went the final mile between me and heaven 04:36 So I would not 04:39 Be lost 04:44 Were it not 04:48 For grace 04:53 I can tell you where I'd be 05:00 Wandering down some pointless road to nowhere 05:07 With my salvation up to me 05:13 I know how that would go 05:20 The battles I would face 05:27 Forever running but losing the race 05:35 Were it not for grace 05:42 Forever running 05:47 But losing the race 05:51 Were it not 05:54 For grace 06:16 Because of my choice to use drugs and alcohol, 06:22 Satan basically ripped my life apart, 06:27 but I cried out to God, 06:29 and He began to restore my life. 06:32 And, you know, if it had not been for Jesus Christ 06:35 dying for me on a cross on Calvary, 06:38 I would not have the victory over drugs or sin today. 06:44 It took the Man with the nail-scarred hands 06:48 to touch and to heal this man 06:52 with the needle-scarred, tract arms. 06:56 And I give Christ all the praise 07:01 because He's worthy to be praised. 07:04 And I thank Him for what He's done for me in my life, 07:09 and I thank Him for what He's going to do in my life. 07:17 It was a life 07:21 Filled with aimless 07:25 Desperation 07:29 Without hope 07:32 Walked a shell of a man 07:40 Then a hand with a nail-print 07:45 Reached downward 07:51 Just one touch 07:54 And my new life began 08:02 And the old rugged cross 08:08 Made the difference 08:15 In a life bound for heartache 08:21 And defeat 08:26 I will praise Him 08:29 Forever and ever 08:37 For the cross made 08:41 The difference for me 08:47 I believe 08:51 In a hill called Mount Calvary 08:59 I believe 09:02 Whatever the cost 09:10 And when time has surrendered 09:16 And this earth stands no more 09:21 I'll still cling to the old rugged cross 09:33 Glory to God. 09:39 I believe in the Christ 09:44 Who was slain on the cross 09:50 Has the power 09:54 To change lives today 10:02 For He changed me completely 10:07 Now a new life is mine 10:13 That is why, by the cross 10:18 I will stay 10:23 I believe 10:26 In a hill called Mount Calvary 10:34 I believe 10:37 Whatever the cost 10:46 When time has surrendered 10:51 And this earth stands no more 10:56 I'll still cling to the old rugged cross 11:07 I'll still cling 11:10 To the old rugged cross 11:23 And, Lord, 11:26 I still believe in the old rugged cross. 11:32 You ought to give God all the praise 11:35 because He's worthy, 11:37 He's worthy of our praise. 11:41 I boast not of works nor do I tell of good deeds 11:46 for not have I done to merit His grace. 11:50 All glory and praise shall rest upon Him 11:55 who was so willing to die in my place. 12:08 I boast not of works 12:13 Nor tell of good deeds 12:19 For not have I done 12:24 To merit His grace 12:29 All glory and praise 12:34 Shall rest upon Him 12:40 So willing to die 12:45 In my place 12:51 I will glory in the cross 12:59 In the cross 13:01 Lest His suffering 13:05 All be in vain 13:12 I will weep no more 13:17 For the cross that He bore 13:23 I will glory in the cross 13:34 My trophies and crown 13:40 My robe stained with sin 13:45 Was all that I had 13:50 To lay at His feet 13:55 Unworthy to eat 14:00 From the table of life 14:06 Till love made 14:09 Provision for me 14:17 I will glory in the cross 14:25 In the cross 14:27 Lest His suffering 14:31 All be in vain 14:38 I will weep no more 14:43 For the cross that He bore 14:49 I will glory 14:52 In the cross 15:01 In the cross 15:06 In the cross 15:11 Be my glory 15:17 Ever 15:22 Weep no more 15:26 For the cross that He bore 15:32 I will glory 15:35 Yes! 15:37 I will glory 15:43 I will glory 15:46 In the cross 16:00 John 3:16 tells us that, "For God so loved the world 16:05 that He gave His only begotten Son 16:08 that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish 16:11 but shall have everlasting life." 16:14 I'm thankful for the cross today 16:16 for had it not been for Calvary, 16:19 I would probably be in a gutter 16:21 somewhere with a needle hanging onto my arm, 16:23 dead, if not half-dead. 16:26 Well, because of the cross, I have been set free, 16:29 because of the cross, I have been saved to serve Him. 16:35 Let me take you back to the Garden of Gethsemane 16:38 where Jesus prayed, 16:40 possibly moments before those Roman soldiers came 16:43 to take Him away. 