1969 was quite a year. Richard Nixon was inaugurated as president on January 20th. Yasser Arafat became president of the PLO. In cricket Doug Walters scored 242 and 100 in the same test match. The first test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet took place. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr, from Apollo 11, land on the moon. The Woodstock rock festival began in New York. Pele scored his 1,000th soccer goal. Peter, Paul & Mary’s “Leaving on a Jet Plane” reaches #1. Yes, 1969 was quite a year, but as a skinny, fatherless, freckled faced young Aussie kid, I knew nothing of the above mentioned occurrences, except of course the moon landing. However, 1969 was, for me, something far more special than rocketing to the moon and back.
It was Sunday morning, December 14th and I was sitting with my mother and brother on the first row of the Baptist church at Doyalson, a tiny township about two hours drive north of Sydney. Baptist Union evangelist Norman Harris was preaching that day. I don’t specifically remember anything he preached on, but I do remember him asking for those who wanted to be born again, to come forward. I did just that. I had no prompting from anyone except the Holy Spirit. I don’t remember praying a “sinner’s prayer”. I do remember though that that particular day, I believed on Jesus Christ.
“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” (1 John 5:13)
The Bible is so very clear on this matter; we are saved by faith, that is, believing that Jesus died and rose again for me. Is personal salvation that simple? Sure is, but it’s so simple that most people miss it. Is salvation hard? Yes, for some it’s immensely hard. For me, it wasn’t hard. I was a sinner and I needed saving, but whether hard for some or easy for others, it’s simple.
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved…” (Acts 16:31)
Dear reader, are you a child of God? Is Jesus Christ your Saviour? Your sins will take you to Hell. The Saviour wants to take you to Heaven. If you haven’t done so, why not trust Jesus, right now? Take Him at His word, call upon Him, and He will save you. He’s already paid the price on Calvary.
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13)
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