Testimonies

Second Chance

This is a personal testimony of the saving grace of my Savior, Jesus Christ. It happened in November of 1995; it was the beginning of my journey as a Christian.

I was pregnant and was due to be delivered. Suddenly, I encountered complications and drifted into coma. I was in this state for seven days.

Many actually thought I will not recover, but my family however, kept praying. The doctor was also a believer; they took my case to God. They prayed and waited on God for good seven days. On the 7th day I woke up.

While in Coma, the LORD allowed me see things that frightened me so much while I lay there on the bed in hospital, but I am grateful for the experience. I came to realize, almost late, if not for God’s mercies that there is another life after death!

I often wondered why the LORD gave me a second chance. One thing comes to mind as I pondered on what took place – His love prevailed over His judgment!

I know He wants me to share my testimony with you; especially young people who think the world is theirs, and therefore, can do whatever they want. Indeed, you can do as you please, but there are consequences for every action you initiate. Yes, you will reap as you have sown.

Hear My Testimony:

I saw a very brilliant light coming and filled the room I was lying in and saw a big book opened. I saw me, suddenly walking in a very dark tunnel!

I hurried down the tunnel when I saw at a distance a glimpse of light. I wanted to see were the light was coming from. When I finally got to where the light was, I saw that it was a junction leading to two different roads - one was wide, smooth and millions of souls trooping down this road. I couldn’t count the numbers of souls going down this path; it was a sea of people. They were so many that they pushed against each other as if a powerful force was propelling them down the road. I wondered where they were going.

I looked at the other path; it was very unattractive, narrow, rough and lonely. I saw no one on this path whilst I stood there watching. I wanted to follow the lonely path but somehow I saw myself taking the broad way everyone else had taken.

I think the LORD wanted me to know how it felt to be totally lost.
“Wide is the road that leads to destruction and many are they that find it, but narrow is the road that leads to life, but few are they that find it. Matt 7:13-14.

Immediately I stepped into the broad-way, I knew I had made the wrong choice. Everything in me cried for mercy, I begged the LORD to forgive me and take me out of this path that I knew was leading me to Hell, but the sea of people were pushing me to continue. I tried to struggle against the tide of people pushing me on but I was powerless. I had no option but to go along the path I had chosen. ”There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the ends thereof are the ways of death. Prov. 16:25“.

As I went along, I saw a big sign post. Written on it is; - 'where are you going'? I knew somehow that I was heading to hell but could do nothing about it, the sea of people that had also chosen this path also knew they were heading to hell, and like me could do nothing.

People seems to communicate by thought. I realized I knew what the other person was thinking or communicating. Also, I noticed that we seem to move by gliding. It was very strange but also very real. Now that I remember the whole experience, and strangely too is the fact that the experience is fresh in my memory – like it just happened now.

I can never forget the feeling of despair and helplessness experienced as people come to the full realization that they were doomed forever!
The bible says, after death, comes judgment – their fate was sealed; the chance for repentance was no more; gone forever. Rev 20: 12-13 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.

I quoted the little scriptures I knew then;

“LORD YOU SAID IF I CONFESS MY SINS AND FORSAKE THEM YOU ARE FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE MY SINS AND CLEANSE ME FROM MY UNRIGHTEOSNESS”. 1 John 1:9.

I cried to God to honor HIS WORD.

Believe it or not, I heard GOD spoke. HIS voice was like the sound of many waters; like seven thunders!
It filled everywhere. There was so much Power and Authority in that Voice. Till today I still hear it, and it has kept me going when I felt like giving up. I can’t afford to give up and make God my enemy – No, I cannot!

My brethren, our God is Love; slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, but you must remember this - HE is also a CONSUMING FIRE!
Don’t ever forget that, and never ever take HIS love for granted!

When GOD spoke this was what HE said to me, “Yes my daughter (He called me His own), that is my WORD. If you confess your sins, forsake them, I AM faithful and just to forgive your sins and cleanse you from your wicked ways”.

Immediately HE said that, I found myself lifted from the midst of the multitude that were heading to Hell, and found myself at the junction that lead to the two paths.
I had no hesitation; I chose the narrow path this time. No one was on this path even as I journeyed down. I didn’t care because I knew I was safe here.