16:46 As He was praying in the garden, the Bible says, 16:48 "He was praying in agony, He was praying," 16:52 and He felt like He could die. 16:57 And Jesus cried out, "Father, if at all possible, 17:01 let this bitter cup pass from Me." 17:06 But I'm so glad that Jesus was determined 17:10 to set me free through the blood 17:14 that He shed on Golgotha's hill. 17:17 And His final words was, 17:19 "Father, not My will, but Thy will be done." 17:24 I'm thankful for the cross today 17:26 for had it not been for the cross, 17:28 where would we be? 17:31 Had it not been for that bitter, that gory, 17:35 that demoralizing cross, our souls would be lost. 17:46 Just suppose 17:50 That God had searched through Heaven 17:59 But couldn't find 18:02 One willing 18:06 To be 18:11 The supreme sacrifice 18:18 That was needed 18:24 That could buy eternal life 18:30 For you and me 18:36 Had it not been 18:40 For a place called Mount Calvary 18:49 Had it not been 18:53 For the old rugged cross 19:02 And had it not been 19:06 For a man 19:09 Called Jesus 19:15 Then forever 19:19 My soul would be lost 19:28 And I'm so glad 19:32 He was willing to drink His bitter cup 19:40 Although He prayed 19:44 "Father, let it pass 19:48 From Me" 19:52 And I'm so glad 19:56 He didn't call heaven's angels 20:05 From my hands 20:08 Pulled these nails that torment me 20:17 And had it not been 20:21 For a place called 20:24 Mount Calvary 20:30 Had it not been 20:33 For the old rugged cross 20:41 And had it not been 20:46 For a man called Jesus 20:54 Then forever 20:57 My soul 20:59 Would be lost 21:10 Then forever 21:15 My soul 21:17 Would be lost 21:39 I was once struggling with a horrendous cocaine addiction, 21:44 but I cried out to God, and He heard my cries. 21:47 And He began to pull me up, up out of the miry clay. 21:51 And He placed my feet on a solid rock. 21:55 And this rock, yes, this rock is Jesus. 22:00 And He began to establish my goings, 22:02 and He has put a new song in my mouth to sing praises 22:05 to His holy name. 22:08 And I thank Jesus for pulling me out of that dark world 22:13 that I once lived in. 22:16 You know, they told me that I would never amount to nothing 22:18 but a drug addict. 22:21 They called me every name under the sun. 22:27 You know, I've used enough drugs to kill an elephant. 22:30 I shouldn't be here today, but God and His infinite mercy 22:36 through the blood of Jesus has set me free. 22:43 Before I knew it, I was all alone. 22:47 You see, I broke all of the hearts 22:50 that was the closest to me. 22:54 Although my friends who I thought they were my friends, 22:56 they had all deserted me, 22:58 but God was there every single second. 23:04 He's promised that He would never leave us, 23:06 He would never forsake us, that He would be with us 23:09 even until the end of the age. 23:13 And I'm thankful for His love today. 23:18 One night, I was looking in the mirror at myself, 23:21 and for the first time, for the first time, 23:23 I saw what I had become. 23:26 And I cried out, "Dear God, what have I done to myself? 23:31 I've tried to stop using drugs 23:33 so many times on my own finite strength, 23:36 but I just can't seem to do it. 23:39 I need Your divine power to come into my life." 23:44 Would you believe that the miraculous transformation 23:47 began to take place right there on the spot? 23:49 I have never gone to an AA program in my life. 23:54 And I drank vodka like it was water 23:56 when I didn't have drugs. 23:59 I had never attended a Cocaine Anonymous program. 24:02 And sometimes I wonder 24:03 why are these tracks still on my arms today? 24:06 Well, they're here for the doubters, 24:09 the ones that don't believe in the power of God. 24:14 But the moment that I roll my sleeves up, 24:17 and I show them these scars 24:18 that have now been converted into stars for Jesus. 24:23 The Holy Spirit begins to move in the room 24:26 like a mighty rushing wind. 24:30 And I've never attended a 12-step program, 24:33 I took, what I call, 24:35 the one-step program to Jesus Christ. 24:38 And He came within my life, 24:39 and He began to make me whole again. 24:42 And I'm truly, truly thankful for what He's doing in my life 24:48 and for what He's going to do in my life. 24:52 He has made something wonderful. 