Today while sitting on a park bench a youthful 51-year old man sat down nearby and kindly shared his spiritual happiness for being saved. He had all he owned bundled together in what appeared to be a rolled up sleeping bag/backpack. He was clean, clear-eyed and well spoken. His name was Paul.
Paul claimed to have once worked for the Tennessee Titans and had lived for a time in Los Angeles. He didn't try reciting any sorrowful story about how he'd become homeless nor did he ask me for anything other than my time. He seemed to have only one need and that was for me to listen to him give thanks to his God and share with me two chapters from his biblical leanings. I noticed that Paul was a very humble man.
In his telling of the first chapter Paul veered off into his own triumphs over circumstances and I had to interrupt and tell him he'd lost me bible-wise. He apologized and went on to the second chapter. Paul did not try quoting the chapter word for word, instead he said that his soul had been cleansed and belongs to God, and that the soul that sins shall die. He was so thankful for being made aware of this biblical chapter.
Paul joyously encouraged me to read this biblical book that deals with forgiveness of one's sins, which helped save his life and make him humane once again. He said to read Ezekiel chapter 18. there was more but I somehow got lost in all his jubilation. He was truly a saved soul, happy to be clean and able-bodied to worship his Lord everyday.
He was a Lilly In The Field of the Lord's.
Bless You Paul for Blessing me on this day with your time unselfishly shared and your overflowing faith. And please accept my apology Paul, for It was I who'd gotten lost while hearing you talk of eternal life given you by God.
Ezekiel 18
verses 5 - 9
"If a man is righteous and does what is lawful and right - if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neihbor's wife or approach a woman in her time of impurity, does not oppress any one, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, does not lend at interest or take any increase, withholds his hand from iniquity, executes true justice between man and man, walks in my statutes, and is careful to observe my ordinances - he is righteous, he shall surely live, say the Lord God.
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