Something strange happened immediately I entered this path - everything changed. The road glistered. It was beautiful beyond description – ooh. it was sparkling, clear as polished glass!

And I found myself suddenly in a River. I believe it is the River of Life. I was being washed; I saw dirt falling off me like the dirt that gathers at the bottom of a bucket when you gather rain-water. I felt great love as the water took away the filths from me. I lack words to explain the experience.

Suddenly, I heard the voicIs of people praising GOD in the distance. My heart leapt for joy because I knew I would soon be in the midst of the multitude, praising GOD. I hurried up to join them - I was so close to joining them; then suddenly the book was closed and I found myself on the bed in the hospital!

I looked around - everything seemed strange. Fear gripped me. I was afraid of what I just saw. My mother sat beside me, but didn’t see nor heard what was happening. I asked her if she saw anything but she said she didn’t! I became terribly afraid.

Let me share a little of what happened before this incident.
I did attend Church but didn’t know anything about Jesus’ love for me, I only go to Church because I thought it was what everybody does nowadays.

I was doing Industrial training in a certain Company and noticed that one of these born again student took a special interest in me. I think he was always praying for me. Then one day he called me during lunch and asked if I would want to receive Jesus as my Lord and Savior?

No preaching or anything like that, he just asked a simple question that changed my life forever!

I wanted to argue that I do go to Church and that should make me a Christian but instead it seems a greater Power came down on me and I saw myself for the first time the way I really was - a hopeless sinner in need of help. God, through His Spirit showed me my true condition - A miserable sinner!

I needed this Jesus if He could take me out of the state I was. I broke down in tears and wept like a baby; heartbroken from the realization of who I really was then. Like a baby, I cried until I could cry no more. There and then, I accepted Jesus as my personal Lord and Saviour. I felt a terrible but literal weight lifted from off me and I felt so free; as if I was a new baby without fear or worries.

After this experience I went to one of the Pentecostal Churches and began to sturdy more about this new friend (Jesus). I grew in faith and on one faithful Wednesday evening, even before I got baptized in water, I was filled with the Holy Ghost. It was such a wonderful and puzzling experience.

While in School, I was living my life the way it suited me, God wanted me to now live for HIM. It was difficult to let go of some of these things, but God showed me through this experience that He meant His WORD; nothing unclean will enter His Kingdom.

HE purged me of my sins, gave me a new life and a second chance to live for HIM.

When I remember how hopelessly helpless, sorrowful and pitiable the condemned were as the LORD showed me; I tell myself - it doesn’t matter what I am going through now, I will hold on to the end. I escaped Hell by the whiskers; I was so close to going to hell!
Oh God, have mercy on me a sinner. Help me to live daily for you!

Friends, I share this testimony with you to testify that a day of reckoning is very near. Please do not delay making that decision for CHRIST.

Hell is not for you, why choose to go there. You have the chance to choose life even now that you read this.

Please choose life by accepting JESUS as your LORD and personal Saviour. Choose HIM before it is too late, Hell is terrible; more terrible than words could describe.

You know what the LORD said in John 3:18, people are condemned not because they sinned, but because they refused to BELIEVE IN THE NAME OF THE ONLY SON OF GOD! Like condemned criminals they go about with the death sentence hanging over their head, waiting for the day of execution. When you are condemned it doesn’t matter if it takes ten years or a year or even a day, that day will come so soon; the day of execution!

Please, REPENT and be saved! Be saved by choosing JESUS as your LORD and SAVIOR, then you will have life.

Say this prayer if you would accept JESUS as LORD and SAVIOR.

LORD THANK YOU FOR THE SACRIFICE YOU PAID FOR ME ON THE CROSS WHEN YOU TOOK MY PLACE AND DIED FOR ME, THE THIRD DAY YOU ROSE FROM THE GRAVE, GAINING THE VICTORY OVER SIN AND DEATH AND EVERY WORKS OF THE EVIL ONE.
I CONFESS THAT I AM A SINNER, PLEASE FORGIVE ALL MY SINS, BE LORD AND SAVIOUR OF MY LIFE, WRITE MY NAME IN THE BOOK OF LIFE. GIVE ME THE POWER AND GRACE OF SONSHIP SO I CAN LIVE FOR YOU, IN JESUS NAME I ASK AND RECEIVE OF THEE. AMEN.

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Racheal Oruekpeti|Ng