24:54 He has made something beautiful of my life. 25:03 Glory to God. 25:06 Something beautiful 25:13 Something good 25:19 All my confusion 25:26 He understood 25:33 All I had to offer Him 25:38 Was brokenness and strife 25:43 But He made something 25:49 Beautiful of my life 25:57 Yes, God has made something beautiful of my life. 26:02 You know, I gave Him my brokenness, 26:04 and He made me whole again. 26:08 God says that, 26:09 "I will be merciful to your unrighteousness, 26:11 and I will remember it no more." 26:14 He gave me His beauty for my ashes, 26:17 His all of joy for my sorrow. 26:21 You know, He's hope to the hopeless, 26:23 and He's power to the powerless, 26:26 and He's the father to the fatherless. 26:28 And, yes, God has made something wonderful, 26:32 something beautiful of my life. 26:37 He made something 26:42 Beautiful of my life 26:48 If He's touched you, why don't you sing with me out there. 26:51 Something beautiful. 26:53 Something beautiful 26:59 Something good 27:06 All my confusion 27:13 He understood 27:20 All I had to offer Him 27:25 Was brokenness and strife 27:30 But He made something 27:35 Beautiful of my life 27:44 He made something 27:49 Beautiful of my life 28:03 We serve a wonderful, merciful Savior, amen. 28:08 He's an awesome God. 28:15 Wonderful, merciful Savior 28:22 Precious, Redeemer, and Friend 28:28 Who would have thought that a Lamb 28:32 Could rescue the souls of men 28:39 Oh, You rescue the souls of men 28:50 Counselor, Comforter, Keeper 28:56 Spirit we long to embrace 29:02 You offer hope when our hearts have 29:08 Hopelessly lost the way 29:12 Oh, we hopelessly lost our way 29:20 You are the One that we praise 29:26 You are the One we adore 29:32 You give the healing and grace 29:37 Our hearts always hunger for 29:43 Oh, our hearts always hunger for 29:50 You are the One that we praise 29:56 You are the One we adore 30:02 You give the healing and grace 30:07 Our hearts always hunger for 30:13 Oh, our hearts always 30:16 Hunger for 30:24 Almighty, infinite Father 30:30 Faithfully loving Your own 30:36 Here in our weakness You find us 30:42 Falling before Your throne 30:47 Oh, we're falling 30:49 Before Your throne 30:55 You are the One that we praise 31:01 You are the One we adore 31:06 You give the healing and grace 31:11 My heart always hunger for 31:17 Oh, my heart always hunger for 31:25 You are the One that we praise 31:31 You are the One we adore 31:37 You give the healing and grace 31:41 Our hearts always hunger for 31:47 Oh, my heart always 31:51 Hunger for 32:08 "Though your sins be as scarlet, 32:11 they shall be cleansed as white as snow 32:16 so you can come just as you are." 32:20 Don't try to change a thing 32:22 because there's nothing that you can change 32:24 in your own power anyway. 32:26 You see, we need Jesus now more than ever. 32:31 And no matter what you've done, 32:33 no matter how many times that you've done it, 32:37 we serve a Savior 32:40 who gives us second chances. 32:43 He says if we confess our sins, 32:45 He'll be faithful 32:47 and just to forgive us of our sins, 32:49 that He will cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 32:51 He's going a step further by saying that 32:53 He will cast those sins into the sea of forgiveness 32:56 whose reign is as far as the east is from the west. 33:01 So won't you come 33:03 and experience the love of the Savior today? 33:07 You know, we're all sinners, 33:09 so come as you are. 33:11 You know, when I go to church on Sabbath 33:13 or go to church on Sunday, 33:15 most people call it a sanctuary, 33:16 some people call it the church, but I call it urgent care. 33:21 I call it the emergency room, I call it a hospital. 33:26 You see, because we're all sick, 33:28 and we're all in desperate need 33:30 of the great physician, Jesus. 33:36 So won't you come to Him? 33:38 As I sing this song, 33:40 I pray that you would think of where He's brought you from 33:44 and where He's taking you someday. 33:52 God's grace is sufficient for His strength 33:55 is made perfect in our weakness. 33:58 Glory to God. 34:04 Amazing grace 34:08 How sweet the sound 34:11 That saved a wretch like me 34:18 I once was lost 34:23 But now I'm found Was blind 34:28 But now I see 34:34 It was grace 34:36 That taught my heart to fear 34:42 And grace my fears relieved 34:49 How precious did 34:53 Your grace appear 34:57 The hour I first believed 35:04 My chains are gone 35:07 I've been set free 35:11 My God, My Savior has ransomed me 35:19 And like a flood 35:23 His mercy reigns unending love 35:30 Amazing grace 35:36 Listen. 35:39 The Lord has promised good to me 35:47 His word my hope secures 35:54 He will my shield 35:58 And portion be 36:02 As long as my life endures 36:08 My chains are gone I've been set free 36:16 My God, my Savior has ransomed me 36:24 And like a flood Your mercy reigns 36:31 Unending love, amazing grace 36:39 My chains are gone I've been set free 36:47 My God, my Savior has ransomed me 36:54 And like a flood 36:58 His mercy reigns unending love 37:06 Amazing grace 37:11 Jesus is coming. Listen. 37:14 This earth shall soon dissolve like snow 37:22 The sun refuse to shine 37:29 But God 37:31 Who called us here below 37:37 Will be forever mine 37:44 He will be forever mine 37:52 Yes, You are 37:54 Forever mine 38:03 You know, Jesus is coming again soon. 38:08 I believe that the next time that He comes, 38:10 the next time that He comes, 38:11 He's not going to come as a lamb led to slaughter. 38:15 He is going to come as a king. 38:18 And He's going to be accompanied by thousands 38:20 upon thousands of angels. 38:23 And the Bible says that on that day, 38:24 "Every knee shall bow 38:26 and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord." 38:31 When I think of Jesus coming, I think of my mother. 38:37 A very strong black woman 38:39 that raised my seven sisters and my brother and I. 38:43 And we never went without. 38:46 If you still have your mother with you today, 38:49 you ought to kiss her 38:50 and tell her how much you love her. 38:51 Every day should be Mother's Day in your home. 38:56 You see, because I miss May Harris. 39:02 You see, we were born on the same day, 39:04 August the 20th. 39:06 How can I forget her? 39:10 My mother was 5'9", 39:11 and she shriveled down to 90 something pounds. 39:18 You see, she suffered from liver and pancreas cancer. 39:22 She never went to church, 39:24 but she had the wisdom to send us off to church 39:27 with either my grandmother or my aunty. 39:32 But God gave my mother time. 39:38 I'd like to say God gave my mother 39:39 the thief-on-the-cross opportunity. 39:45 And when she got sick, 39:47 she gave her life completely to the Savior. 39:51 Many of us may not have that time, 39:52 that's why the Bible says that, 39:54 "Today is the day of salvation, tomorrow might be too late." 39:58 Give your life to Jesus 40:01 while there's time. 40:04 My mother is asleep in Jesus right now, 40:07 and she's waiting for that great getting up morning. 40:10 The Bible says that, 40:12 "The dead in Christ shall rise first, 40:13 blessed are those who are in that first resurrection." 40:18 I believe that my mother would be in that resurrection. 40:25 There'd be no more pain, 40:28 no more suffering, no more sorrow. 40:35 There'd be no more darkness ever again 40:38 for we will live in the precious light of Jesus. 40:42 And He's promised that He would wipe away every tear 40:46 from our eyes. 40:49 Weeping may endure for a night, 40:52 but joy, joy cometh in the morning. 40:59 Glory, hallelujah. 41:02 Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 41:14 The timeless theme 41:17 Earth and heaven will pass away 41:24 It's not a dream 41:27 God will make all things new 41:33 That day Gone is the curse 41:40 From which I stumbled and fell 41:45 Evil is banished 41:50 To eternal hell 41:57 No more night 42:03 No more pain 42:08 No more tears 42:12 Never crying again 42:18 And praises to the great 42:24 "I Am" 42:27 We will live in the light 42:32 Of the risen Lamb 42:44 Come, Lord Jesus. 42:49 See all around 42:52 Now the nations bow down to sing 42:59 The only sound 43:02 Is the praises to Christ 43:07 Our King 43:10 Slowly, the names from the book 43:17 Are read 43:21 I know the King, there's no need 43:28 No need to dread 43:34 No more night 43:38 No more pain 43:43 No more tears 43:47 Never crying again 43:53 Praises to the great 43:59 "I Am" 44:02 We're going to live in the light 44:07 Of the risen Lamb 44:12 See over there, there's a mansion 44:17 Oh, prepared just for me 44:21 Where I can live 44:25 With my Savior eternally 44:33 And there will be 44:37 No more night 44:42 No more pain no more pain 44:46 No more tears 44:50 Never crying again 44:54 And praises to the great 45:01 "I Am" 45:04 We're going to live in the light 45:07 Of the risen Lamb 45:11 All praises to 45:17 The great, "I Am" 45:22 We're gonna live in the lights 45:25 Of the risen 45:33 Lamb 45:43 Jesus is coming. 45:45 Get ready for the Savior will soon return. 45:48 No more pain, no more suffering, 45:51 no more sorrow. 45:56 I don't know about you, 45:58 but my soul gets excited every time 46:00 that I think about Jesus coming to take me home, to glory. 46:05 And one day, we will cross over that river, 46:10 over to the other side. 46:13 And then we would be with Jesus 46:16 throughout eternity. 46:17 We will sit around the Tree of Life, 46:19 and we'll share our victories stories as of how we overcame. 46:24 We overcame by the blood of the Lamb 46:26 and by the words of our testimonies. 46:29 And we'll get to share those testimonies with one another 46:32 forever and ever and ever. 46:36 I'm going to press through the crowd, 46:38 and I'm going to find my mother. 46:41 I wear size 14 shoe, you know. 46:44 In heaven, I'm going to wear size 28. 46:49 The point I'm trying to make is 46:51 will I accidently step on anyone's feet? 46:55 All the people that I've met across 46:57 this country and other countries, 46:59 I pray that I will see your faces in the Kingdom. 47:04 I can't wait to see Jesus, 47:07 and I'm going to embrace my mother, 47:09 and together, we will see Him 47:11 face-to-face in that city we call 47:16 the New Jerusalem, in that place we call heaven, 47:21 but sometimes, I will call it Beulah Land. 47:51 I'm kind of 47:54 Homesick 48:00 For a city 48:06 To which I have 48:12 Never been before 48:19 No sad goodbyes 48:26 Will there be spoken 48:33 For time won't 48:35 Matter 48:42 Anymore 48:47 Beulah Land 48:53 I'm longing for you 49:01 And someday on thee 49:09 I'll stand 49:14 There my home 49:20 Shall be eternal 49:28 Beulah Land 49:34 Sweet Beulah Land 49:42 Now I'm looking 49:48 I'm looking across the river 49:54 To where my faith 50:01 Is going to end in sight 50:08 There's just a few more 50:15 Days to labor 50:22 Then I'll take 50:28 My heavenly flight 50:34 To Beulah Land 50:42 I'm longing 50:44 For you 50:50 And someday 50:56 On thee I'll stand 51:04 There my home 51:10 Shall be 51:13 Eternal 51:18 Beulah Land 51:25 Sweet Beulah Land 51:37 I'll see you on the other side. 51:42 Michael, thank you so much for sharing 51:46 that wonderful, wonderful testimony in song for us. 51:52 Tell our viewers briefly, if you would, 51:54 how did you come to the Lord 51:57 after being on drugs and all that. 52:00 How did the Lord just grab you 52:02 and draw you to Himself? 52:03 Well, when my mother started to send us off to church 52:06 with my grandmother and my aunty, 52:08 and I went away, 52:09 and I came into the drug lifestyle. 52:13 After everyone had deserted me, 52:16 I remembered those seeds that were planted 52:20 in my heart in church as a little boy. 52:24 And because everyone had turned their backs on me, 52:28 I looked to Jesus 52:30 and all of His mercy and all of His love 52:32 and His grace... 52:33 See, the Bible says, "Those who have sinned much 52:38 are forgiven much, 52:41 and those who are forgiven much loves Him much." 52:45 And I love Christ Jesus 52:48 for He has caught my falling soul, 52:50 and He delivered me from Pharaoh's hands, 52:54 and I'm thankful for that today. 52:56 Your ministry now, 52:57 I noticed that you go into the prisons a lot. 53:00 Yes. Tell us a bit about that. 53:02 What do you get from going into the prisons? 53:05 You see, when I go into the prisons, 53:06 I see Jesus there. 53:10 He's instructed us to feed the hungry, 53:14 give to the poor, and go into the prisons. 53:17 See, because I see a lot of those men, women, 53:19 and teenagers were incarcerated 53:22 who think that they are forgotten, 53:24 but I'm send there. 53:25 I'm a missionary for Christ Jesus 53:29 to let them know that we serve a God of second chances, 53:33 and that He loves them 53:34 with a love that will never seize. 53:36 And when I see the tears, 53:38 I know that the Spirit is in the room. 53:40 Don't give up on any individuals 53:42 'cause we know not 53:44 what God has planned for their lives. 53:46 I could be in a gutter, as I said earlier, 53:48 but I'm standing here with you giving Jesus all the praise. 53:52 How have you seen lives changed 53:55 as a result of your prison ministry? 53:57 Oh, a lot of letters and... 53:59 But not only that, after I'm done, 54:02 while I'm still there in the facility, 54:05 they come to me with tears in their eyes. 54:07 And they just want to give me a big, big bear hug, 54:09 and I see some of these guys 54:11 who are 6'10" and 320 pounds in tears. 54:15 And many of them are there for some pretty cruel crimes, 54:21 but when I see the Lord, 54:23 His Spirit melting their hearts, 54:27 I know that the Holy Spirit is present, 54:29 you see, because I'm nothing without God's Spirit, 54:35 but I can do all things through Him 54:37 who strengthens me every day. 54:38 Amen. 54:39 You know, sometimes, 54:41 I go to our Christian academies as well, 54:43 and I will see some of the faces, 54:45 and I pretty much remember faces. 54:48 And I go to prison a few years later, 54:52 what breaks my heart 54:53 is that sometimes I see some of the same faces 54:56 that I saw in our academies 54:58 locked down, locked up, and incarcerated. 55:02 And that's why I have this urge to go into the prisons, 55:06 to catch those who may have once walked with God, 55:09 and let them know that, just like the prodigal Son, 55:12 God will come running after them. 55:14 He won't wait till they come to the house, 55:15 He will meet them on the road, 55:17 and He'll run towards them and wrap His arms around them 55:20 and tell them how much He loves them. 55:22 Look into that camera there, if you would, 55:25 and speak to a young person that's grappling with drugs. 55:30 God said, 55:32 "I will grant you according to His riches and glory, 55:36 to be strengthened with power and might 55:40 through the inner man." 55:42 God is still in the business of touching us 55:46 and making us whole again. 55:48 If you just look to Jesus 55:49 and give Him all that you have. 55:52 And He will embrace you just as He's done for me 55:54 and just as He's doing for many of these men and women 55:56 who are seen incarcerated today. 55:59 Maybe you're sitting 56:01 in front of the television set right now, 56:02 maybe you're listening right now, 56:04 I pray that you'd give your heart to Jesus today, 56:08 for tomorrow might be too late. 56:10 Jesus wants you to experience a life of joy 56:14 that only He can give, 56:16 a joy that surpasses all of our understanding. 56:19 He loves you with a love that will never, ever stop. 56:23 Come to Jesus that He may embrace you 56:26 and love you as He's doing for me. 56:28 Wow. 56:30 Where do you see your ministry going? 56:32 What is your goal? 56:34 What is your focus with Restoration in the Son? 56:37 My focus is to lead people to Christ. 56:40 I don't particularly try to lead them to a church. 56:43 I lead them... 56:45 I talk about the salvation and the goodness 56:47 that only Christ can give. 56:49 And my goal is wherever He'll lead me, 56:52 I will follow, 56:53 though He may slay me, yet I'll serve Him, 56:56 yet I will trust Him, 56:57 yet I will continue to love Him. 56:59 And, you know, sometimes people say bad things about you 57:02 and try to discourage you, 57:03 but I'm not going to keep on forging forward 57:06 for I know there is a price. 57:08 Oh, yes. Oh, yes. 57:10 That Beulah Land, I'm looking forward it. 57:11 Oh, yes. And we know that that day is coming soon. 57:15 Just based on everything that's going on around us, 57:18 we know that that day is coming soon. 57:20 And so we want you, 57:23 dear viewer, to really focus in on Jesus Christ, 57:26 to study the Word, 57:28 to listen to music 57:30 like our brother Michael Harris gives, 57:33 and really zero in on Jesus because He is the answer. 57:39 Be sure to hold on to Jesus, don't let go and be encouraged. 57:45 Tell your friends, 57:47 tell your neighbors about this program. 57:49 It will be shown multiple times, 57:52 and you will have a chance 57:54 to watch it over and over again. 57:57 God bless you. |
Revised 2018-08-09